Police General
Chidchai Vanasatidya
ชิดชัย วรรณสถิตย์
Acting Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
5 April 2006 – 23 May 2006
MonarchBhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded byThaksin Shinawatra
Succeeded byThaksin Shinawatra
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
11 March 2005 – 19 September 2006
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra
Minister of Justice
In office
2 August 2005 – 19 September 2006
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra
Preceded bySuwat Liptapanlop
Succeeded byCharnchai Likitjittha
Minister of Interior
In office
11 March 2005 – 2 August 2005
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra
Preceded byPhokin Polkul
Succeeded byKongsak Wantana
Personal details
Born (1946-08-13) 13 August 1946
Ubon Ratchathani, Siam
Political partyPheu Thai (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations		Thai Rak Thai (1999–2007)
SpouseAtchara Wannasathit
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service
Rank

Police General Chitchai Wannasathit (Thai: ชิดชัย วรรณสถิตย์, Thai pronunciation: [t͡ɕʰít.t͡ɕʰaj wan.ná.sà.tʰìt]; Chinese: 曹壁光; pinyin: Cáo Bìguāng;[4] born 13 August 1946 in Ubon Ratchathani Province) was the caretaker prime minister of Thailand from April to May 2006, when Thaksin Shinawatra took a break from his duties as prime minister following a disappointing showing in elections. Thaksin returned to his duties after more than a month. Chitchai Wannasathit was simultaneously the first deputy prime minister and justice minister. On 19 September 2006, he was arrested by the Thai military during the 2006 coup d'état, but was soon released.

Education

Personal life

He was of Chinese descent.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Thailand's PM Thaksin Shinawatra Resigns | Scoop News".
  2. ↑ Ratchakitcha data
  3. ↑ Ratchakitcha data
  4. ↑ 洪林 (April 2006). 黎道纲 (ed.). A Study on Ethnic & Overseas Chinese People in Thailand (泰国华侨华人研究) (in Chinese). Thailand: Hong Kong Social Science Publishing House (香港社会科学出版社有限公司). p. 186. ISBN 962-620-127-4.
  5. ↑ 泰国新政府的华裔光芒 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "ชิดชัย" หนุนแนวคิด "บิ๊กสุ" ตั้งคนกลางไกล่เกลี่ยปัญหา (in Thai). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
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