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Thaksin Shinawatra

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Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Thaksin Chinnawat [tʰák.sǐn tɕʰīn.nā.wát] ; born 26 July 1949) is a Thai former politician, businessman, and police officer who served as the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 until his overthrow in 2006. Since 2009 he has also been a citizen of Montenegro. Thaksin founded the mobile phone operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) and the information technology and telecommunications conglomerate Shin Corporation in 1987, ultimately making him one of the richest people in Thailand. He founded the Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) in 1998 and, after a landslide electoral victory, became prime minister in 2001. He was the first democratically elected prime minister of Thailand to serve a full term and was re-elected in 2005 by an overwhelming majority. Thaksin declared a "war on drugs" in which 72 people were killed, though unsupported claims of 2,275 have persisted over the years. Thaksin's government launched programs to reduce poverty, expand infrastructure, promote small and medium-sized enterprises, and extend universal healthcare coverage. Thaksin took a strong-arm approach against the separatist insurgency in the Muslim southern provinces. His decision to sell shares in his corporation for more than a billion tax-free US dollars generated controversy. A protest movement against Thaksin, called People's Alliance for Democracy or "Yellow Shirts", launched mass demonstrations, accusing him of corruption, abuse of power, and autocratic tendencies. In 2006 Thaksin called snap elections that were boycotted by the opposition and invalidated by the Constitutional Court. Thaksin was deposed in a military coup on 19 September 2006. His party was outlawed and he was barred from political activity. Thaksin lived in self-imposed exile for 15 years—except for a brief visit to Thailand in 2008—before returning to Thailand in August 2023. During his exile he was sentenced in absentia to two years in jail for abuse of power, and stripped of his Police Rank of Police Lieutenant Colonel. From abroad, he continued to influence Thai politics through the People's Power Party that ruled in 2008 and its successor organisation Pheu Thai Party, as well as the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship or "Red Shirt" movement. His younger sister Yingluck Shinawatra was prime minister from 2011 to 2014, and his youngest daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra was the prime minister from 2024 until her suspension and later removal in July 2025. Later in exile, Thaksin registered a Clubhouse account under the name "Tony Woodsome", which became his moniker, and frequently held activities on the platform. He also made several announcements expressing his desire to return to Thailand on various social media platforms. Ultimately, Thaksin returned to Thailand on 22 August 2023, and was promptly taken into custody. He was paroled and pardoned in 2024, but later forced to serve a 1-year sentence in 2025 by the Supreme Court in the 14th floor case.

Infobox

Monarch
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Deputy
See list Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Suwit Khunkitti Dej Boonlang Pongpol Adireksarn Pitak Indravithayanond Somkid Jatusripitak Korn Dabbaransi Chaturon Chaisang Prommin Lertsuridej Wissanu Krea-ngam Purachai Piumsomboon Pokin Palakul Suchart Chaovisith Thammarak Isarangkura na Ayudhaya Wan Muhamad Noor Matha Suwat Liptapanlop Phinij Jarusombat Somsak Thepsuthin Chitchai Wannasathit Surakiart Sathirathai Suriya Juangroongruangkit Suchai Charoenratanakul
Preceded by
Party founded
Succeeded by
Chaturon Chaisang (acting)
Ministerial offices
Ministerial offices Deputy Prime Minister of ThailandIn office13 July 1995 – 24 May 1996Prime MinisterBanharn Silpa-archaIn office28 May 1996 – 14 August 1996Prime MinisterBanharn Silpa-archaIn office15 August 1997 – 8 November 1997Prime MinisterChavalit YongchaiyudhMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office25 October 1994 – 10 February 1995Prime MinisterChuan LeekpaiPreceded byPrasong SoonsiriSucceeded byKrasae ChanawongseMinister of EducationIn office14 June 2001 – 9 October 2001Prime MinisterHimselfPreceded byKasem WatanachaiSucceeded bySuwit Khunkitti
Prime Minister
Himself
Constituency
Constituency 2
Born
(1949-07-26) 26 July 1949 (age 76)San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Citizenship
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Political party
mw- Palang Dharma (1994–1998)Thai Rak Thai (1998–2007)
Spouse
mw- Potjaman Damapong (m. 1980; div. 2008)
Children
PanthongtaePintongtaPaetongtarn
Relatives
Shinawatra family
Education
Royal Police Cadet AcademyEastern Kentucky UniversitySam Houston State University (PhD)
Department
Royal Thai Police
Branch
Metropolitan Police Bureau
Service years
1973–1987
Rank
Police lieutenant colonel (revoked in 2015)
Criminal status
Incarcerated
Criminal penalty
Imprisonment for 1 year
Imprisoned at
Klong Prem Central Prison
Party
mw- Palang Dharma (1994–1998)Thai Rak Thai (1998–2007)

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Preceded byChuan Leekpai
Preceded byChuan Leekpai
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Preceded byChuan Leekpai
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Prime Minister of Thailand 2001–2006
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Succeeded byChitchai WannasathitActing
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Preceded byChitchai WannasathitActing
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Prime Minister of Thailand 2006
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Succeeded bySonthi BoonyaratglinPresident of the Administrative Reform Council
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Special Economic Adviser of Cambodia 2009–2010
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Preceded byVicente Fox
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Chairperson of APEC 2003
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Succeeded byRicardo Lagos
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Preceded byChuan Leekpai
Prime Minister of Thailand 2001–2006
Succeeded byChitchai WannasathitActing
Preceded byChitchai WannasathitActing
Prime Minister of Thailand 2006
Succeeded bySonthi BoonyaratglinPresident of the Administrative Reform Council
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Special Economic Adviser of Cambodia 2009–2010
Position abolished
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byVicente Fox
Chairperson of APEC 2003
Succeeded byRicardo Lagos

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