Tawee Boonyaket

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Tawee Boonyaket
ทวี บุณยเกตุ

In office
August 31, 1945 – September 17, 1945
Preceded by Khuang Abhaiwongse
Succeeded by Seni Pramoj

Born November 10, 1904 (1904-11-10)
Bangkok, Thailand
Died November 3, 1971 (aged 66)
Nationality Thai
Spouse Amphasri Boonyaket

Tawee Bunyaket (November 10, 1904 - November 3, 1971, Thai: ทวี บุณยเกตุ) was a Thai politician, including a short term as prime minister.

After studying at the King's College (England) and the École nationale supérieure d'Agronomie de Grignon (France), he started to work as a Government Official at the Thai Ministry of Agriculture. On June 24, 1932 he joined the coup group of the 1932 coup, the People's Party. He became Secretary General in the cabinet of Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram, and Minister of Education in the cabinet of Khuang Abhaiwongse. When Khuang resigned directly after the end of World War II, he was elected as prime minister on August 31, 1945 and formed the 12th Thai government. However he was only chosen because the preferred candidate Seni Pramoj, chief of the Free Thai Movement, wasn't available. 17 days after his election, on September 17, he resigned to free the post for Seni Pramoj.

Later he became President of the Constitutional Drafting Committee during the government of Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata.

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Preceded by
Khuang Abhaiwongse
Prime Minister of Thailand
1945
Succeeded by
Seni Pramoj