Paetongtarn shinawatra father
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Abhisit Vejjajiva
Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011
Abhisit VejjajivaMPChMWM (pronunciationⓘ; Thai: อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ, RTGS: Aphisit Wetchachiwa, Thai pronunciation:[ʔà.pʰí.sìtwêːt.tɕʰāː.tɕʰīː.wáʔ]ⓘ; born 3 August 1964) is a Thai politician who was the 27th prime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. He was the leader of the Democrat Party[4] from 2005 until he resigned following the party's weak performance in the 2019 election. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from 2005 to 2008 and again after his premiership until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013.[5] Abhisit is the last prime minister neither coming from the military nor being related to the Shinawatra family to date.
Born in England to Thai Chinese parents, Abhisit also holds British citizenship. He attended Eton College and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Oxford.[6] After his graduation he taught
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Abhisit Vejjajiva
Former Prime Minister of Thailand / Former Leader of the Democratic Party of Thailand
Former Prime Minister of Thailand
He is a politician who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011.
He became prime minister at the age of 44 amid global economic turmoil and heightened domestic political tensions. He was the youngest prime minister of the country in more than 60 years.
As prime minister, he promoted a “People’s Agenda” that focused primarily on policies affecting the living conditions of Thailand’s rural and working-class citizens.
He also implemented two economic stimulus packages: an infrastructure improvement plan and a cash subsidy and benefit program worth over $3 billion; by 2010, the stock market and the value of the baht had recovered to their highest levels since the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
Biography
He comes from a Hakka Chinese Vejjajiva family. He was born in 1964 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His parents are both professors of medicine. He went to Oxford University (St. John&#
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Abhisit Vejjajiva was Thailand’s 27th Prime Minister at the age of 44. Born in Newcastle, United Kingdom, the Oxford-educated politician had an academic career teaching at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy before joining politics.
Abhisit held the office of Prime Minister from 2008-2011 with a platform revolving around “Putting People First” and anti-corruption. Among the achievements of Abhisit’s government are free healthcare, higher minimum wage and free education, including textbooks and milk for nursery-school children.
As a former Leader of the Democrat Party, Thailand’s oldest political party, Abhisit Vejjajiva is a seasoned politician with 3 decades of experience.
During his term of office, the world was in the middle of an economic turmoil, and there were many domestic political tensions in Thailand at that time. Despite these challenges, the Abhisit Government was credited with effective economic policies and bringing Thailand to a stable and sound financial standing through stimulus packages, that were on track and on time, and investing not just in jobs, but also
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