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Thai politician (born 1965)
Chalermchai Sri-on
เฉลิมชัย ศรีอ่อน
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 September 2024
Prime MinisterPaetongtarn Shinawatra
Preceded byPatcharawat Wongsuwan
Leader of the Democrat Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 December 2023
Preceded byJurin Laksanawisit
Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives
In office
10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded byKrisada Boonyarat
Succeeded byThamanat Prompow
Minister of Labour
In office
8 June 2010 – 9 August 2011
Prime MinisterAbhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded byPaitoon Kaewtong
Succeeded byPadermchai Sasomsap
Personal details
Born (1965-03-07) 7 March 1965 (age 59)
Pran Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseThanyavee Sri-on
Alma materRamkhamhaeng University
Signature
 a: Acting: 14 November – 9 December 2023

Chalermchai Sri-on (Thai: เฉลิมชัย ศรีอ่อน) is a Thai politician who is the current leader of the Democrat Party. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Early life and education

Chalermchai Sri-on was born on 7 March 1965 in Pran Buri District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. His father was an overseas Chinese who has wives in both China and Thailand. He graduated high school from Phrommanuson School, Phetchaburi Province. Undergraduate from Faculty of Law, Ramkhamhaeng University and master's degree in Art (Policy and Planning) from Krirk University.

Political careers

Chalermchai started his political careers as a member of the Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Council in 1990 - 2000 and as the Chairman of the Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Council in 1995 to 1997 and was the first member of the Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial House of Representatives in 2001 election and subsequent elections in 2005, 2007 and 2011. Chalermchai is the Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party responsible of the central region. Subsequently, in the Cabinet reshuffle of the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva on 6 June 2010, he was appointed Minister of Labor.

In the government of Prayut Chan-o-cha, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

On December 9, 2023, he was elected with 88.5% of the votes as the leader of the Democrat Party, considered the ninth Democrats leader.

Royal decorations

Notes

References

  1. "La Thaïlande a un nouveau gouvernement". Thailande-fr (in French). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. "New cabinet ministers appointed". Bangkok Post. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. MCOT News FM 100.5 (2024-01-12). "#เจาะลึกประเด็นร้อน (12ม.ค.67)". Facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "ประวัติและผลงาน รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์".
  5. "กระทรวงข้าใครอย่าแตะ! 'เฉลิมชัย'ลั่นมีอำนาจคุม'กษ.'100%".
  6. suthichai (2023-12-09). "'เฉลิมชัย ศรีอ่อน' ได้รับเลือกเป็นหัวหน้าพรรคประชาธิปัตย์คนที่ 9 ด้วยคะแนน 88.5 เปอร์เซนต์!". X (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  7. ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือกและเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย ประจำปี 2553
  8. ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือกและเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย


Political offices
Preceded byKrisada Boonyarat Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives
2019–2023 		Succeeded byThamanat Prompow


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