Paethongtarn Shinawatra ( th, แพทองธาร ชินวัตร, nicknamed ''Ung Ing'', born 21 August 1986), is a Thai politician and businesswoman. She is the youngest daughter of the former Thai prime minister

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. She is serving as the

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's chairwoman of the Advisory Committee on Participation and Innovation.

Personal life

Paethongtarn Shinawatra was born in

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. She went to Saint Joseph Convent School for junior high school and Mater Dei School for high school. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology from the

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 ...

in 2008 and continued her studies in England, earning a MSC degree in International Hotel Management from the

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. Paethongtarn is the No. 1 shareholder of SC Asset Corporation and a director of the Thaicom Foundation. She is married to Pitaka Suksawat and they have one daughter.

Political career

At a meeting of the Pheu Thai Party on March 20, 2022, Paethongtarn was elected as "Head of the Pheu Thai Family". When speaking at the Pheu Thai Party's annual general meeting in April 2022, she said that she wants to see regime change in Thailand and wants to gain more experience before standing for the post of the country’s prime minister.

Royal Decorations

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2005 – The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn, 6th Class, Gold Medal (G.M.T.)ราชกิจจานุเบกษา
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เล่ม ๑๒๒ ตอนที่ ๒๒ ข หน้า ๘, ๓ ธันวาคม ๒๕๔๘

References

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Paethongtarn Shinawatra Paethongtarn Shinawatra ( th, แพทองธาร ชินวัตร, nicknamed ''Ung Ing'', born 21 August 1986), is a Thai politician and businesswoman. She is the youngest daughter of the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. ...