Technocrats Get Key Roles in Thai PM Anutin’s New Cabinet

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul unveiled his cabinet lineup on Friday, tapping technocrats to head key ministries to steer an economy grappling with the fallout of US tariffs and high household debt.

Seasoned bureaucrat Ekniti Nitithanprapas was appointed deputy prime minister and finance minister, according to a list published in the Royal Gazette. Suphajee Suthumpun, former chief executive of hotel operator Dusit Thani Pcl, was named commerce minister and Auttapol Rerkpiboon, a former chief executive of energy giant PTT Pcl, was appointed as energy minister.