Thailand's Prime Minister Petang Tarn is only 37 years old
Published: 02:40 17 August 2024
Shinawatra She is the youngest and second woman Prime Minister of the country so far. The Shinawatra family has ruled Thailand's politics for decades. Petangtarn's father Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician. He served in the Royal Thai Police from 1973 to 1987 and was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Later he was expelled from the country due to corruption. His brother-in-law Yingluck Shinawatra was then elected as the 28th Prime Minister after winning the 2011 general election from the Pew Thai Party. Yingluck was the country's first female prime minister.
Petangtarn is the second female Prime Minister of Thailand. For the past several days, the government of Thailand has been running Damadol.
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