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Paetongtarn Shinawatra Sworn In As Thailand’s New Prime Minister

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September 7, 2024

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Thailands Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra 2nd R known by her nickname Ung Ing ThailandPolitics 2

Paetongtarn Shinawatra Sworn In As Thailand’s New Prime Minister

Thailand swore Paetongtarn Shinawatra in as prime minister on Friday, capping a month of political turmoil that saw her predecessor thrown out of office and the main opposition party dissolved.

Paetongtarn, the daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, took the oath in a closed-door ceremony with King Maha Vajiralongkorn around 6:15 pm (1115 GMT), officially becoming Thailand’s youngest prime minister.

The 38-year-old leader was later seen greeting reporters before entering an official vehicle and leaving Government House.

The king congratulated her new cabinet, saying in a speech broadcast on television news: “I trust that you will perform your duties with excellence.”

Thailands Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra 2nd R known by her nickname Ung Ing ThailandPolitics 4 — (FILES) Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, known by her nickname “Ung Ing” and daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, speaks during a press conference after the royal endorsement ceremony appointing her as the new prime minister of Thailand, in Bangkok on August 18, 2024.(Photo by Chanakarn LAOSARAKHAM / AFP)

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Paetongtarn replaces Srettha Thavisin, from her Pheu Thai party, after the kingdom’s Constitutional Court sacked him in mid-August for appointing a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction.

Her 36-member cabinet includes eight women, a record for Thailand, according to public broadcaster Thai PBS.