Pridiyathorn Devakula
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Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula ม.ร.ว.ปรีดิยาธร เทวกุล |
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| Governor of the Bank of Thailand | |
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In office 31 May 2001 – 7 October 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Chatumongol Sonakul |
| Succeeded by | Tarisa Watanagase |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
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In office 30 August 2014 – 20 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Preceded by | Kittiratt Na-Ranong |
| Succeeded by | Somkid Jatusripitak |
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In office 8 October 2006 – 1 March 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Surayud Chulanont |
| Preceded by | Somkid Jatusripitak |
| Succeeded by | Surapong Suebwonglee |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 8 October 2006 – 1 March 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Surayud Chulanont |
| Preceded by | Thanong Bidaya |
| Succeeded by | Chalongphob Sussangkarn |
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15 July 1947 Bangkok |
| Spouse(s) | Polin Inthasukit (div.) Prapaphan Devakula na Ayudhya |
| Residence | Bangkok |
| Religion | Buddhist |
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Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula (Thai: ม.ร.ว.ปรีดิยาธร เทวกุล; rtgs: Mom Ratchawong Pridiyathon Thewakun; [prīːdìjāːtʰɔːn tʰē:wâkūn]; born 15 July 1947) is a Thai economist. He was the Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état he served as minister of finance and deputy prime minister in the interim civilian government led by Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont. Following the 2014 Thai coup d'état he was appointed as a deputy prime minister in the first military appointed cabinet under General Prayut Chan-o-cha. Two days earlier he had resigned from his position as chairman of the board of Post Publishing PLC, the publisher of the Bangkok Post, Thailand's leading English-language newspaper.
Pridiyathorn is a son of Mom Chao Priditheppong Devakula. He is therefore a grandson of Prince Devawongse Varopakarn, and a great-grandson of King Rama IV. (Mongkut). Reflecting his distant royal descent, Thai media refer to him as Mom Ui (Thai: หม่อมอุ๋ย; "Lord Ui"), using his nickname, "Ui".
Pridiyathorn was educated at Saint Gabriel's College from year 1 to 12. During his childhood, Pridiyathorn rarely came second in school exams. He was nearly always first in his studies. He studied economics at Thammasat University, graduating with a bachelor's degree, and at the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he gained an MBA in 1970.
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