| Pong Punnakan | |
| Native Name: | พงษ์ ปุณณกันต์ |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Birth Date: | 1915 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Siam |
| Death Place: | Thailand |
| Office: | Minister of Transport |
| Termstart: | 1 January 1958 |
| Termend: | 7 March 1969 |
| Termstart2: | 18 December 1972 |
| Termend2: | 14 October 1973 |
| Primeminister: | Thanom Kittikachorn |
| Party: | United Thai People's Party |
| Primeminister2: | Thanom Kittikachorn |
| Rank: | General |
| Branch: | Royal Thai Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1935-1973 |
| Relatives: | Puttipong Punnakanta (grandson) |
Pong Punnakan (; 30 September 1915 – 28 May 1990)[1] was a Deputy Minister of Transport In the government of Mr. Pott Sarasin, Transport Minister for 4 terms in the government of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn and Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, former Minister of Industry for 1 term in Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn's government and former secretary-general of the Revolutionary Council 1958 Thai coup[2]
Gen. Pong was the son of Captain Luang Phonwinaikit (Ampai Punnakan). Gen. Pong was married to Khun Ying Sa-at (formerly Adireksan), and had a son, Professor Dr. Lueporn. Punnakan and Mee Sak is the grandfather of Phuttiphong Punnakanta and Danupon Punnakanta.[3]
Gen. Pong was appointed as Deputy Minister of Transport. In the government of Mr. Pot Sarasin in 1957[4] and resigned simultaneously with both the Cabinet after the general election of members of the Thai House of Representatives, in December 1957.
He was then re-appointed as the Minister of Transport in the government of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn for three terms and Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat's government.[5]
Gen. Pong joined the 1958 coup in Thailand led by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat and played a role as the secretary-general of the Revolutionary Council. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Saha Pracha Thai Party, which includes Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces be the party leader