Yingluck Shinawatra
Yingluck Shinawatra (Thai: ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Yinglak Chinnawat, pronounced [jîŋ.lák tɕʰīn.nā.wát]; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed Pu (Thai: ปู, pronounced [pūː], meaning "crab"),[1] is a Thai businesswoman and politician.
Yingluck Shinawatra ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร | |
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| 28th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 5 August 2011 – 7 May 2014 | |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Deputy | Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan Surapong Tovichakchaikul |
| Preceded by | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| Succeeded by | Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (Acting) |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 30 June 2013 – 7 May 2014 | |
| Deputy | Yuthasak Sasiprapha |
| Preceded by | Sukampol Suwannathat |
| Succeeded by | Prawit Wongsuwan |
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| Born | 21 June 1967 San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai (until 2017) Stateless (2017-present) (fled to Dubai) (seeking asylum in UK) |
| Political party | Pheu Thai Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anusorn Amornchat (m. 1995) |
| Children | 1 son |
| Residence | Bangkok (until 2017) Dubai (fled to) (2017-present) United Kingdom (seeking asylum) (2017-present) |
| Alma mater | Chiang Mai University Kentucky State University |
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Shinawatra is a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 general election. Yingluck was Thailand's first female Prime Minister and its youngest in over 60 years. Also, she holds the distinction as the world's first female of Chinese descent to have had led the government of a UN member state.
Shinawatra was removed from office on 7 May 2014 by a Constitutional Court decision that found her guilty on a charge of abuse of power.[2][3]
On 2 September 2017, media said that "A search team has been set up to locate her and bring her before the Supreme Court, which issued a warrant for her arrest, to hear its ruling on Sept 27. The ex-premier faces a possible 10-year jail term if convicted of criminal negligence related to her government’s rice-pledging scheme".[4]
Yingluck Shinawatra Media
Yingluck Shinawatra at US Embassy in Bangkok, July 2011
Yingluck greeting US President Barack Obama at the ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 18 November 2011
Yingluck at the World Economic Forum, January 2012
Yingluck with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in Vladivostok, Russia, 8 September 2012
Yingluck Shinawatra in Munich, Germany with Bavarian minister for economy Martin Zeil, July 2012
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra with Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in 2012
Prime Minister Yingluck with Ambassador Jocelyn Batoon-Garcia on 5 August 2013
Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon
Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon
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References
- ↑ (in th). Bangkok. 8 July 2011. http://www.thairath.co.th/content/pol/184858. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ Yingluck, Pheu Thai win in a landslide. 3 July 2011. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/245126/poll-result-to-be-known-around-10pm.
- ↑ CNN, Talking politics with Thailand's PM, 18 December 2008
- ↑ Cops close in on Yingluck 'getaway car'. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1317223/cops-close-in-on-yingluck-getaway-car.