Abhisit cabinet


The Abhisit Cabinet or formally the 59th Council of Ministers was announced after the appointment of Abhisit Vejjajiva as Prime Minister of Thailand on the 17 December 2008. The Cabinet line-up itself was announced on the 20 December, to the news media. The Cabinet was formally sworn in by King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the 22 December at the Klai Kangwon Villa in Hua Hin.

Election of the prime minister

PositionNameParty
Prime MinisterAbhisit VejjajivaDEM
Deputy Prime MinisterSuthep ThaugsubanDEM
Deputy Prime MinisterDr. Trairong SuwankiriDEM
Deputy Prime MinisterMajor General Sanan KachornprasartCTP
Minister for Office of the Prime MinisterSatit WongnongtaeyDEM
Minister for Office of the Prime MinisterOngart KlampaiboonDEM
Minister of DefenceGeneral Prawit Wongsuwan–
Minister of FinanceKorn ChatikavanijDEM
Deputy Minister of FinancePradit PataraprasitRC
Deputy Minister of FinanceDr. Mun PattanothaiMP
Minister of Foreign AffairsKasit PiromyaDEM
Minister of Tourism and SportsChumpol Silpa-archaCTP
Minister for Social Development and Human SecurityIssara SomchaiDEM
Minister of Agriculture and CooperativesTheera WongsamutCTP
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and CooperativesSuphachai PhosuBJT
Minister of TransportSophon SaramBJT
Deputy Minister of TransportKuakul DanchaiwijitCTP
Deputy Minister of TransportSuchart ChockchaiwattanakornBJT
Minister for Natural Resource and EnvironmentSuwit KhunkittiSAP
Minister of Information and Communication TechnologyJuti KrairerkDEM
Minister for EnergyDr. Wannarat ChannukulRC
Minister of CommercePornthiva NakasaiBJT
Deputy Minister of CommerceAlongkorn PollabutrDEM
Minister of InteriorChaovarat ChanweerakulBJT
Deputy Minister of InteriorBoonjong WongtrairatBJT
Deputy Minister of InteriorThaworn SenniamDEM
Minister of JusticePirapan SalirathavibhagaDEM
Minister of LabourChalermchai Sri-onDEM
Minister of CultureNiphit IntharasombatDEM
Minister for Science and TechnologyDr. Virachai VirameteekulDEM
Minister of EducationChinnaworn BoonyakiatDEM
Deputy Minister of EducationChaiyot JiramaetagronPPD
Deputy Minister of EducationNarisara ChawaltanpithakPPD
Minister of Public HealthJurin LaksanawisitDEM
Deputy Minister of Public HealthPansiri KulanartsiriBJT
Minister of IndustryChaiwuti BannawatDEM