| Theera Wongsamut | |
| Native Name: | ธีระ วงศ์สมุทร |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Nationality: | Thai |
| Office: | Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives |
| Term Start: | 20 December 2008 |
| Term End: | 2 December 2012 |
| Predecessor: | Somsak Prissanananthakul |
| Successor: | Yukol Limlamthong |
| Office1: | Leader of the Chartthaipattana Party |
| Term Start1: | 19 March 2013 |
| Term End1: | 26 October 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Chumpol Silpa-archa |
| Successor1: | Kanchana Silpa-archa |
| Birth Date: | 1948 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand |
| Party: | Chartthaipattana Party |
| Spouse: | Warunyu Wongsamut |
| Alma Mater: | Kasetsart University |
Theera Wongsamut (th|ธีระ วงศ์สมุทร; born 15 December 1948) is former minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand. He is also leader of the Chartthaipattana Party until 2018.[1]
Theera graduated high school from Pak Phanang School in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Triam Udom Suksa School in Bangkok. After finishing high school he Studied a bachelor's degree in the engineering irrigation field from Kasetsart University in 1970 and a master's degree in business administration from Kasetsart University.[2]
He was elected leader of the Chartthaipattana Party on 19 March 2013.[3] He replaced Chumpol Silpa-archa, who died on 21 January 2013.
Theera Wongsamut had much experience before becoming Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. He starts his career as Engineer in Construction Division, Royal Irrigation Department in 1971. Then he was appointed as Deputy Director-General of Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in 1998. Until 2006 he was appointed as Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Finally, he was Director-General of Royal Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. In the 2008 Abhisit Vejjajiva and Yingluck Shinawatra government, he was appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.