The People's Committee of Siam ( was the first constitutional Cabinet of Siam (now

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) or (. After the Revolution of 1932, and promulgation of the 'Temporary' Constitution,

Phraya Manopakorn Nititada Phraya Manopakorn Nitithada (, ; 15 July 1884 – 1 October 1948), born Kon Hutasingha (or Hutasingh, , ) and simply known as Phraya Mano, was a Siamese nobleman who served as the first Prime Minister of Thailand, prime minister of Siam after ...

(a civil servant and former Minister of Justice) was appointed the first President of the People's Committee ( - in essence

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. However he was not allowed to appoint the members of the Cabinet as the

Khana Ratsadon The People's Party, known in Thai as Khana Ratsadon (, ), was a Thailand, Siamese group of military and civil officers, and later a political party, which staged a 1932 Siamese coup d'état, bloodless revolution against King Prajadhipok's govern ...

, the revolutionary party, has already decided to do that themselves. Out of the fifteen members 10 are from the Khana Ratsadon; out of the 7 "Promoters" 5 are in the committee. The committee did not present any policies to the

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, but decided to govern the country in accordance with the 6 Principles. The committee was active from 28 June 1932 to 10 December 1932. The committee ended with the signing and promulgation of the 'Permanent' Constitution of 1932, most members returned for the second Cabinet.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:People's Committee Of Siam Political history of Thailand 1932 establishments in Siam 1932 disestablishments Cabinets of Thailand

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