The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (
Abrv: MSDHS; , ), is a Thai governmental body responsible for ensuring the welfare of the Thai people. , the minister responsible is
Varawut Silpa-archa
Varawut Silpa-archa (; ) is a Thai politician and current Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (Thailand), Minister of Social Development and Human Security under the Srettha cabinet, coalition government of Prime Minister Srettha Th ...
.
Background
The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) is a
Thai government ministry created by the Restructuring of Government Agencies Act of 2002 in 2003 during the administration of Prime Minister
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra (, ; born 26 July 1949) is a Thai businessman and politician who was the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Since 2009 he has also been a citizen of Montenegro.
Thaksin founded the mobile phone operator A ...
.
Budget
The MSDHS
fiscal year
A fiscal year (also known as a financial year, or sometimes budget year) is used in government accounting, which varies between countries, and for budget purposes. It is also used for financial reporting by businesses and other organizations. La ...
2019 budget is 13,342 million baht, down from 13,718 million baht in FY2018.
Organization
Administration
* Office of the Minister
* Office of the Permanent Secretary
Dependent departments
* Department of Social Development and Welfare
* Department of Children and Youth
* Department of Older Persons
* Department of Women's Affairs and Family Development
* Department of Empowerment of Persons With Disabilities
* Youth Housing Council
State enterprises
* National Housing Authority
* Office of the Government Pawnshop
Public organization
* Community Organizations Development Institute
List of ministers
See also
*
List of government ministries of Thailand
The Government Ministries of Thailand (: ''Krasuang'') are the government agencies that compose the executive branch of the Government of Thailand. Each ministry is headed by a minister of state (, ) and, depending on the prime minister, several ...
References
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Social Development and Human Security
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
Society of Thailand
Ministries established in 2002