The following is background on Anutin, who was elected following last week's dismissal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra from the role after the Constitutional Court found she had violated ethical rules.
- Bhumjaithai was the second largest party in the ruling coalition led by Paetongtarn's Pheu Thai party when Anutin was Deputy Prime Minister.
- The opposition People's Party, which holds nearly a third of lower house seats and is the largest party in parliament, said it would back Anutin to be prime minister in return for his promise to dissolve parliament within four months. The People's Party will not join the government.
Political career
- Served under Thaksin briefly as deputy health minister in 2004 and then deputy commerce minister later that year before returning to the health portfolio in 2005.
- Returned as leader of the Bhumjaithai party in 2012. Its strongholds are in the northeast of the country, and the party won 70 seats in the 2023 election.
- Served as interior minister in the Pheu Thai-led government since 2023.
- The changes led to a rise in recreational use and an explosion of cannabis shops, upsetting conservatives and leading to Pheu Thai's plans to recriminalise non-medical marijuana.
Family and business
- Heir to his family's construction firm, Stecon Group , which built the parliament buildings in Bangkok.
- Maintains close ties with business elites and influential political figures such as power broker Newin Chidchob, who has a stronghold in Thailand's northeast.
- His interests include recreational flying, with state media reporting he has piloted flights for emergency organ donations under the Hearts with Wings programme, while government asset declarations show he is a collector of Buddhist amulets - REUTERS
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