Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn ( th, ชัยวุฒิ ธนาคมานุสรณ์) is a Thai politician. , he serves as Minister of Digital Economy and Society in the second cabinet of Prime Minister

Prayut Chan-o-cha Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; th, ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา, ; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai politician and retired Royal Thai Army, army officer who has served as the Prime Minister of T ...

. He replaces

Puttipong Punnakanta Puttipong Punnakanta, also written as Buddhipongse Punnakanta ( th, พุทธิพงษ์ ปุณณกันต์; born 20 November 1968) is a Thai politician. He served as Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Minister of Digital Eco ...

who was removed from office after being found guilty of insurrection during protests that led to the 2014 coup d'état.

Early life and education

Chaiwut was born on 2 November 1971 in Bang Phutsa Sub-district, Mueang Sing Buri District,

Singburi Province Sing Buri ( th, สิงห์บุรี, ) is one of the central Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan province, Nakhon Sawan, Lopburi province, Lopburi, Ang ...

. Chaiwut graduated a high school education from

Triam Udom Suksa School Triam Udom Suksa School ( th, โรงเรียนเตรียมอุดมศึกษา, ; lit.'university-preparatory school') is a state school in central Bangkok, Thailand. It admits upper-secondary students (''mathayom'' 4–6, eq ...

and graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

and then Master of the Engineering from

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

, USA and Master of Arts in Economics from Chulalongkorn University.

Careers

Chaiwut used to be a lecturer in the Faculty of Business Administration at

Rangsit University Rangsit University ( Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยรังสิต) (RSU) is a private university in Pathum Thani, Thailand, focusing mainly on music, design, Information technology, and public health including independent professions ...

and used to work at

Kasikorn Bank Kasikornbank ( th, ธนาคารกสิกรไทย, , Teochew: Khai-thài Ngîng-hâng, , stylised in all caps), often stylised as KBank and formerly known as the Thai Farmers Bank is a banking group in Thailand. KBank was establishe ...

. He worked as an Engineer at Gulf JP Company Limited and was the Executive Director of Community Relations, Gulf Energy Development Public Company.

References

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