Background
Kanthawongs, Charoen was born in 1933 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Charoen Kanthawongs
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Chulalongkorn University (Bachelor of Laws, Honors). Syracuse University (Master of Arts International Relations. Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Educational Administration).
Syracuse University (Master of Arts International Relations.
Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Educational Administration) Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Educational Administration). Spoken languages: Thai and English.
Career
Worked at Tilleke & Gibbins (Bangkok) specializing in Practice Groups: Banking and Finance, Commercial and International Trade, Corporate, Securities and Investment, Dispute Resolution, Environment, Food and Drugs, Intellectual Property, Japanese Client Services, Labor, Maritime, Aviation and Insurance, Private Client Services, Property and Construction, Taxation and Telecommunications. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Thailand. President, Bangkok University, 1962-1988.
Law Lecturer, Chulalongkorn University, 1961-1962.
Appointed Member of Parliament, 1973. Elected Member of Parliament, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1988-1990.
Deputy Secretary to the Prime Minister, 1980-1983. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, 1988-1990.
Deputy Secretary General to the Prime Minister, 1980-1983.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, 1988-1900. Minister of Science, Technology and Energy, 1990. President, Thai-Korean Chamber of Commerce, 1982-1985.
Secretary General, International Association of University President, 1984-1987.
Chairman, Commission of Science, Technology and Energy, House of Representatives, 1987. Member: Thai Bar Association.
Law Society of Thailand. Lawyers Association of Thailand (Life Member).
International Bar Association (International Business Alliance).
Tilleke & Gibbins, established in 1893, is the largest independent law firm in Thailand as well as the oldest. The firm has also expanded to Vietnam and Cambodia, with offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh. The original and succeeding partners have served the royal family, the government and both the Thai and foreign business communities with distinction.
The firm is the Thailand member of several international associations of independent law firms including Lex Mundi and Multilaw.
The firm is also the designated "Revisor for the Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest" for Thailand and co-authors the leading investors manual in Thailand, Thailand Business Basics.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Thai Bar Association. Law Society of Thailand. Lawyers Association of Thailand (Life Member).
International Bar Association (International Business Alliance).
