Ministry of Transport (Thailand)

Ministry of Transportกระทรวงคมนาคม

Seal of Rama on a chariot

Ministry overview
Formed| 1 April 1912; 112 years ago (1912-04-01)
Preceding Ministry|

* Ministry of Communications

Jurisdiction| Government of Thailand
Headquarters| Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok
Minister responsible|

* Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Minister

Deputy Ministers responsible|

* Manaporn Charoensri, Deputy Minister
* Surapong Piyachote, Deputy Minister

Ministry executive|

* Chayatan Phromsorn, Permanent Secretary

Website| MOT

The Ministry of Transport (Abrv: MOT; Thai: กระทรวงคมนาคม, RTGS: Krasuang Khamanakhom) is the ministry of the Government of Thailand responsible for the development, construction, and regulation of the nation's land, marine, and air transportation systems.

## History

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The headquarters of the ministry, image c. 1965

The Ministry of Transport was previously known as the Ministry of Communications (although the name is the same in Thai), and was founded in 1941. Its English name was changed to the Ministry of Transport in 2002, when the Reorganisation of Ministries, Government Agencies and Departments, B.E. 2545 Act came into force. It stipulated that the Ministry of Transport (the former Ministry of Communications) would have overall responsibility for transportation, transportation-related businesses, traffic planning, and transport infrastructure development.[1]

As of 2023[update], the ministry is headed by Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit.

## Organization

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The MOT is composed of ministry departments and profit-making state enterprises.[2]

### Departments

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* Office of the Minister
* Office of the Permanent Secretary
* Marine Department
* Department of Land Transport (DLT)
* Department of Airports (DOA)
* Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)
* Department of Highways (DOH)
* Department of Rural Roads (DRR)
* Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP)
* Department of Rail Transport (DRT)

### State enterprises

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* State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
* Port Authority of Thailand (PAT)
* Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
* Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT)
* Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA)
* Civil Aviation Training Center (Thailand) [th]
* The Transport Company Limited [th]
* The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT)
* Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Limited [th]
* Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Co, Limited
* THAI-AMADEUS Southeast Asia Company Limited
* Airport Rail Link Co, Limited

* Thailand portal
* Transport portal

## References

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1. ^ "About MOT; History". Thailand Transportation Portal. Ministry of Transport (Thailand). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
2. ^ "About MOT". Thailand Transportation Portal. Ministry of Transport (Thailand). Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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