Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Though it is too soon to determine her political agenda, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s new prime minister, has significant film industry heritage.
And some family baggage to go with it. Elected by parliament on Friday, just two days after a Constitutional Court ruling removed her predecessor Srettha Thavisin, Shinawatra is the country’s youngest PM, the second woman PM and the third from her family to hold the top political post.
Her father, Thaksin Shinawatra, and aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra, were both elected and then removed by military coups, in 2006 and 2014 respectively.
The Pheu Thai Party, which Shinawatra heads, came to power last year after the pro-democracy Move Forward Party dominated the May 2023 general election but was prevented by establishment forces from leading a government. (The same Constitutional Court outlawed Move Forward earlier this month and has banned its leaders from holding political office for 10 years.) According to protocol, the parliament’s pick for PM only becomes final once it has been endorsed by the king.
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