Shadow Cabinet of Thailand

The Shadow Cabinet of Thailand (Thai: คณะรัฐมนตรีเงา or รัฐบาลเงา) is an unofficial group of senior opposition party's spokespeople who form an alternative cabinet to the government. The shadow cabinet members shadow or mark each individual member of the government. After the People's Power Party's win in the 2007 general election, the Democrat Party became the sole official opposition party. Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the Democrat Party, expressed his intention to set up a shadow cabinet to track the new administration's performance, to propose better solutions, and to provide the Democrat's standpoint on each government decision.[1] The shadow cabinet line-up was announced on February 8, 2008 after the Samak's administration had officially assumed office. On the 15 December 2008, Abhisit was elected by the House of Representatives to become the next Prime Minister, within a week a Cabinet will be formed which will include many members his Shadow Cabinet. However a day later the Pheu Thai Party (the opposition party) MP Jatuporn Prompan stated that his party will not be forming a Shadow Cabinet.[2]

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Although the Leader of the Opposition is an officially appointed position, the shadow cabinet currently bears no legal status.[3] Since May 2014, the Democrat Party has been the Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current Shadow Cabinet.