Cholnan Srikaew (; RTGS: ''Chonnan Sikaeo''; born 4 June 1961) is a Thai politician and former physician. He was previously the

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in the

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from 23 December 2021 to 20 March 2023. He was the leader of the

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from 28 October 2021 to 30 August 2023.

Early life

Cholnan was born on 4 June 1961, at Lai Nan Subdistrict, Wiang Sa District, Nan Province. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University in 1986 and a master's degree in Public Administration from the

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in 1999. Cholnan was a physician at Wiang Sa Hospital, Wiang Sa District, Nan Province, and used to be the Director of Somdej Phra Yuparat Pua Hospital, Pua District, Nan Province between 1995 and 2000.

Political career

Cholnan was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the first time in 2001 under the

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and currently serves as a member of the House of Representatives for the Nan Province under the

. In 2004, he was appointed as the Secretary to Deputy Minister of Public Health and in 2005 as the Secretary to Professor

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, the Minister of Public Health under the

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premiership. Under Yingluck Shinawatra's government, Srikaew was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Health on 27 October 2012, until June 2013. On 28 October 2021, he was elected leader of the Pheu Thai Party and on 23 December 2021, was appointed as

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in the House of Representatives. On 1 September 2023 he became Minister of Public Health under Prime Minister

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, also from the Pheu Thai Party.

Royal decorations

*2008 - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted

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*2005 - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble

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*2002 - Bitaksa Seri Chon - Freemen Safeguarding Medal (Second Class, Second Category)The Royal Thai Government Gazette
ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเหรียญพิทักษ์เสรีชน
เล่ม 119 ตอนที่ 18 ข หน้า 202, 16 ตุลาคม 2545

References

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