{"id":1005,"date":"2025-06-19T16:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/paetongtarn-shinawatra-youngest-thai-pm-faces-swift-end-to-short-career\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T16:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:31:56","slug":"paetongtarn-shinawatra-youngest-thai-pm-faces-swift-end-to-short-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/paetongtarn-shinawatra-youngest-thai-pm-faces-swift-end-to-short-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Youngest Thai PM faces swift end to short career"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BANGKOK, June 19 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom’s most prominent political dynasty, faces an abrupt end to her short career freighted with a family history of power, protests and coups.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old accepted King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s command to form a government last August, barely two years after she entered politics.<\/p>\n

The country’s youngest premier and the third Shinawatra to hold the role, Paetongtarn has been heading an uneasy coalition between her Pheu Thai party and a group of conservative, pro-military parties.<\/p>\n

After her largest backer, the Bhumjaithai party, pulled out its 69 lawmakers late yesterday, Paetongtarn has barely enough votes for a parliamentary majority and other key allies are holding urgent talks today.<\/p>\n

The split was prompted by her leaked call about a border dispute with Cambodian former leader Hun Sen. Critics accused her of being too deferential to the Cambodian elder statesman and badmouthing Thailand’s military.<\/p>\n

Thailand has seen a dozen coups since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932 and the military still wields considerable influence, with politicians usually careful not to antagonise them.<\/p>\n

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Paetongtarn’s father and aunt’s terms as prime minister both ended with the army seizing power in a tussle between the family and Thailand’s pro-royalist, pro-military elite.<\/p>\n

Daughter, mother<\/strong><\/p>\n

The current Pheu Thai-led government has already lost one prime minister, former businessman Srettha Thavisin, who was kicked out by a court order last year, bringing Paetongtarn to office.<\/p>\n

She helped run the hotel arm of the ultra-rich family’s business empire before entering politics in late 2022.<\/p>\n

Despite being pregnant, she was a near-constant presence on the campaign trail for 2023’s election, regularly leading rallies in the stifling tropical heat.<\/p>\n

She gave birth to a son just two weeks before polling day, hailing the baby as her “secret power” and swiftly getting back to canvassing.<\/p>\n

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But the vote proved a disappointment, as Pheu Thai finished second.<\/p>\n

It was the first time a Shinawatra party was beaten in a national vote, but they triumphed eventually as Srettha took power in alliance with pro-military parties formerly opposed to Paetongtarn’s dynasty.<\/p>\n

Pheu Thai members voted overwhelmingly in October 2023 for Paetongtarn to become party leader and vowed to rejuvenate its image.<\/p>\n

Energy, youth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born in Bangkok on August 21, 1986, Paetongtarn is the third and youngest child of Thaksin Shinawatra, a police officer turned telecoms tycoon who revolutionised Thai politics in the early 2000s, winning two elections before being ousted in a coup in 2006.<\/p>\n

Known in Thailand by her nickname Ung Ing, she grew up in Bangkok and studied hotel management in Britain.<\/p>\n

In 2019 she married commercial pilot Pidok Sooksawas, celebrating with two glitzy receptions — one in the Thai capital, and one in Hong Kong attended by her father, then in self-exile.<\/p>\n

The couple now have two children, who feature regularly in playful photos Paetongtarn posts on her social media accounts, where she has more than a million followers.<\/p>\n

In Thailand’s political scene, long dominated by strait-laced elderly men, Paetongtarn’s youth and energy stand out — her taste for vibrant designer clothes marking a striking contrast to the staid suits and uniforms of her rivals.<\/p>\n

But her efforts to avoid being seen as too much under the influence of her father — who critics among Thai elites have long suspected of effectively running Pheu Thai from afar — seem to be cracking.<\/p>\n

In the past Paetongtarn has said she is still Thaksin’s “little girl” and draws strength from his support and guidance.<\/p>\n

In the controversial phone call with veteran leader Hun Sen — a close ally of Thaksin — she referred to a Thai army commander as her opponent, a remark that sparked fierce criticism on social media. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BANGKOK, June 19 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom’s most prominent political dynasty, faces an abrupt end to her short career freighted with a family history of power, protests and coups. The 38-year-old accepted King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s command to form a government last August, barely two years after she entered politics….<\/p>\n

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