Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech | |
Native Name: | สุชาติ ธาดาธำรงเวช |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Nationality: | Thai |
Office1: | Finance Minister of Thailand |
Term Start1: | 24 September 2008 |
Term End1: | 2 December 2008 |
Primeminister1: | Somchai Wongsawat |
Predecessor1: | Surapong Suebwonglee |
Successor1: | Korn Chatikavanij |
Office: | Minister of Education |
Term Start: | 18 January 2012 |
Term End: | 28 October 2012 |
Predecessor: | Worrawat Eua-apinyakul |
Successor: | Pongthep Thepkanjana |
Office3: | Leader of Pheu Thai Party |
Term Start3: | 21 September 2008 |
Term End3: | 19 November 2008 |
Predecessor3: | Banjongsak Wongratanawan |
Successor3: | Yongyuth Wichaidit |
Birth Date: | 1952 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bangkok, Thailand |
Party: | Pheu Thai Party |
Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech (Thai: สุชาติ ธาดาธำรงเวช; ; born 8 August 1952) is a Thai politician and professor. He served Minister of Finance under Samak Sundaravej and Somchai Wongsawat[1] from August to December 2008 and as Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Yingluck Shinawatra from January to October 2012. From September to November 2008, he was the chairman of the Pheu Thai Party.
He was educated at Thammasat University (BA, Economics) the London School of Economics (MSc, Economics) the University of East Anglia (Graduate Diploma in Economics), and McMaster University (PhD, Economics).[2]