Pong Sarasin (Thai: พงส์ สารสิน; 16 July 1927 – 3 February 2021) was a Thai businessman and politician, who served under Major General

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 ...

's cabinet, acting as Deputy Prime Minister along with General Tienchai Sirisumpan in 1988.

Family

Pong was a scion of the wealthy

Sarasin family The Sarasin family (Thai: สารสิน) refers to a wealthy assimilated Thai Chinese business clan that rose to prominence during the 19th century. The family monopolised a number of bureaucratic offices and established a number of key busi ...

, one of Bangkok's oldest assimilated Thai-Chinese business clans. Pong, although he was a leading member of Thailand's Social Action Party, is frequently associated with his politically active family: Pong was the son of former Prime Minister and SEATO Secretary-General

Pote Sarasin Pote Sarasin ( th, พจน์ สารสิน, , ; 25 March 1905 – 28 September 2000) was the 9th Prime Minister of Thailand from the influential Sarasin family. He served as foreign minister from 1949 to 1950 and then served as ambassad ...

; he is the brother of former Police Chief General and Interior Minister

Pao Sarasin Police General Pao Sarasin (c. 1929 – March 7, 2013) was a Thai politician and former police officer. Sarasin served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, as well as the country's Interior Minister, in 1992. Early life and education Pao ...

, as well as the brother of

Arsa Sarasin Arsa Sarasin ( th, อาสา สารสิน; born 26 May 1937) is a Thai diplomat and businessman who served as Principal Private Secretary to King Bhumibol Adulyadej until he retired in 2012. Early life and education Arsa Sarasin was ...

, the former Foreign Minister and chief secretary of late King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

's office.

Careers

Pong started working at

Bank of Thailand The Bank of Thailand (BOT) ( Abrv: ธปท.; th, ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย, ) is the central bank of Thailand. History The Bank of Thailand (BOT) was first set up as the Thai National Banking Bureau. The Bank ...

but resigned to work at the Department of Administrative Intelligence in the middle of the years 1952 to 1957, before resigning to work for Thainamthip Co. Ltd., where he started as an assistant manager. Later, Pong entered politics by becoming a member of the National Legislative Assembly in 1973 and later becoming a Senator in 1976. Later, together with Kukrit Pramoj he founded the

Social Action Party The Social Action Party ( th, พรรคกิจสังคม, ) was a political party in Thailand. History The Social Action Party was formed by the more liberal members of the Democrat Party in 1974 under the leadership of Kukrit Pramo ...

and served as party secretary in 1984, running for the election of Khon Kaen House of Representatives in the 1986 election and was elected consecutively until 1988 for a total of 2 terms.

Honours

Order of Chula Chom Klao - 2nd Class upper (Thailand) ribbon

Grand Commander of the Most Illustrious

Order of Chula Chom Klao The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์จุลจอมเกล้า; ) was established on 16 November 1873 by King Chulalongkorn, Rama V of The Thailand, Kingdom of ...

() * Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant () * Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand ()

Death

Pong Sarasin died on 3 February 2021 with an old disease at the age of 93.

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110605014033/http://www.cabinet.thaigov.go.th/eng/cab_49.htm * https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article//straitstimes19870811-1.2.23.6.aspx {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarasin, Pong 1927 births 2021 deaths Pong Sarasin Pong Sarasin Pong Sarasin Hainanese people Pong Sarasin