Thai PM-elect names veterans to cabinet, hoping to bring `confidence`
Thailand's prime minister-elect on Saturday named the former Treasury Department head, the top oil and gas executive and a respected diplomat to run the finance, energy, and foreign ministries, saying his first cabinet picks would “bring confidence ” to a country shaken by political and economic upheaval.
Anutin Charnvirakul, a shrewd dealmaker and mainstay of Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, was elected prime minister on Friday, capping off days of drama and a scramble for power during which he outmaneuvered the most successful political party in Thailand's history.
He said diplomat Sihasak Phuangketkeow, economist Ekniti Nitithanprapas and energy giant PTT Изпълнителният Auttapol Rerkpiboon бяха „ висши ръководители в организациите, за които ще дават отговор “.
Ekniti е чиновник на финансовото министерство, който един път беше считан за претендент за шеф на Централната банка, до момента в който Auttapol оказва помощ на най-голямата компания в страната, държавната енергий...
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