Thailand’s newly-elected Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha received a royal
endorsement for a 32-member interim cabinet, including five deputy prime
ministers.
Eleven cabinet members are incumbent or
retired senior military and public security officials; the other 21
cabinet members are civilians, including two women.
The five deputy prime ministers are Prawit Wongsuwan, who also acts as
Defence Minister, Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapakorn, Pridiyathorn
Devakula, Yongyuth Yutthawong and Wissanu KreaNgam.
The military and public security generals hold additional important
functions in the new cabinet, including ministers of justice, commerce,
transport, natural resources and environment, labour, and education,
with General Anupong Paochinda acting as the Minister of Interior
Affairs.
Earlier that day, General Prayuth Chan-ocha was sworn in as the interim Prime Minister of Thailand.-VNA