Mumbai, August 16: The National Assembly of Thailand on August 16, 2024, unanimously elected 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra as their new and 31st Prime Minister, making her the youngest person in Thailand's history in the position. With her appointment, Paetongtarn슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Shinawatra also became슬롯 머신 사이트 추천the second female to serve as the Prime Minister of Thailand after her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra.

Paetongtarn's selection came just two days after the dismissal of former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin by a constitutional bench. Thavisin's party, the Pheu Thai party nominated Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the successor. Her nomination was confirmed by 319 votes in favour, with 145 against and 27 abstentions, in the Parliament on August 16 after no other coalition parties named other alternatives for the position.

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Who Is Paetongtarn Shinawatra?

Daughter of billionaire tycoon and former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn Shinawatra was born on슬롯 머신 사이트 추천August 21, 1986. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Sociology, and Anthropology from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand in 2008, and later completed her MSc from the University of Surrey in England. She is also a businesswoman, holding the spot of the No. 1 shareholder of SC Asset Corporation. Shinawatra reportedly has슬롯 머신 사이트 추천holdings in 21 companies worth 68 billion baht.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천She is also director of the Thaicom Foundation.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Thailand To Get New PM: Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Daughter of Former Thai Prime Minister, To Be Nominated As New PM After Srettha Thavisin Removed From Office Over Ethics Violation.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra's political career started when she joined the Pheu Thai Party in April 2021. She was soon elected as Head of the Pheu Thai Family on March 20, 2022. She was nominated as one of the three prime-ministerial candidates in April 2023.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천While running for the post, she also acknowledged her father's legacy while establishing her own path, saying to the media, "It슬롯사이트s not the shadow of my dad. I am my dad슬롯사이트s daughter, always and forever, but I have my own decisions."

Shinawatra's Election and Vision for Thailand

After the 2023 Thailand General Elections슬롯 머신 사이트 추천in May 2023, the Pheu Thai Party followed the Move Forward Party, securing the second-highest number of seats in the house. Consequently, a coalition was formed between the two, and Shinawatra suggested bringing the Palang Pracharath Party, led by General Prawit Wongsuwan, into the coalition government. Later when Srettha was elected Prime Minister by the Parliament, Shinawatra was chosen as the Deputy Chairperson of the National Health System Development Committee.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Joe Biden Warns Xi Jinping Against Working With Russia, Says 슬롯사이트China Will Face Consequences for Helping Russia in Its War Against Ukraine슬롯사이트.

On her nomination as the Prime Minister after Srettha's ousting, Thitinan Pongsudhirak of Bangkok슬롯사이트s Chulalongkorn University observed that she is "prime minister material".슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The Associated Press reported슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Pongsudhirak as saying, "She connects with the electorate, the base. She also has, I think, some talent that may have been inherited from her father in terms of going out on stump speeches, connecting with voters, speaking in front of large crowds, and running a campaign, while being pregnant. She is definitely prime minister material."

As Prime Minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra슬롯 머신 사이트 추천faces the gruelling task of reviving Thailand's declining economy, avoiding the military coups as seen in the past in her family's history at the top position, and unwarranted court interventions that have affected슬롯 머신 사이트 추천the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Pheu Thai.

"All we have to do is to work together to change the country슬롯사이트s leadership," said Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as슬롯 머신 사이트 추천reported in AP.

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