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Chuan Leekpai
Chuan Leekpai
The 20th Prime Minister of Thailand
Name in Thai: ชวนหลีก ภัย
Date of Birth: 1938-07-28
Place of Birth: Trang
Family Background: Born to Mr. Niyom and Mrs. Tuan Leekpai, a half-Chinese family.
Education:
  • Secondary: Wat Amarintraram, Bangkok
  • Bachelor in Laws, Thammasat University, Bangkok

Career:
  • 1969: Elected Member of the Parliament, his first term
  • 1975: Minister of Justice
  • 1976: Minister attached to Office of the Prime Minister
  • 1981: Minister of Commerce
  • 1982: Minister of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives
  • 1988: Minister of Public Health
  • 1989: Deputy Prime Minister
  • 1991: Democrat Party Leader
  • 1992-95: Prime Minister (first term)
  • 1997-2001: Prime Minister (second term)

Marital Status: A son, Surabot Leekpai, with Pakdiporn Sujaritkul, his common-law wife
Date added: 2009-02-04 19:58:29    Hits: 154
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