Korn Dabbaransi

Background

Dabbaransi, Korn was born on September 14, 1945 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Education

Student, Saint Gabriel's College, Thailand, 1961; student, Triam Udom Suksa School, Thailand, 1962; student, Wilbraham Academy, Massachusetts, 1962-1964; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Clark University, Massachusetts, 1968.

Career

He was the leader of the National Development Party from 1998 to 2003. Korn served as Vice Prime Minister and as minister in several governments. Korn Dapparansi is a nephew of former Thai prime minister Chatichai Choonhavan.

Korn served as Deputy Minister of Industry in the government of General Prem Tinsulanonda from 1986 to 1988.

After the military coup d"état of 1991, he was again Minister to the Office of Prime Minister in the short-lived military-backed government of Suchinda Kraprayoon. After the events of the Black May 1992, that toppled the Suchinda administration, he left the Thai Nation Party and founded the National Development Party, together with Chatichai.

In December 1994, Korn was again appointed Minister to the Office of Prime Minister by Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, he held that position until the government lost its majority in 1995. In Chavalit Yongchaiyudh"s coalition government, Korn held the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry from 1996 to 1997.

In 1998, Korn took over the chairmanship of the National Development Party from Chatichai.

In October of that year, he was made Deputy Prime Minister again under Chuan Leekpai, holding the public health portfolio additionally. In the succeeding cabinet of Thaksin Shinawatra, Korn was again Deputy Prime Minister from March 2002 to November 2003, when Thaksin dropped the National Development Party from his coalition. Thereupon Korn defected to the Prime Minister"s Thai Rak Thai Party.

He was called up to the cabinet as Minister of Science and Technology again in March 2004, serving until August 2005.

In 2007, Korn left Thai Rak Thai for the Royalist People"s Party (Pracharaj) of Sanoh Thienthong, became deputy leader, but resigned from the party in October of the same year, to re-join the Thai Nation Party after 15 years. Korn was the president of the International Badminton Federation (IBF).

He has been the chairman of the Thai-Chinese Friendship Association since 2002.

Achievements

• Korn Dabbaransi has been listed as a noteworthy government executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Politics

He entered politics in 1974, representing the Thai Nation Party of his uncles Chatichai and Pramarn Adireksarn.

Connections

Married Rapeephan Dabbaransi. 2 children.

Spouse:

Rapeephan Dabbaransi