Panadda Diskul
Panadda Diskul is a Thai civil servant and independent politician. He was Governor of the provinces of Nakhon Pathom and Chiang Mai, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister. From 2014 to 2016 he was Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office and since 2016 he has been Deputy Minister of Education of Thailand.
Early life and education
Panadda Diskul is the only son of Mom Rajawongse Sangkadis Diskul, a diplomat who served as ambassador of Thailand to Malaysia, Switzerland, the Vatican and founder of the Varadis Palace Museum Foundation and Manthana Diskul na Ayudhya. He is a great-grandson of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, the first Minister of the Interior of Siam. The name "Panadda" comes from Pali and means "great-grandson"; His nickname is Khun Len, also meaning "great-grandson". The lower nobility title Mom Luang indicates his remote royal lineage. Panadda is married to Amporn Diskul na Ayudhya, they have one son.Panadda attended Prasarnmit Demonstration School and completed his schooling in Australia at The King's School, Parramatta. He studied at Brigham Young University, graduating with a master's degree in international relations. Later he completed courses in Thai-Japanese history at Sophia University, and in higher administration at the National Defence College of Thailand in 2007.
Careers
After graduation, Panadda taught as a lecturer in law and social sciences at the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. He then became an official in the Ministry of the Interior, initially working in the Foreign Affairs Division in the position of Foreign Affairs Officer. In 1998, he was appointed Director of Political and Administrative Strategy in the Strategy and Planning Office. The following year he became the Office Director of the Minister of the Interior. In 2003, Panadda moved to the provincial administration and became deputy governor of Samut Sakhon Province. A year later, he took up the same post in Pathum Thani Province, and in 2007, Buri Ram Province. During this period, he simultaneously served as a security consultant in the office of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior.In 2009, he was appointed as provincial governor of Nakhon Pathom, and in 2011 as that of Chiang Mai Province. After two years in Chiang Mai, he returned to the Interior Ministry, where he was appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary for security and foreign affairs.