Krasae Chanawongse
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Professor Dr. Krasae Chanawongse M.D. MPCh MWM |
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| กระแส ชนะวงศ์ | |
| Minister to the Office of Prime Minister | |
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In office 17 February 2001 – 11 March 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 16 February 1995 – 19 May 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | Chuan Leekpai |
| Preceded by | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Succeeded by | M.R. Kasem S. Kasemsri |
| Minister of University Affairs | |
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In office 15 October 1994 – 11 February 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | Chuan Leekpai |
| Personal details | |
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1 March 1934 Phon, Khon Kaen, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party |
Thai Rak Thai Palang Dharma New Force Party |
| Spouse(s) | Penkae Chanawongse (died 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Columbia University |
| Profession | Physician |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Krasae Chanawongse (Thai: กระแส ชนะวงศ์, rtgs: Krasae Chanawong, born 1 March 1934) is a Thai physician, professor of medicine, and politician. He is the recipient of the 1973 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership. In 1995, he served as Foreign Minister of Thailand. From 2001 to 2005 he was Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister and advisor of Thaksin Shinawatra.
Chanawongse was born in Phon District, Khon Kaen Province, in rural Northeastern Thailand, as one of eight siblings in a poor family. After leaving school at age 13 and an unpaid apprenticeship in a lumber shop, he resumed his secondary education while earning money as a delivery boy. He studied medicine at Chulalongkorn University and the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. He graduated with an MD degree in 1960. He added postgraduate studies for a Diploma in Tropical Public Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 1967, and took his Doctor of Public Health degree from Columbia University in 1980.
From 1960 to 1973, Chanawongse worked as a physician in Phon. From 1973 to 1975, he led the rural mother and child health program of Khon Kaen province. From 1982 to 1990 he was the director of the ASEAN Institute for Health Development in Bangkok. He was the research and development director of the Naresuan University from 1989 to 1991.
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