Thawi Bunyaket (also spelt ''Thawee Bunyaget''; , ; 10 November 1904 – 3 November 1971) was a Thai politician and the

prime minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

of Thailand for a short time from 31 August 1945, following the resignation of Khuang Aphaiwong until his resignation, to his own resignation on 17 September 1945.

Early life and education

After studying at the King's College,

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and the École nationale supérieure d'Agronomie de Grignon (France), he started to work as a government official at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Political careers

On 24 June 1932 he joined the coup group of the 1932 coup, the People's Party. He became secretary general in the cabinet of Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram, and Minister of Education in the cabinet of

Khuang Aphaiwong Khuang Aphaiwong (also spelled Kuang, Abhaiwong and Abhaiwongse; , ; 17 May 1902 – 15 March 1968), also known by his noble title Luang Kowit-aphaiwong (, ), was the founder of the Democrat Party and three times the prime minister of Thaila ...

. When Khuang resigned directly after the end of World War II, he was elected as prime minister on 31 August 1945 and formed the 12th Thai administration. However he was only chosen because the preferred candidate

Seni Pramoj Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj (, , ; 26 May 190528 July 1997) was a Thai professor and politician who served as Prime Minister of Thailand three times. A descendant of the Thai royal family, he was the great-grandson of King Rama II. His final two ...

, chief of the

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, was not available. Seventeen days after his election, on 17 September, he resigned to free the post for Seni Pramoj. Later he became President of the Constitutional Drafting Committee in the government of Field Marshal

Sarit Thanarat Sarit Thanarat (also spelled Dhanarajata; ; born Siri (); 16 June 1908 – 8 December 1963) was a Thai politician and military commander. He served as commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army (from 1954) and as Minister of Defense during ...

Early life and education

Political careers

Honours and awards

Civil Service of Siam rank

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