Yuthasak Sasiprapha Explained

Honorific-Prefix:General
Native Name:ยุทธศักดิ์ ศศิประภา
Yuthasak Sasiprapha
Honorific-Suffix:MWM MPCh TChW
Office:Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
Term Start:18 January 2012
Term End:28 October 2012
Office2:Minister of Defence
Term Start2:9 August 2011
Term End2:18 January 2012
Predecessor2:Prawit Wongsuwan
Successor2:Sukampol Suwannathat
Order3:President of National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Term Start3:2001
Term End3:4 April 2017
Predecessor3:Chetta Thanajaro
Successor3:Prawit Wongsuwan
Birth Date:8 January 1937
Birth Place:Bangkok, Siam
Nationality:Thai
Party:Pheu Thai Party
Spouse:Khunying Orapan Sasiprapha
Alma Mater:Saint Gabriel's College
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
Profession:Politician
Army Officer
Branch: Royal Thai Army
Rank: General[1]
15px Admiral
15px Air Chief Marshal[2]
Serviceyears:1961–1998 [3]
Signature:ยุทธศักดิ์ ลายเซ็น.png

Yuthasak Sasiprapha (Thai: ยุทธศักดิ์ ศศิประภา) is a Thai politician and retired military officer. He has been deputy defence minister in Thaksin Shinawatra's government, and president of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand.[4] From August 2011 to January 2012, he was Minister of Defence,[5] and since then he has served as Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Yingluck Shinawatra until 28 October 2012.

Background

General Yuthasak Sasiprapha is son of Lieutenant General Att and Jumroon Sasiprapha. He is married to Khunying Orapan Sasiprapha and has 3 children. General Yuthasak studied secondary class at Saint Gabriel's College and graduated from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy in 1961. He also studied in Army Command and Staff College Class 48 and National Defence College of Thailand Class 33.

Career

General Yuthasak Sasiprapha served Royal Thai Army until earned title Major General in 1985 for Army Reserve Force Students chief of staff. In 1990 he was promoted as Lieutenant General and General in 1996, when he was director-general for Office of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defence. He was permanent secretary of Ministry of Defence from 1 October 1996 until retired in 1998.

Entry into politics

General Yuthasak entered in politics by joined Thai Rak Thai Party and was elected as party list MP. In 2001, he was deputy defence minister in Thaksin Shinawatra's government. In general election 2011, he was also elected as party-list MP from Pheu Thai Party. On 9 August 2011, he was appointed Minister of Defence in the government of Yingluck Shinawatra. In a cabinet reshuffle on 18 January 2012, he lost the Defence portfolio, but was made Deputy Prime Minister, charged with overseeing security affairs.

Royal Decorations

received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand :

Foreign honour

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802223447/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2536/D/179/1.PDF Some Thai text
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803014003/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2540/B/001/24.PDF Some Thai text
  3. Web site: Office of the Permanent Secretary for Defence .
  4. News: Phalang Chon eyes sports portfolio . Bangkok Post . 6 July 2011 .
  5. News: Nirmal . Ghosh . Yingluck to fill Cabinet with moderates . The Straits Times . 10 August 2011 .