Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech (; ; born 8 August 1952) is a Thai politician and professor. He served as

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under Samak Sundaravej and Somchai Wongsawat from August to December 2008 and as

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in the Cabinet of

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from January to October 2012. From September to November 2008, he was the chairman of the

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Education

He was educated at

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(BA, Economics), the

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(MSc, Economics), the

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(Graduate Diploma in Economics), and

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(PhD, Economics).

Academic rank

* 2009

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of Faculty of Economics in Ramkhamhaeng University

References

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