Predee Daochai | |
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ปรีดี ดาวฉาย | |
Finance Minister of Thailand | |
In office 5 August 2020 – 1 September 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
Preceded by | Uttama Savanayana |
Succeeded by | Arkhom Termpittayapaisith |
Personal details | |
Born | Bangkok, Thailand[1][2] | 9 September 1958
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Predee Daochai (born 9 September 1958)[3] is a Thai financial lawyer and executive. He served as Minister of Finance in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.[4][5][6]
Predee graduated with a bachelor's degree in Laws (2nd Class Honors) from Thammasat University, Barrister-at-law of the Thai Bar Association, and Master of Comparative Law from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[7]
Predee started his career at the Law Office of Kasikornbank in 1982 and was appointed as the Managing Director of Kasikornbank in 2013.[citation needed] He has been appointed as a member of the government of Prayut Chan-o-cha in several sets such as members of the Special Economic Development Zone Policy Committee Chairman, The Thai Bankers' Association, the Board of Investment. He was a member of the National Legislative Assembly in 2014.[8]
In September 2020, he resigned from Finance Minister after a reported conflict with his deputy, Santi Promphat, although health reasons were also cited for his resignation.[9][10]