Education
Srinakharinwirot University.
politician Prime Minister of Thailand
Srinakharinwirot University.
Before becoming acting premier, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, and before that managed the country"s rice pledging scheme. Niwatthamrong was born on 25 January 1948. Niwatthamrong served as director of the controversial rice pledging scheme, where rice was bought at inflated prices from farmers and subsequently was left to rot due to lack of buyers.
On 30 June 2013 he was appointed Minister of Commerce and a deputy prime minister in the cabinet of Yingluck Shinawatra.
Premiership
On 22 May 2014 he was himself removed from office following a military coup.
He served from 2001 to 2002 as Vice Chairman of iTV and from 1993 to 1995, director of that company between 2002 and 2008, and a member of the board of directors between 2001 to March 16, 2006. On 7 May 2014, Niwatthamrong became acting Prime Minister following the removal of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several members of her cabinet from office.