The following is a list of female cabinet ministers of Thailand. Thailand is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. denotes the first female minister of that particular department. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Minister !! Position !! Year Appointed !! Administration , - , colspan=4 align=center, Government , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Yingluck Shinawatra , , Prime Minister , , 2011 , , Herself , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of the Office of the Prime Minister , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Supatra Masdit , , Minister of the Office of the Prime Minister , , 1988 , ,

Chatichai Choonhavan Chatichai Choonhavan ( th, ชาติชาย ชุณหะวัณ, , ; 5 April 1920 – 6 May 1998) was a Thai army officer, diplomat and politician. From 1986 to 1991, he was the chairman of the Thai Nation Party and served as the Prim ...

Sudarat Keyuraphan Sudarat Keyuraphan ( th, สุดารัตน์ เกยุราพันธุ์, ) is a Thai politician and former chairwoman of Pheu Thai Party's strategic committee. She held various positions in the cabinet and served multiple term ...

, , Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives , , 2005 , , Thaksin Shinawatra , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Commerce , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Pornthiva Saksirivethkul , , Minister of Commerce , , 2008 , , Abhisit Vejjajiva , - , Apiradi Tantraporn , , Minister of Commerce , , 2015 , , Prayut Chan-o-cha , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Culture , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Uraiwan Thienthong , , Minister of Culture , , 2002 , , Thaksin Shinawatra , - , Uraiwan Thienthong , , Minister of Culture , , 2005 , , Thaksin Shinawatra , - , Khaisri Sri-aroon , , Minister of Culture , , 2006 , , Surayud Chulanont , - , Sukumol Kunplome , , Minister of Culture , , 2011 , , Yingluck Shinawatra , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Defence , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Yingluck Shinawatra , , Minister of Defence , , 2013 , , Herself , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Digital Economy and Society , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Ranongrak Suwanchawee , , Minister of Information and Communication Technology , , 2008 , , Abhisit Vejjajiva , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Education , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Trinuch Thienthong , , Minister of Education , , 2021 , ,

Prayuth 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 army officer who has served as the Prime Minister of Thailand since he ...

, - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Energy , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Poonpirom Liptapanlop , ,

Minister of Energy An energy minister is a position in many governments responsible for energy production and regulation, developing governmental energy policy, scientific research, and natural resources conservation. In some countries, environmental responsibilities ...

, , 2008 , , Samak Sundaravej , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Wimolsiri Chumnanvej , , Minister of State University Affairs , , 1976 , ,

Thanin Kraivichien Thanin Kraivichien (first name also spelled ''Tanin'', last name ''Kraivixien'' or ''Kraivichian''; th, ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร, , ; born 5 April 1927) is a Thai former judge, politician and law professor. He ...

, - , Nongyao Chaiseri , , Minister of University Affairs , , 1997 , , Chavalit Yongchaiyudh , - ,

Kalaya Sophonpanich Kalaya Sophonpanich ( th, กัลยา โสภณพนิช; ; ; born 21 September 1940) is a Thai physicist and politician who served as the Ministry of Science and Technology (Thailand), Minister of Science and Technology from 2008 to 2 ...

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Minister of Science and Technology A Science Ministry or Department of Science is a ministry or other government agency charged with science. The ministry is often headed by a Minister for Science. List of Ministries of Science Many countries have a Ministry of Science or Ministry ...

, , 2008 , , Abhisit Vejjajiva , - , Atchaka Sibunruang , ,

, , 2016 , , Prayut Chan-o-cha , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Industry , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Atchaka Sibunruang , , Minister of Industry , , 2015 , , Prayut Chan-o-cha , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Labor , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Uraiwan Thienthong , ,

Minister of Labor Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...

, , 2003 , , Thaksin Shinawatra , - , Uraiwan Thienthong , ,

, , 2008 , , Samak Sundaravej , - , Uraiwan Thienthong , ,

, , 2008 , , Somchai Wongsawat , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Anongwan Thepsutin , , Minister of Natural Resources and Environment , , 2008 , , Samak Sundaravej , - , Anongwan Thepsutin , , Minister of Natural Resources and Environment , , 2008 , , Somchai Wongsawat , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Public Health , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" ,

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Minister of Public Health The Minister for Public Health and Women's Health is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. The minister is not a member of the Scottish Cabinet, however, they report to the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care ...

, , 2001 , , Thaksin Shinawatra , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Social Development and Human Security , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" , Paweena Hongsakula , , Minister of Social Development and Human Security , , 2013 , , Yingluck Shinawatra , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Tourism and Sports , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" ,

Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul ( th, กอบกาญจน์ วัฒนวรางกูร, born 19 September 1960) is a former Thai politician. She served as Minister of Tourism and Sports in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-c ...

, , Minister of Tourism and Sports , , 2014 , , Prayut Chan-o-cha , - , colspan=4 align=center, Minister of Transport , -bgcolor="#FFFF99" ,

Lursakdi Sampatisiri Thanpuying Lursakdi Sampatisiri (20 February 19199 November 2010; th, เลอศักดิ์ สมบัติศิริ; ; ) was the daughter of Nai Lert Sreshthaputa and the only heir of the business and real estate empire, founded i ...

, , Minister of Transport , , 1976 , ,

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