Air Chief Marshal Sukampol Suwannathat ( th, สุกำพล สุวรรณทัต, ; born 17 August 1951) is a Thai

air force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an a ...

officer and politician. He has served in the cabinet of

Yingluck Shinawatra Yingluck Shinawatra ( th, ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, , ; ; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed Pou ( th, ปู, , , meaning "crab"), is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the Pri ...

, as Minister of Transport from August 2011 to January 2012, and subsequently as Minister of Defence until June 2013.

Personal life

Sukampol was born on 17 August 1951 as the son of Squadron Leader Suwat Suwantatat and Ratree Suwannatat.

Education

Sukampol graduated from Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Secondary School (Class 4), Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (Class 10),

Royal Thai Air Force Academy The Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Royal Air Force Academy () (NKRAFA) is a military academy for officer cadets of the Royal Thai Air Force. History In 1950, the Royal Air Force (RTAF) started recruiting officers who completed their training from ...

(Class 17), Air Command and Staff Command (Class 29), National Defense College (Class 46).

Air force careers

Sukampol is the person of

Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, a ...

while serving as Prime Minister posing to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force because of being a fellow student of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School together but after the coup of 19 September 2006, the command line was changed in the new line causing the military officers from class 10 fall out of position, many of whom had to retire from the post of a military commander in the area. Sukampol was changed to be a Special Air Force expert in 2007 and was changed to General Inspector in 2008.https://news.mthai.com/politics-news/519612.html

Political careers

Sukumapol Suwannatat took the position of Minister of Transport in the government of

since 9 August 2011 until 18 January 2012, he was appointed as Minister of Defense and process the removal of the rank of former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva when hew was a teacher at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy so he led the case to the submission of the examination to consider qualifications of Abhisit. Until June 2013, he was removed from the position of minister.

References

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