Background
Panitchpakdi, Supachai was born in 1946 in Bangkok.
organization official director general
Panitchpakdi, Supachai was born in 1946 in Bangkok.
Student, St. Gabriel's College and Triam Udorn School, 1963—1973. Master of Arts in Econometrics and Development Planning, Netherlands School Economic (now Erasmus University). Doctor of Philosophy in Econometrics and Development Planning, Erasmus University, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy in Economic Development (honorary), National Institute Development Administration, 1995.
Research positions Bank Thailand, 1974, director Finance Institution Supervision department, 1974—1986. Deputy minister finance Parliament, 1986—1988, deputy prime minister, 1992—1995, senator, 1992—1996, deputy prime minister economic policies, minister commerce, 1997—1999. President Thai Military Bank, 1988—1992.
Chairman Nava Financial and Securities. Director general elect World Trade Organization (World Trade Organization), Geneva, 1999—2002, director general, 2002—2005. Secretary-general United Nations Conference Trade and Development, since 2005.
Visiting fellow Cambridge University. Visiting professor International Institute Management Development (Institute for Management Development), Lausanne, 2001. Chairman Thailand's International Economic Policy Committee.
Chairman board governors Yonok College, Lampang, Thailand, Rajabhat Institute Bansomdejchaopraya. Member board governors Assumption University.
Married; 2 children.