List of government ministries of Thailand

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The Government Ministries of Thailand (Thai: āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡: Krasuang) are the government agencies that compose the executive branch of the Government of Thailand. Each ministry is headed by a minister of state (Thai: āļĢāļąāļāļĄāļ™āļ•āļĢāļĩāļ§āđˆāļēāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡, rtgs: Ratthamontri Wa Kan Krasuang) and, depending on the prime minister, several deputy ministers (Thai: āļĢāļąāļāļĄāļ™āļ•āļĢāļĩāļŠāđˆāļ§āļĒāļ§āđˆāļēāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡) . The combined heads of these agencies form the Cabinet of Thailand. There are 19 ministries.[1] The combined employees of these departments make up the Civil Service of Thailand.

Ministries

The present structure of the Royal Thai Government has been the same since the Administrative Reorganisation Act, BE 2545 (2002). The cabinet includes 19 ministries plus the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM):

Ministries
Name Since Head Seal
English Thai Romanised
(RTGS)
Image Name
Office of the Prime Minister āļŠāļģāļ™āļąāļāļ™āļēāļĒāļāļĢāļąāļāļĄāļ™āļ•āļĢāļĩ Samnak Nayok Ratthamontri 1960 Minister
Seal of Rajasiha and Gajasiha, the Protectors of the Constitution
Ministry of Defence āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļāļĨāļēāđ‚āļŦāļĄ Krasuang Kalahom 1887 Minister
Seal of the Thai Armed Forces
Ministry of Finance āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ„āļĨāļąāļ‡ Krasuang Kan Khlang 1875 Minister
Seal of the Bird of Paradise
Ministry of Foreign Affairs āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻ Krasuang Kan Tang Prathet 1840 Minister
Seal of the Crystal Lotus
Ministry of Tourism and Sports āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ—āđˆāļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĩāļŽāļē Krasuang Kan Thong Thiao Lae Kila 2002 Minister Seal of the Lord of Strength on the Back of Airavata
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļžāļąāļ’āļ™āļēāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĄāļąāđˆāļ™āļ„āļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāđŒ Krasuang Kan Phatthana Sangkhom Lae Khwam Man Khong Khong Manut 2002 Minister Seal of the Lord of Creatures
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļŦāļāļĢāļ“āđŒ Krasuang Kaset Lae Sahakon 1892 Minister
Seal of Varuna on Naga's Back
Ministry of Transport āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ™āļēāļ„āļĄ Krasuang Khamanakhom 1912 Minister
Seal of Rama on the Chariot
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ—āļĢāļąāļžāļĒāļēāļāļĢāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđāļ§āļ”āļĨāđ‰āļ­āļĄ Krasuang Sapphayakon Thammachat Lae Sing Waet Lom 2002 Minister Seal of the Shield of Nature
Ministry of Digital Economy and Society āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ”āļīāļˆāļīāļ—āļąāļĨāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļĻāļĢāļĐāļāļāļīāļˆāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄ Krasuang Digital Phuea Setthakit Lae Sangkhom 2016 Minister
Seal of Budha
Ministry of Energy āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļžāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™ Krasuang Phalang Ngan 2002 Minister Seal of Lokuttara
Ministry of Commerce āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļžāļēāļ“āļīāļŠāļĒāđŒ Krasuang Phanit 1892 Minister
Seal of Vishvakarman
Ministry of Interior āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļĄāļŦāļēāļ”āđ„āļ—āļĒ Krasuang Mahatthai 1892 Minister
Seal of the Lion
Ministry of Justice āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļĒāļļāļ•āļīāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄ Krasuang Yuttitham 1891 Minister
Seal of the Scales of Justice
Ministry of Labour āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™ Krasuang Raeng Ngan 1993 Minister Seal of the Three Deities
Ministry of Culture āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ§āļąāļ’āļ™āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄ Krasuang Watthanatham 2002 Minister
Seal of the Illumed Baldachin
Ministry of Science and Technology āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒāđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ—āļ„āđ‚āļ™āđ‚āļĨāļĒāļĩ Krasuang Witthayasat Lae Theknoloyi 1979 Minister Seal of Atom
Ministry of Education āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļ˜āļīāļāļēāļĢ Krasuang Sueksathikan 1892 Minister
Seal of the Wheel of Law on the Boundary Stone
Ministry of Public Health āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļŠāļļāļ‚ Krasuang Satharanasuk 1942 Minister
Seal of Caduceus

(Renew Seal Design in 2016)

Ministry of Industry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ­āļļāļ•āļŠāļēāļŦāļāļĢāļĢāļĄ Krasuang Utsahakam 1942 Minister
Seal of Narayana Churning the Ocean of Milk

History

During the Rattanakosin Period, the kingdom's administration was similar to that during the Ayutthaya Period. There were two chief ministers (Thai: āļ­āļąāļ„āļĢāļĄāļŦāļēāđ€āļŠāļ™āļēāļšāļ”āļĩ: Akkhramahasenabodi): the first running military affairs or "samuhakalahom" (Thai: āļŠāļĄāļļāļŦāļāļĨāļēāđ‚āļŦāļĄ) and the second "Samuhanayok" (Thai: āļŠāļĄāļļāļŦāļ™āļēāļĒāļ) for civilian affairs. The civilian ministry was divided further into four "kroms" (Thai: āļāļĢāļĄ), headed by a "senabodi" (Thai: āđ€āļŠāļ™āļēāļšāļ”āļĩ) or "minister". This type of administration was called the "chatusadom" (Thai: āļˆāļ•āļļāļŠāļ”āļĄāļ āđŒ) :

Ministries
Name Thai Name Head Purpose
Krom Nakhonban or Kromma Wiang āļāļĢāļĄāļ™āļ„āļĢāļšāļēāļĨ āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ āļāļĢāļĄāđ€āļ§āļĩāļĒāļ‡ Senabodi Cities and local administration
Kromma Wang āļāļĢāļĄāļ§āļąāļ‡ Senabodi Palace affairs
Kromma Khlang āļāļĢāļĄāļ„āļĨāļąāļ‡ Senabodi Treasury and trade
Kromma Na āļāļĢāļĄāļ™āļē Senabodi Agriculture and land

King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who had received a European education and traveled widely, reformed the administration of the state. In 1875, he issued a royal decree to bring about this reform, dividing and creating many departments, and thereby preventing the archaic system from collapsing.

Rama V reforms

The administrative reforms of Chulalongkorn created six ministries (Thai: āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡: Krasuang), each headed by a minister of state or (Thai: āļĢāļąāļāļĄāļ™āļ•āļĢāļĩ, rtgs: ratthamontri):

Ministries
Name Thai Name Head Purpose
Mahatthai Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļĄāļŦāļēāļ”āđ„āļ—āļĒ Minister Local administration and the north
Kalahom Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļāļĨāļēāđ‚āļŦāļĄ Minister Military and the south
Nakhonban Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ™āļ„āļĢāļšāļēāļĨ Minister Bangkok and surrounding area
Wang Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ§āļąāļ‡ Minister Palace affairs
Kan Khlang Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ„āļĨāļąāļ‡ Minister Finance and commerce
Kasettrathikan Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāļēāļ˜āļīāļāļēāļĢ Minister Agriculture and land

A further four were soon added:

Ministries
Name Thai Name Head Purpose
Kan Tang Prathet Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻ Minister Foreign affairs and relations
Yuttitham Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļĒāļļāļ•āļīāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄ Minister Justice and the judiciary
Yothathikan Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āđ‚āļĒāļ˜āļēāļ˜āļīāļāļēāļĢ Minister Transport and communication (railways and telegrams)
Thammakan Ministry āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢ Minister Education

By 1900 the entire structure was formed. The ten ministries became the center of Siamese government and rule. After the 1932 Revolution, most of the ministries were retained by the Khana Ratsadon, however from then on the ministers were chosen by the prime minister and not the king.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Government Agencies". Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) (Thailand). Retrieved 5 July 2016.


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