Sutin Klungsang | |
Honorific Suffix: | MPCh MVM MP |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Office: | Minister of Defence |
Primeminister: | Srettha Thavisin |
Term Start: | 1 September 2023 |
Predecessor: | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
Office2: | Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Representatives |
Termstart2: | 28 May 2019 |
Termend2: | 20 March 2023 |
1Blankname2: | Leader |
1Namedata2: | Sompong Amornwiwat Chonlanan Srikaew |
Predecessor2: | Jurin Laksanawisit |
Successor2: | Pakornwut Udompipatskul |
Office3: | Member of the House of Representatives for Party-list |
Term Start3: | 14 May 2023 |
Term Start4: | 6 January 2001 |
Term End4: | 5 January 2005 |
Office5: | Member of the House of Representatives for Maha Sarakham |
Term Start5: | 24 March 2019 |
Term End5: | 20 March 2023 |
Constituency5: | 5th district (2019) |
Term Start6: | 6 February 2005 |
Term End6: | 2 December 2008 |
Constituency6: | 1st district (2005, 2007) |
Birth Date: | 1961 3, df=y |
Birth Place: | Chiang Yuen, Maha Sarakham, Thailand |
Party: | Pheu Thai (2012–present) |
Spouse: | Chaweewan Klangsaeng |
Profession: | Politician, educator |
Signature: | Sutin Klungsang signature.svg |
Sutin Klungsang (Thai: สุทิน คลังแสง; born 9 March 1961), is a Thai politician, educator and current Thai Minister of Defence.[1]
Sutin graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Education from Srinakharinwirot University, Maha Sarakham campus, and a Master's degree in Thai Studies Branch from Mahasarakham University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Magadh University, India.[2]
After the 2019 Thai general election, he shone heavily in politics, being a key figure of the Pheu Thai Party in the heated parliamentary debate on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and he was appointed as Chairman of the Opposition whips in the 2019 election, looking for a point to attack the government of Prayut.
On 1 September 2023, he was appointed Minister of Defence, becoming the first civilian in Thailand to hold this position without holding the position of Prime Minister.[3]