King approved Thai reshuffle

A proposed reshuffle was submitted to the king of Thailand on 17 November and announced on 24 November.

* = new minister † = change to portfolio

Gen. (retd) PRAYUTH Chanocha, Prime Minister; Head of the National Council for Peace and Order
Gen. PRAWIT Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Defence; Deputy Head of the National Council for Peace and Order
†Air Chief Marshal (retd) PRAJIN Juntong, Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Justice
†Gen. CHATCHAI Sareekalaya, Deputy Prime Minister
Gen. SURAPONG Suwana-adth, Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces
Gen. CHALERMCHAI Sittisart, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army; Secretary-General of the National Council for Peace and Order
Adml. NA Areenij, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy
Air Chief Marshal JOM Rungsawang, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force
Pol. Gen. CHAKTHIP Chaijinda, Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police
Gen. CHAICHAN Changmongkol, Permanent Secretary of Defence
MEECHAI Ruchupan, NCPO Member
†Gen. ANANTAPORN Kanjanarat, Minister of Social Development and Human Security
DON Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs
WISSANU Kruangam, Deputy Prime Minister
SOMKID Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for Economic Affairs
† SUWAPHAN Tanyuvardhana, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
* KOBSAK Pootrakool, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
APISAK Tantivorawong, Finance
* WEERASAK Kowsurat, Tourism and Sports
* KRISSADA Boonraj, Agriculture and Co-operatives
THIRAKIAT Charoensethasilp, Education
Gen. SURASAK Kanchanarat, Natural Resources and the Environment
* SIRI Jirapongphan, Energy
* SONTIRAT Sontijirawong, Commerce
Gen. ANUPONG Paochinda, Interior
†Pol. Gen. (retd) ADUL Saengsingkaew, Labour
VEERA Rojpotchanarak, Culture
PICHET Darongkhaweroj, Dital Economy and Society
†SUVIT Maesincee, Science and Technology
PIYASKOL Skolsattayathorn, Public Health
UTTAMA Savanayana, Industry
ARKHOM Termpittayapaisith, Transport

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