Kosit Panpiemras (28 May 1943 – 1 June 2016) was a Thai businessman and politician. He was chairman of

Bangkok Bank Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited ( th, ธนาคารกรุงเทพ, Royal Thai General System of Transcription, RTGS: Thanakhan Krung Thep) is one of the largest commercial banks in Thailand. Its branch network includes over 1,165 ...

, a leading

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, between 1999 and 2016. Following the

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, he was appointed advisor to the military junta. He previously held a number of cabinet posts under different government administrations. He died of cancer on 1 June 2016.

Education

Saint Gabriel's College Saint Gabriel's College ( th, โรงเรียนเซนต์คาเบรียล) is a private Catholic all-boys school in Bangkok, Thailand. The school was founded by the Brothers of Saint Gabriel in 1920. The school educates stu ...

Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University The Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, is regarded as one of the oldest modern higher education institutions in Thailand. It is the first faculty of political science in Thailand and is considered one of the best according to ...

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Early life and careers

He began to work as an economist

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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 The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council ( th, สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ), also known as NESDC, is a national economi ...

(NESDB). He enter politics by accepting the post of Secretary-General of General

Suchinda Kraprayoon Suchinda Kraprayoon ( th, สุจินดา คราประยูร, ; born 6 August 1933) is a Thai retired army general and politician. As the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army (1990–1992) he led the 1991 Thai coup d'état ...

in 1992 and was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. In the government of

Anand Panyarachun Anand Panyarachun ( th, อานันท์ ปันยารชุน, , ; born 9 August 1932) was Thailand's Prime Minister twice: once in 1991–1992 and again during the latter half of 1992. He was effective in initiating economic and p ...

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

until the year 1995, he was appointed Minister of Industry. In the government of

Banharn Silpa-archa Banharn Silpa-archa (also spelled ''Banhan'', ''Silapa''-, ''Sinlapa''-, -''acha''; th, บรรหาร ศิลปอาชา, , ; ; 19 August 1932 – 23 April 2016) was a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 ...

instead of Chaiwat Sinsuwong and the Minister of Finance. In the government of General

Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Chavalit Yongchaiyudh ( th, ชวลิต ยงใจยุทธ, , ; born 15 May 1932), also known as "Big Jiew" (, , ), is a Thai politician and retired army officer. From 1986 to 1990 he was the Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army ...

instead of

Thanong Bidaya Thanong Bidaya ( th, ทนง พิทยะ; ), born Thanong Lamyai (ทนง ลำใย), is a Thai politician and deposed finance minister. After the military overthrew the government of Thaksin Shinawatra, he remained in Singapore wher ...

. 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 Surayud Chulanont ( th, สุรยุทธ์ จุลานนท์, , ; born 28 August 1943) is a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand and head of Thailand's interim government between 2006 and 2008. He is a former sup ...

, 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 at

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH, th, โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์; ) is a public general and tertiary referral hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by the Thai Red Cross Society, and serves as the ...

at the aged of 73. In the granting royal water a royal representative is General

Prem Tinsulanonda Prem Tinsulanonda ( th, เปรม ติณสูลานนท์, , ; 26 August 1920 – 26 May 2019) was a Thai military officer, politician, and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from 3 March 1980 to 4 August 1988, ...

, the President of the Privy Council and Statesman.

Honours

Royal decorations

* Order of the White Elephant - Special Class * Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class * Chakrabarti Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon

Chakrabarti Mala Medalราชกิจจานุเบกษา
ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเหรียญจักรมาลา และเหรียญจักรพรรดิมาลา
เล่ม ๑๐๘ ตอนที่ ๑๑๐ ฉบับพิเศษ หน้า ๑, ๒๒ มิถุนายน ๒๕๓๔.

References

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Kosit Panpiemras Kosit Panpiemras (28 May 1943 – 1 June 2016) was a Thai businessman and politician. He was chairman of Bangkok Bank, a leading Thailand, Thai commercial bank, between 1999 and 2016. Following the 2006 Thailand coup, he was appointed advisor to ...