Suriya Juangroongruangkit
{{Short description|Thai Minister of Finance since 2023 (born 1954)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Suriya Juangroongruangkit
| native_name = {{nobold|สุริยะ จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ}}
| native_name_lang = th
| image = Suriya Juangroongruangkit, 13 January 2023.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Suriya Juangroongruangkit in 2023
| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
| term_start = 27 April 2024
| term_end =
| primeminister = Srettha Thavisin
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
| term_start1 = 2 August 2005
| term_end1 = 19 September 2006
| primeminister1 = Thaksin Shinawatra
| office2 = Minister of Transport
| term_start2 = 1 September 2023
| term_end2 =
| primeminister2 = Srettha Thavisin
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
| predecessor2 = Saksayam Chidchob
| successor2 =
| term_start3 = 3 October 2002
| term_end3 = 2 August 2005
| primeminister3 = Thaksin Shinawatra
| predecessor3 = Wan Muhamad Noor Matha
| successor3 = Pongsak Ruktapongpisal
| office4 = Minister of Industry
| primeminister4 = Prayut Chan-o-cha
| term_start4 = 10 July 2019
| term_end4 = 17 March 2023
| predecessor4 = Uttama Savanayana
| successor4 =
| term_start5 = 2 August 2005
| term_end5 = 19 September 2006
| primeminister5 = Thaksin Shinawatra
| predecessor5 = Watana Muangsook
| successor5 = Kosit Panpiemras
| primeminister6 = Thaksin Shinawatra
| term_start6 = 17 February 2001
| term_end6 = 3 October 2002
| predecessor6 = Suwat Liptapanlop
| successor6 = Somsak Thepsuthin
| office7 = Deputy Minister of Industry
| primeminister7 = Chuan Leekpai
| term_start7 = 5 October 1998
| term_end7 = 29 June 1999
| office8 = Member of the House of Representatives
| term_start8 = 14 May 2023
| term_end8 = 19 January 2024
| constituency8 = Party-list
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bangkok, Thailand
| nationality = Thai
| spouse = Surisa Jungrungreangkit
| party = Pheu Thai (2013–2018; 2023–present)
| otherparty = {{ubl|Social Action (1976–1999)|Thai Rak Thai (1999–2007)|Bhumjaithai (2009–2013)|Palang Pracharath (2019–2023)}}
| alma_mater = UC Berkeley
| profession = Politician
| relatives = {{ubl|Thanathorn (nephew)|Somporn (sister-in-law)}}
| signature = Suriya Juangroongruangkit signature.svg
}}
Suriya Juangroongruangkit ({{langx|th|สุริยะ จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ}}; {{RTGS|Suriya Chuengrungrueangkit}}; born 10 December 1954) is a Thai politician who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Transport since April 2024 and September 2023 respectively. He served his first term as the Deputy Prime Minister from August 2005 to September 2006 and as the Minister of Transport from October 2002 to August 2005. He previously also served as the Minister of Industry for multiple times, Deputy Minister of Industry and Member of the House of Representatives. He is a member of the Pheu Thai Party and was one of the leaders of the Palang Pracharath Party as well as the Thai Rak Thai party.[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-election-military/martial-democracy-some-thais-prefer-coup-maker-for-pm-idUSKBN1QU0VO Martial democracy? Some Thais prefer coup-maker for PM]{{cite news |last1=Wipatayotin |first1=Apinya |title=Uproar at ban delay |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1803544/uproar-at-ban-delay |accessdate=28 November 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=28 November 2019}}
Early life and career
Suriya Juangroongruangkit was born on 10 December 1954 in Bangkok to Thai Chinese ancestry. he attended Triam Udom Suksa School, Phaya Thai, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a bachelor of science in manufacturing engineering in 1978. After working for various car companies in Thailand, he was appointed transport minister on 3 October 2002. On 11 March 2005 he started his second term in office.
In 2003, Suriya paid $95,200 USD for a lucky license plate number for his son's car: 9999.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3144129.stm |title=Thai minister invests in 'lucky' licence |publisher=BBC News |date=August 12, 2003}}
He is the uncle of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
Political career
When Suriya was a member of the Thai Rak Thai, he served as the secretary-general of the party. As part of the Palang Pracharath party, he was an influential member of the Sam Mitr faction.{{Cite news |title=Somsak and Suriya officially join Pheu Thai |work=Bangkok Post |date=23 March 2023 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2534756/somsak-and-suriya-officially-join-pheu-thai |access-date=2023-08-06 |last1=Sattaburuth |first1=Aekarach }} Under Prime-minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, he served as the Minister of Industry.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2021-10-25 |title=Meet the Minister of Industry, Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit to discuss ways to push Thailand into the industrial hemp hub and preparation of the Thailand International Hemp Forum & Expo 2022 |url=https://tihta.org/meet-the-minister-of-industry-mr-suriya-juangroongruangkit-to-discuss-ways-to-push-thailand-into-the-industrial-hemp-hub-and-preparation-of-the-thailand-international-hemp-forum-expo-2022/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Thai Industrial Hemp Trade Association |language=en-US}}
At the beginning of 2023, there were rumours that both Suriya and Somsak Thepsuthin would defect from the Palang Pracharath party to Pheu Thai. They then informed the party's leader Prawit Wongsuwon of their intention to remain and run in the House of Representative elections.{{Cite news |title=Suriya, Somsak to remain with PPRP |work=Bangkok Post |date=7 February 2023 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2501124/suriya-somsak-to-remain-with-pprp |access-date=2023-08-06 |last1=Bangprapa |first1=Mongkol }} However, on 23 March 2023, Suriya and Somsak, along with Suirya's wife Anongwan joined the Pheu Thai party.
References
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External links
- {{in lang|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071213001531/http://news.sohu.com/90/85/news148058590.shtml 泰国华裔地位高 出过好几任总理真正的一等公民]
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