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The Paetongtarn cabinet, formally known as the 64th Council of Ministers (คณะรัฐมนตรีไทย คณะที่ 64) was formed after the removal of Srettha Thavisin as Prime Minister of Thailand. The coalition is led by Pheu Thai Party which nominated Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its candidate for prime minister.
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2024
Paetongtarn was elected by House of Representatives as prime minister on 16 August 2024 and received the appointment from the royal command the same day.[1][2]
The cabinet was officially sworn into office by King Rama X on 6 September 2024.[3]
2025
On June 18, 2025, the Bhumjaithai Party announced its withdrawal from Thailand's ruling coalition government led by the Pheu Thai Party. This decision followed the leak of a phone conversation between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former longtime Cambodian Prime Minister and current President of Senate Hun Sen, which raised concerns about national sovereignty amid ongoing border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.[4] In a statement by the Bhumjaithai party, party ministers have submitted their resignations to the prime minister, effective the following day.[5]
Cabinet Reshuffle
On 23 June 2025, the Thai government announced that it would push ahead with a Cabinet reshuffle, which is expected to be finalized by 27 June 2025.[6]
On 30 June 2025, the Royal Gazette formally published a cabinet reshuffle proposed by the ruling Pheu Thai party, following the Bhumjaithai party's withdrawal from the coalition government. In this new lineup, Paetongtarn Shinawatra has taken on the role of Culture Minister. The reshuffle included the appointment of nine new ministers to the cabinet.[7]
On 1 July 2025, the Constitutional Court of Thailand suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty by a vote of 7-2, pending a case seeking her dismissal. The court accepted a petition from 36 senators accusing her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards over the leaked phone conversation with Cambodia's Hun Sen.[8]
On 3 July 2025, acting Prime Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit lead the new cabinet in the swearing-in oath ceremony before the King of Thailand. [9]His brief tenure as acting prime minister, which effectively lasted one full day, concluded shortly after this ceremony. Following the swearing-in and a subsequent special cabinet meeting, Phumtham Wechayachai is expected to assume the role of acting Prime Minister due to his higher rank in the reshuffled cabinet.[10]
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Election of the prime minister
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List of ministers
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Notes
- Narumon Pinyosinwat joined the cabinet on behalf of Thammanat's group.
- Itthi Sirilatthayakorn joined the cabinet on behalf of Thammanat's group.
- Akara Prompow joined the cabinet on behalf of Thammanat's group.
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