Pong Punnakan
พงษ์ ปุณณกันต์
Minister of Transport
In office
1 January 1958 – 7 March 1969
Prime MinisterThanom Kittikachorn
In office
18 December 1972 – 14 October 1973
Prime MinisterThanom Kittikachorn
Personal details
Born(1915-09-30)30 September 1915
Siam
Died28 May 1990(1990-05-28) (aged 74)
Thailand
Political partyUnited Thai People's Party
RelativesPuttipong Punnakanta (grandson)
Military service
Branch/serviceRoyal Thai Army
Years of service1935-1973
Rank General

Pong Punnakan (Thai: พงษ์ ปุณณกันต์, RTGS: Phong; 30 September 1915 – 28 May 1990)[1] was a Deputy Minister of Transport In the government of Mr. Pott Sarasin, Transport Minister for 4 terms in the government of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn and Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, former Minister of Industry for 1 term in Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn's government and former secretary-general of the Revolutionary Council 1958 Thai coup[2]

History

Gen. Pong was the son of Captain Luang Phonwinaikit (Ampai Punnakan). Gen. Pong was married to Khun Ying Sa-at (formerly Adireksan), and had a son, Professor Dr. Lueporn. Punnakan and Mee Sak is the grandfather of Phuttiphong Punnakanta and Danupon Punnakanta.[3]

Gen. Pong was appointed as Deputy Minister of Transport. In the government of Mr. Pot Sarasin in 1957[4] and resigned simultaneously with both the Cabinet after the general election of members of the Thai House of Representatives, in December 1957.

He was then re-appointed as the Minister of Transport in the government of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn for three terms and Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat's government.[5]

Gen. Pong joined the 1958 coup in Thailand led by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat and played a role as the secretary-general of the Revolutionary Council. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Saha Pracha Thai Party, which includes Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces be the party leader

Honour

Foreign Honours

Military rank

References

  1. ↑ หนังสือที่ระลึกในการเสด็จพระราชทานเพลิงศพ พลเอกพงษ์ ปุณณกันต์ (Cremation volume) (in Thai). 1992. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via chantrabook.com.
  2. ↑ เพลิง ภูผา. ฅนกบฎ. กรุงเทพฯ : ไพลิน. 2546. หน้า 40
  3. ↑ "กบ สุวนันท์ ร้องไห้โฮ หลังสามีบรู๊ค ดนุพร เส้นประสาทโดนตัด อาการหนัก!". TV Pool (in Thai). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Royal Command announced the appointment and appointment of the Cabinet (29 people)
  5. ↑ Royal Command announced the appointment of the Cabinet (14 persons)
  6. ↑ Military rank declaration (page 2594)
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