Anutin Charnvirakul

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Anutin Charnvirakul (born 13 September 1966) is a Thai politician and businessman who has served as the 32nd prime minister of Thailand since September 2025. He has also been the leader of the Bhumjaithai Party since 2012 and a member of the House of Representatives since 2019.
Born into a wealthy family in Bangkok, Anutin graduated from Hofstra University and Thammasat University before serving as president of his family’s construction firm, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction (STECON). He began his political career with the Thai Rak Thai Party in 1996 and served as Deputy Minister of Commerce and Deputy Minister of Public Health under Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Following a five-year political ban, he returned to lead the Bhumjaithai Party, succeeding his father, Chavarat Charnvirakul, in 2012. During the second premiership of Prayut Chan-o-cha, he served as deputy prime minister and minister of public health, where he oversaw Thailand’s COVID-19 response and the 2022 decriminalization of cannabis. From 2023 to 2025, he served as the Minister of Interior under the premierships of Srettha Thavisin and Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Anutin ascended to the premiership following a…