Varawut Silpa-archa

Thai Minister of Social Development and Human Security since 2023 (born 1973)

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Varawut Silpa-archa

วราวุธ ศิลปอาชา

Varawut in 2023

Minister of Social Development and Human Security

Incumbent

Assumed office
1 September 2023
Prime Minister| Srettha Thavisin
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Preceded by| Juti Krairiksh
Leader of the Chartthaipattana Party

Incumbent

Assumed office
10 October 2022
Preceded by| Kanchana Silpa-archa
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
In office
10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023
Prime Minister| Prayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded by| Surasak Karnjanarat
Succeeded by| Patcharawat Wongsuwan
Personal details
Born|  (1973-07-11) 11 July 1973 (age 52)
Bangkok, Thailand
Political party| Chartthaipattana
Other political
affiliations| Thai Nation (1995–2008)
Spouse| Suwanna Silpa-archa
Relations|

* Chumpol Silpa-archa (uncle)
* Kanchana Silpa-archa (sister)

Parents|

* Banharn Silpa-archa (father)
* Jamsai Silpa-archa (mother)

Alma mater| University College London
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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Varawut Silpa-archa (Thai: วราวุธ ศิลปอาชา; RTGS: Warawut Sinlapa-acha) is a Thai politician and current Minister of Social Development and Human Security under the coalition government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin since 1 September 2023. Previously, he served as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.[1][2]

## Early life and education

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Varawut Silpa-archa was born on 11 July 1973 at Bang Khun Phrom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. He is the youngest son of Banharn Silpa-archa, a former leader of the Chart Thai Party, and former Prime Minister of Thailand with Khunying Jamsai Silpa-archa. Within his family life, he is married to Suwanna Silpa-archa and has three children.

Varawut graduated from primary and secondary grades 1-2 from Saint Gabriel's College in Bangkok and attended high school in England. He holds a bachelor's degree in B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), University College London, United Kingdom, and a master's degree MBA in Finance and Banking, University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States.

## Political careers

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Varawut entered the political path following his father by being a member of the House of Representatives Suphan Buri Province in 2001, 2005 and 2007 under the Thai Nation Party and received the position of Deputy Minister of Transport in the government of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. In 2008, he was disqualified from politics for five years because he was an executive director of the Chart Thai Party, which the Constitutional Court judges had decided to dissolve.

Later, in the 2019 Thai general election, he was elected on the party-list system and was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

## Royal decorations

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Varawut has received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:

* 2020 -  Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
* 2008 -  Knight Grand Cordon of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

## References

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1. ^ "La Thaïlande a un nouveau gouvernement". Thailande-fr (in French). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
2. ^ "New cabinet ministers appointed". Bangkok Post. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

Political offices

Preceded by

Juti Krairiksh

|  Minister of Social Development and Human Security
2023–present  | Incumbent

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Banharn Silpa-archa

Politics|

* Thai Nation Party
* Chartthaipattana Party

Namesake institutions|

* Banharn-Jamsai Tower

Family|

* Jamsai Silpa-archa (wife)
* Varawut Silpa-archa (son)
* Kanchana Silpa-archa (daughter)
* Chumpol Silpa-archa (brother)

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