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Thai politician and retired military officer
Yuthasak Sasiprapha
(
Thai
:
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) is a Thai politician and retired military officer. He has been deputy defence minister in
Thaksin Shinawatra
's government, and president of the
National Olympic Committee of Thailand
.
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From August 2011 to January 2012, he was
Minister of Defence
,
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and since then he has served as Deputy Prime Minister in the government of
Yingluck Shinawatra
until 28 October 2012.
Background
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General Yuthasak Sasiprapha is son of
Lieutenant General
Att and Jumroon Sasiprapha. He is married to Khunying Orapan Sasiprapha and has 3 children. General Yuthasak studied secondary class at
Saint Gabriel's College
and graduated from
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
in 1961. He also studied in Army Command and Staff College Class 48 and
National Defence College of Thailand
Class 33.
Career
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General Yuthasak Sasiprapha served
Royal Thai Army
until earned title
Major General
in 1985 for
Army Reserve Force Students
chief of staff
. In 1990 he was promoted as Lieutenant General and General in 1996, when he was
director-general
for Office of Policy and Planning,
Ministry of Defence
. He was
permanent secretary
of Ministry of Defence from 1 October 1996 until retired in 1998.
Entry into politics
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General Yuthasak entered in politics by joined
Thai Rak Thai Party
and was elected as
party list
MP
. In 2001, he was deputy defence minister in Thaksin Shinawatra's government. In
general election 2011
, he was also elected as party-list MP from
Pheu Thai Party
. On 9 August 2011, he was appointed
Minister of Defence
in the government of
Yingluck Shinawatra
. In a cabinet reshuffle on 18 January 2012, he lost the Defence portfolio, but was made Deputy Prime Minister, charged with overseeing security affairs.
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Royal Decorations
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received the following royal decorations in the
Honours System
of Thailand :
Foreign honour
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South Vietnam
:
Gallantry Cross
With Bronze Star
Armed Forces Honor Medal
, First Class
Staff Service Medal
, First Class
Civil Actions Medal
, First Class
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Cultural and Educational Service Medal, Second Class
Public Health Service Medal, Second Class
Social Service Medal, First Class
Public Works, Communication and Transportation Service Medal, Second Class
Labor Medal, Second Class
Ethnic Development Medal, First Class
Police Honor Medal, Second Class
Youth and Sports Service Medal, Second Class
USA
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