Rathakit Manathat ( th, รัฐกิจ มานะทัต, born December 12, 1952) was appointed as justice of the

Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand The Administrative Court of Thailand ( th, ศาลปกครอง) is a branch of the national judiciary, concerning grievances against state agencies or public officials. It was first established in 2001, in accordance with the 1997 Const ...

since 2016 and became President of the Chamber since October 2022. Prior to his current appointment, he was the Ambassador to the People's Republic of China and the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson.

Early life

Justice Manathat was born on December 12, 1952, in Kalasin Province. He completed his L.L.B. (Honors) and M.A. in International Relations from

Thammasat University Thammasat University (Abbreviation, Abrv: TU th, มธ.; th, มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์, , ) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan area of Phra Nakhon District near the ...

. He was called to the Bar of the Kingdom of Thailand in the year 1977. He also received Graduate Diploma in International Law from

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under the University's scholarship. Prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was a lecturer at

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

Kasetsart University Kasetsart University ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์; ), commonly known and referred to as Kaset or KU, is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the largest university in Thailand. I ...

Diplomatic Career

Rathakit joined Thailand's Foreign Service in 1979. Between 2002 and 2013 he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to People's Republic of China, Switzerland, Turkey and Laos PDR. Prior to the Ambassadorship, he served as Thai Consul General to Hong Kong during the Handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.

Private Sector

Rathakit was member of the Board of Directors of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) between 2009 and 2011. He was also member of the Board of Directors

Tourism Authority of Thailand The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) ( th, การท่องเที่ยวแห่งประเทศไทย) is an organization of Thailand under the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Its mandate is to promote Thailand's tourism in ...

in 2002.

Orders and decorations

* Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephanthttp://www.person.ku.ac.th/new_personweb/grd/per_grd_1/per_grd_1-2554-1.pdf * Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

References

External links

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

Royal Thai Embassy, Vientiane
* Biographical article in Thai language Wikipedia 1952 births Living people

Rathakit Manathat Rathakit Manathat ( th, :th:รัฐกิจ มานะทัต, รัฐกิจ มานะทัต, born December 12, 1952) was appointed as justice of the Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand since 2016 and became President of th ...

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