Ministry of Industry (Thailand)

Kingdom of Thailand
Ministry of Industry
กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม
Ministry overview
Formed 5 May 1942 (1942-05-05)
Jurisdiction Government of Thailand
Headquarters Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi Ratchathewi, Bangkok
Annual budget 5,701,345,800 baht (2009)
Minister responsible
  • Mr Utama Savanayon, Minister of Industry
Website www.industry.go.th

The Ministry of Industry (Thai: กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม; RTGS: Krasuang Utsahakam; Abrv: M-Industry) is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand. The ministry is responsible for the promotion and regulation of industries. The ministry is headed by a Minister of Industry, Mrs Atchaka Sibunruang.[1]

History

The Ministry of Industry started out in 1933 as a division or the Industrial Division (Thai: กองอุตสาหกรรม) in the Department of Commerce (Thai: กรมพาณิชย์) (now Ministry of Commerce) of the Ministry of Economics (Thai: กระทรวงเศรษฐกิจ) (now defunct). In 1941 the division was upgraded to the Department of Industry (still in the Economic Ministry). On 5 May 1942 the Ministry of Industry was created in its own right.[2]

Departments

Administration

  • Office of the Minister
  • Office of the Permanent Secretary

Dependent departments

  • Department of Primary Industries and Mines
  • The Office of Industrial Economics
  • Department of Industrial Promotion
  • Department of Industrial Works
  • Thai Industrial Standards Institute
  • Office of Cane and Sugar Board
  • Office of the Board of Investment
    • ASEAN Supporting Industry Database
    • Investor Club Association

State enterprises

Autonomous organizations

  • The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP)

Independent organizations

  • Thailand Automotive Institute
  • Electrical and Electronics Institute
  • Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand
  • Management System Certification Institute
  • National Food Institute
  • Thailand Productivity Institute
  • Thailand Textile Institute

Others

  • General Environmental Conservation Public Company Limited
  • Narai Phand Company Limited

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Management structure". Ministry of Industry. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "History of the Ministry of Industry". Ministry of Industry. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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