Kalaya Sophonpanich

Kalaya Sophonpanich (Thai: กัลยา โสภณพนิช; RTGS: Kanlaya Sophonphanit; Chinese: 龍宛虹; pinyin: Lóng Wǎnhóng;[2] born 21 September 1941) is a Chinese-Thai politician who was the Minister of Science and Technology of Thailand in 2008 to 2010. She is the daughter-in-law of Chin Sophonpanich and the wife of Chote Sophonpanich.[3]


Kalaya Sophonpanich
กัลยา โสภณพนิช
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
20 December 2008  6 June 2010
Prime MinisterAbhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded byWuttipong Chaisang
Succeeded byVirachai Virameteekul
Personal details
Born (1941-09-21) September 21, 1941
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
NationalityThai
Political partyDemocrat Party
Spouse(s)Chote Sophonpanich
Alma materChulalongkorn University,
Imperial College London
Net worth1.8 billion baht (2019)[1]

References

  1. "Bhumjai Thai has both poorest, richest MPs with Bt5,000 in cash, Bt4.67 billion in assets". The Nation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. Xiao, Wenxuan (June 2014). "當代泰國華人政治認同與角色變遷之研究" (PDF). Feng Chia University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 28: 140.
  3. Dr Kalaya Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine


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