Kalaya Sophonpanich

*Khun Ying*
Kalaya Sophonpanich
กัลยา โสภณพนิช
Khun Ying Kalaya Sophonpanich; กัลยา โสภณพนิช
Minister of Science and Technology
	In office; 20 December 2008 – 6 June 2010
Prime Minister	Abhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded by	Wuttipong Chaisang
Succeeded by	Virachai Virameteekul
Personal details
Born	September 21, 1941 (age 82); Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Political party	Democrat Party
Spouse	Chote Sophonpanich
Alma mater	Chulalongkorn University,; Imperial College London

Kalaya Sophonpanich (Thai: กัลยา โสภณพนิช; RTGS: Kanlaya Sophonphanit; Chinese: 龍宛虹; pinyin: Lóng Wǎnhóng;^[2] born 21 September 1941) is a Chinese-Thai politician who was the Minister of Science and Technology of Thailand in 2008 to 2010. She is the daughter-in-law of Chin Sophonpanich and the wife of Chote Sophonpanich.^[3]

References

^ "Bhumjai Thai has both poorest, richest MPs with Bt5,000 in cash, Bt4.67 billion in assets". The Nation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ Xiao, Wenxuan (June 2014). "當代泰國華人政治認同與角色變遷之研究" (PDF). Feng Chia University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 28: 140.
^ Dr Kalaya Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine

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