Suthep Thaugsuban
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Suthep Thaugsuban MPCh MWM |
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| สุเทพ เทือกสุบรรณ | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |
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In office 20 December 2008 – 9 August 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| Member of the Thai House of Representatives | |
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In office 22 April 1979 – 11 December 2013 |
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| Constituency | Surat Thani Province |
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| Born |
7 July 1949 Phunphin, Surat Thani, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party | Democrat Party (1979–2013) |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Democratic Reform Committee (since 2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Chuthaphon Thaugsuban (1978–1990) |
| Domestic partner | Srisakul Promphan (1994–present) |
| Alma mater |
Chiang Mai University, Middle Tennessee State University |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Suthep Thaugsuban (Thai: สุเทพ เทือกสุบรรณ; rtgs: Suthep Thueaksuban, [sù.tʰêːp tʰɯ̂ːak.sù.ban]) (born 7 July 1949) is a Thai former politician and former Member of Parliament for Surat Thani province. Until 2011, he was secretary-general of the Democrat Party and a deputy prime minister under Abhisit Vejjajiva. He resigned his seat in Parliament in November 2013 to become the self-appointed Secretary-general of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, which was conducting mass protests trying to unseat the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. After the military coup of May 22, 2014, Suthep was temporarily detained and placed under arrest by the new junta. He was released after four days, retired from politics, and entered Buddhist monastichood from July 2014 to July 2015. Since he is the leader of the Muan Maha Prachachon for Reform Foundation (the People’s Democratic Reform Foundation) that is backing the controversial junta sponsored draft charter, which will be put to a national referendum on Aug 7.
Suthep was born in Tha Sathon, Phunphin District, Surat Thani Province in Southern Thailand. His father was the sub-district headman (kamnan) of Tambon Tha Sathon. Suthep studied Political Science at Chiang Mai University, before he went to the United States to do a master's degree at Middle Tennessee State University, which he completed in 1975. At the age of 26 he was elected sub-district headman of Tha Sathon, succeeding his father. Suthep and his family own a substantial share of Southern Thailand's oil palm plantations and shrimp farms.
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