Nattawut Saikua
| Nattawut Saikua ณัฐวุฒิ ใสยเกื้อ |
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| Deputy Minister of Commerce | |
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In office 28 October 2012 – 22 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives | |
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In office 18 January 2012 – 28 October 2012 |
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| Secretary General of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship | |
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Assumed office 2006 |
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| President | Veera Musikapong |
| Spokesman of the Office of the Prime Minister | |
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In office 7 October 2008 – 17 December 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Somchai Wongsawat |
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| Born |
June 4, 1975 Sichon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party | Pheu Thai Party |
| Other political affiliations |
UDD ("Red Shirts") |
| Spouse(s) | Sirisakul Saikua |
| Children | Napok Saikua Chard-aporn Saikua |
| Alma mater |
Dhurakij Pundit University, National Institute of Development Administration |
| Occupation | Political activist, spokesman |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Nattawut Saikua (Thai: ณัฐวุฒิ ใสยเกื้อ; rtgs: Natthawut Sai-kuea; born June 4, 1975) is a Thai politician. He is the secretary-general and spokesman of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship ("Red Shirts"), and a Member of Parliament for the Pheu Thai Party list. In 2008, he was spokesman for the Somchai Wongsawat government. From January 2012 to May 2014, he served as Deputy Minister in Yingluck Shinawatra's cabinet.
Nattawut was born in Sichon District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. He has one older brother, Jettanan. Nattawut studied communication studies at the Dhurakij Pundit University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1998. Later, he attended the Master of Public and Private Management programme of the National Institute of Development Administration, graduating in 2005. He is married to Sirisakul Saikua, and they have one son and one daughter.
Nattawut has a reputation as a stirring orator. Already as a high school student, he successfully participated in debating contests, including an appearance on Thai TV Channel 3. Later, he worked as a speech trainer. Nattawut gained fame on the Thai television program Sapa Joke ("Joke Parliament") on iTV, a show that travestied Thai parliament and politics. He "dubbed" Trairong Suwankiri, who was the deputy leader of the Democrat Party.
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