Pradit Pattaraprasit

NAME: Pradit Pattaraprasit
(ประดิษฐ์ ภัทรประสิทธิ์)
DOB: 25 December 1955
PLACE: Pichit
POSITION: Deputy Minister of Finance
PARTY: Ruam Jai Thai CP

EDUCATION
• Bachelor Degree, Business and Economic Mgmt., Franklin Pierce University, US (1979)
• Master’s Degree, Public Administration, Thammasat University, (2004)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Business
• Vice President, The Mall Group (1985-1995)
• Executive Director, Bank of Asia Public Co. (1988-1995)
• Managing Director, Siam Chaophraya Holding Co. (1988-1995)
• CEO, Patra Porcelain Co. (1988-2007)
• CEO, Phataraprasit Group (1993-2007)
• President, Sangsom Group (2001-2004)
• COB, Thai Agro Exchange Co. (2006-2007)

Politics
• MP, Phichit (1995– 2004)
• Chairman of the House Sport Committee (1996–1997)
• Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication (1997-2000)
• Secretary-General Democrat Party (2003 – 2005)
• Secretary-General Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana Party (2007–Present)

FAMILY BACKGROUND
Married: Mrs. Apamas Phataraprasit
Children: (4) Ms. Varamas Phataraprasit, Ms. Juraibon Phataraprasit, Mr. Adit Phataraprasit, Mr. Apipu Phataraprasit

More on Pradit from MB International Newsletter:

Pradit Pattaraprasit: Deputy Finance Minister, Pradit, 53 was in the hotel and kitchenware business before joining the Democrat Party. Then Democrat Party secretary-general Sanan Kachornprasart persuaded him to run as Phichit MP candidate under the banner of the Democrat Party in 1995, which he won and again in the following year. He was appointed chairman for the House committee on sports. In 1997, when former prime minister General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh stepped down and the Democrats led the coalition government, Pradit was appointed deputy transport minister. In 1999, when Sanan was banned from politics for five years for declaring false assets to the National Counter Corruption Commission, Pradit was appointed as the party caretaker secretary-general. Sanan tried to angle Pradit into his place but failed because former Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai appointed former interior ministry permanent secretary Aant Anantakul to the post. In 2005, the Democrats saw a change of the party management, Banyat Bantadtan was voted as the new party leader and Pradit was appointed the party secretarygeneral. He came up with then "hot" debt moratorium policy under the name "Itaen Plee Cheep" to compete with the Thai Rak Thai Party in Isaan. After the September 2007 coup, Pradit made headlines again after the left the Democrats in the middle of election campaign and established a new political group Ruam Jai Thai which later merged with Suwat Liptapanlop's group and established the Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana Party to compete in the December 23 election. Pradit became the party secretary-general.