Kosit Panpiemras

Kosit Panpiemras
Kosit Panpiemras
	โฆสิต ปั้นเปี่ยมรัษฎ์
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
	In office; 9 October 2006 – 6 February 2008
Prime Minister	Surayud Chulanont
Minister of Industry
	In office; 9 October 2006 – 6 February 2008
Prime Minister	Surayud Chulanont
Preceded by	Suriya Juangroongruangkit
Succeeded by	Suwit Khunkitti
	In office; 27 September 1996 – 24 November 1996
Prime Minister	Banharn Silpa-archa
Preceded by	Chaiwat Sinsuwong
Succeeded by	Korn Dabbaransi
Finance Minister of Thailand
	In office; 24 October 1997 – 14 November 1997
Prime Minister	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
Preceded by	Thanong Bidaya
Succeeded by	Tharin Nimmanhaemin
Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives
	In office; 10 June 1992 – 22 September 1992
Prime Minister	Anand Panyarachun
Preceded by	Pinit Juntarasurin
Succeeded by	Nipon Prompan
Personal details
Born	28 May 1943; Bangkok, Siam
Died	1 June 2016 (aged 73); Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse(s)	Yubhana Panpiemras
Alma mater	Saint Gabriel's College ; Chulalongkorn University ; University of Maryland

Kosit Panpiemras (28 May 1943 – 1 June 2016) was a Thai businessman and politician. He was chairman of Bangkok Bank, a leading Thai commercial bank, between 1999 and 2016. Following the 2006 Thailand coup, he was appointed advisor to the military junta.[1] He previously held a number of cabinet posts under different government administrations. He died of cancer on 1 June 2016.[2]

Education

Early life and careers

He began to work as an economist World Bank In Washington, D.C., United States, and later returned to service until receiving the highest position, namely Deputy Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). He enter politics by accepting the post of Secretary-General of General Suchinda Kraprayoon in 1992 and was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. In the government of Anand Panyarachun he was re-appointed Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives again in the government of anand 1992.

Later in 1994, he was appointed executive director of Bangkok Bank until the year 1995, he was appointed Minister of Industry. In the government of Banharn Silpa-archa instead of Chaiwat Sinsuwong and the Minister of Finance. In the government of General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh instead of Thanong Bidaya. After that, in 1999 he took the position of Executive Chairman of Bangkok Bank.

He returned to politics again in the government of General Surayud Chulanont, taking the position of Deputy Prime Minister And the Minister of Industry and was appointed as Acting Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in place of Sittichai Phokayudom, who resigned from the case of holding more than 5% of the shares since 30 September 2007.

Kosit was appointed as a senator in 1996.

Died

He died of cancer on 1 June 2016[3] at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital at the aged of 73. In the granting royal water a royal representative is General Prem Tinsulanonda, the President of the Privy Council and Statesman.

References

CDR advisers not told of appointments. Bangkok Post. 27 September 2006
"BBL chairman Kosit dies at 73". Bangkok Post. 1 June 2016.
"BBL chairman Kosit dies at 73". Bangkok Post. 1 June 2016.

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[1] CDR advisers not told of appointments. Bangkok Post. 27 September 2006

[2] "BBL chairman Kosit dies at 73". Bangkok Post. 1 June 2016.

[3] "BBL chairman Kosit dies at 73". Bangkok Post. 1 June 2016.