Published : 03 Jul 2025, 07:33 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 01:28 PM
Thailand's deputy premier Phumtham Wechayachai was confirmed on Thursday as the new caretaker prime minister, a government statement said.
Phumtham, 71, is a veteran Pheu Thai Party politician who has long worked with the influential former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the driving force in the current government. Phumtham takes the role following a court's order of suspension from duty this week of Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
