Somkid Jatusripitak
| Somkid Jatusripitak | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |
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Assumed office 20 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Prayuth Chan-ocha |
| Preceded by | Pridiyathorn Devakula |
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In office 9 October 2001 – 3 October 2002 |
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In office 8 February 2003 – 10 March 2004 |
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In office 11 March 2005 – 19 September 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Succeeded by | Pridiyathorn Devakula |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 17 February 2001 – 8 January 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Preceded by | Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda |
| Succeeded by | Suchart Chaovisith |
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In office 10 March 2004 – 2 August 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Preceded by | Suchart Chaovisith |
| Succeeded by | Thanong Bidaya |
| Minister of Commerce | |
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In office 3 August 2005 – 19 September 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Preceded by | Thanong Bidaya |
| Succeeded by | Krirk-Krai Jirapaet |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 3, 1958 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party | Thai Rak Thai |
| Alma mater |
Thammasat University Northwestern University |
| Profession |
Economist Politician |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Somkid Jatusripitak (Thai: สมคิด จาตุศรีพิทักษ์, rtgs: Somkhit Chatusiphithak, Chinese: 曾汉光; born 15 July 1953) is a Thai economist, business theorist, and politician.
A mentee of Philip Kotler, he has (co-)authored books on competitiveness and taught marketing at Thai universities. He was a co-founder and leader of the Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) and was mainly responsible for developing the party's progressive and reformist economic and social platform. After the party's electoral victory, he served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Commerce in Thaksin Shinawatra's government. Following the coup d'état in 2006, the junta chose him as an economic envoy, advocating the royally-endorsed "self-sufficiency" economic agenda.
After another military coup in 2014, he served as the junta's advisor on foreign economic relations. Since September 2014 he has been a full member of the so-called National Council for Peace and Order.
Somkid was born in Bangkok and grew up in a large, but modest Thai Chinese (Teochew) family, one of 10 children. His great-great grandfather immigrated from China during the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (early 19th century). Despite being born and raised in Thailand, Somkid still speaks Thai with a strong Chinese accent. One of his older brothers, Som Jatusripitak later became president of Siam City Bank and Commerce Minister in Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's government.
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