Sanoh Thienthong
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Sanoh Thienthong เสนาะ เทียนทอง MPCh MWM PPh |
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| Minister of Interior | |
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In office 29 November 1996 – 8 November 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh |
| Preceded by | Banharn Silpa-archa |
| Succeeded by | Sanan Kachornprasart |
| Minister of Public Health | |
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In office 13 July 1995 – 24 November 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Banharn Silpa-archa |
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| Born | April 1, 1934 |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party |
Pheu Thai Party (since 2011) Pracharaj Party (2006-2011) Thai Rak Thai Party (2001-2006) New Aspiration Party (1996-2001) Thai Nation Party (1975-1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Uraiwan Thienthong |
| Alma mater | Sripatum University |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Sanoh Thienthong (Thai: เสนาะ เทียนทอง, born 1 April 1934) is a Thai politician. He is a Member of Parliament for the Pheu Thai Party list. Before he joined the Pheu Thai Party in 2011, he was the leader of the minor Pracharaj Party. Earlier functions include Minister of Public Health and Interior Minister. Sanoh played a supporting role in the rise to premiership of Banharn Silpa-archa, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Thaksin Shinawatra and Surayud Chulanont
Sanoh Thienthong has graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Sripatum University. He is married with Uraiwan Thienthong, who is a politician like him. They have six children together. Among them are Sorawong Thienthong, who is an MP for Sa Kaeo and Surachat Thienthong, who is an MP for Bangkok, after having been product manager for Thai Beverage, the producer of Beer Chang. Sanoh's nephew and niece, Thanit and Trinuch Thienthong, are both MPs for Sa Kaeo. Moreover, Thanit serves as a Deputy Interior Minister in Yingluck Shinawatra's cabinet. Sanoh's brother Witthaya was a long-term MP for Sa Kaeo as well (since 1996, all three Sa Kaeo seats in the House of Representatives have been controlled by members of the Thienthong family), while his sister Kwanruan was a member of the Senate in 2006.
Sanoh has an influential trucking business, his home district being located near an important checkpoint at the Thai-Cambodian border. Sanoh entered politics with the Thai Nation Party in 1975. One year later, he was elected to parliament representing Prachinburi Province which at the time still contained today's Sa Kaeo Province. From 1986 to 1988, he was Deputy Minister of Agriculture and, for a short phase of less than two months in 1992, Deputy Minister of Transport. When Banharn Silpa-archa became leader of the Thai Nation Party in 1994, he made Sanoh secretary-general. The following year, Banharn became Prime Minister and called up Sanoh to the government, appointing him Minister of Public Health.
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