Thailand's new cabinet sworn in

(24 Sep 2025)
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Bangkok, Thailand - 24 September 2025
1. Various of Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his newly appointed Cabinet, all ion white uniforms, walking towards area for group photo at Government House before oath-taking ceremony
2. Mid shot of Charnvirakul surrounded by cabinet members
3. Newly appointed PM and cabinet ministers arriving at photo-op spot
4. Cameramen and photographers
5. Anutin Charnvirakul
6. Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture minister Thammanat Prompao of the Klatham Party
7. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas
8. Foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow
9. Commerce minister Suphajee Suthumpun
10. Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit
11. Various of new cabinet's Group photo with Government House in the background
12. Various of Anutin leaving meeting before going to oath taking ceremony
13. Vehicles leaving Government House for oath taking
STORYLINE:
Thailand’s new cabinet was sworn in Wednesday, bringing an apparent end to weeks of political ructions that have seen it elect its third prime minister in a little over two years.

Ahead of a solemn ceremony in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, new leader Anutin Charnvirakul led out his ministers for a traditional photo opportunity against the backdrop of Government House, in Bangkok.

Anutin, head of the Bhumjaithai Party, was elected premier by Parliament last month. He succeeded Pheu Thai Party's Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was dismissed after being found guilty of ethics violations over a politically compromising phone call with neighboring Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen.

The call was followed by a border clash between Thailand and Cambodia in July, which killed dozens.

She in turn had replaced Srettha Thavisin, who was thrown out of office in August 2024 over a separate case of breaching ethical rules.

Most of Anutin’s Cabinet positions went to members from his party and two other parties, Klatham and the military-backed Phalang Pracharath, which make up the main part of his minority coalition government.

Many of the newly appointed ministers, including Anutin himself, had served in the Pheu Thai-led Cabinet after the 2023 general elections.

The Pheu Thai Party holds no position in the current Cabinet. It had previously said it would become an opposition party.

Anutin will serve as both prime minister and interior minister. He held the latter position under Paetongtarn’s government.

Six members of the Cabinet hold deputy prime minister positions.

One of them is Thammanat Prompao of the Klatham Party, an influential politician who was convicted and jailed in Australia in 1994 in connection with heroin smuggling. He will also serve as the Agriculture minister.

Several non-politicians nabbed ministerial positions, including Ekniti Nitithanprapas, a former Director-General of the Revenue Department, who was appointed to both deputy prime minister and Finance minister positions.

Suphajee Suthumpun, a former CEO of major Thai hotel business Dusit Thani, will serve as commerce minister.

Veteran diplomat Sihasak Phuangketkeow was appointed as Foreign minister.

He had served in many posts in the foreign ministry, including as its permanent secretary, vice minister and spokesperson.

He was also a former Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations Office in Geneva, and was chosen as President of the UN Human Rights Council in 2010.
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