Kalaya Sophonpanich
Appearance
Kalaya Sophonpanich กัลยา โสภณพนิช | |
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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 | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | September 21, 1941
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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- Government ministers of Thailand
- Chulalongkorn University alumni
- People's Alliance for Democracy activists
- Sophonpanich family
- Democrat Party (Thailand) politicians
- People from Nakhon Ratchasima Province
- Women government ministers of Thailand
- 21st-century women politicians
- Thai politicians of Chinese descent
- Thai politician stubs