Background
Choonhavan, Chatichai was born on April 5, 1922 in Bangkok.
officer politician diplomatist
Choonhavan, Chatichai was born on April 5, 1922 in Bangkok.
Student, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. Student, Cavalry School, Royal Thai Army.
Served in Second World War and Korean War. Former Troop Commander First Royal Cavalry Guards, Assistant Mil. Attache, Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C., United States of America, Commandant Armour School, Bangkok, Ambassador to Argentina, Austria, Turkey, Switzerland, Yugoslavia and United Nations.
F. Erawan Trust Company Ltd., Erawan International Company Ltd. Deputy Foreign Minister 1972. Foreign Minister 1975.
Industry Minister 1976. Deputy Leader Chat Thai Party. Deputy Prime Minister 1986-1988, Prime Minister of Thailand 1988-1991 (ousted in coup).
Living in Switzerland.
Married Khunying Boonmen in 1944.