Thawi Bunyaket (also spelt ''Thawee Bunyaget''; th, ทวี บุณยเกตุ, ; 10 November 1904 – 3 November 1971) was a Thai politician and the prime minister for a short term.

Early life and education

After studying at the

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, University of Cambridge 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 Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( th, แปลก พิบูลสงคราม ; alternatively transcribed as ''Pibulsongkram'' or ''Pibulsonggram''; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. ( th, จอมพล � ...

, and Minister of Education in the cabinet of Khuang Abhaiwongse. 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, chief of the Free Thai Movement, wasn't 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.

Honours and awards

Civil Service of Siam rank

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Early life and education

Political careers

Honours and awards

Civil Service of Siam rank

References

See also