CAPTAIN SUCHAT JAOVISIDHA
Minister of Finance 

DURATION IN THE POSITION OF MINISTER OF FINANCE

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

       Date of Birth: April 21, 1940

EDUCATION

    - 1952 Grade 10 Assumption College
    - 1956 School Leaving Certificate Diocesan Boy’s School, Hong Kong
    - 1959 GCE A' Level Bristol College of Commerce, UK.
    - 1962 B.SC Economics London School of Economics and Political Science .

 

WORKING EXPERIENCES

      - December 15, 1972 Junior Announcer, Fiscal Policy office
      - September 9, 1975 Junior Economic, Ministry of finance
      - September 1, 1978 Director, Office center, Permanent Secretary Office
      - November 20, 1980 Director, Revenue Department, The Revenue Department
      - October 1, 1984 Revenue Zone 3, The Revenue Department
      - September 1, 1986 Director, policy and plan Department, The Revenue Department
      - October 1, 1988 Vice Director General, The Revenue Department
      - October 1, 1993 Vice Permanent Secretary, Ministry of finance
      - October 1, 1995 Director General, The Revenue Department
      - December 28, 1996 Director General, Treasury Department
      - August 29 1997 Director General, The Revenue Department
      - February 17, 2001 Deputy Minister of Finance
      - October 3, 2002 Deputy Minister of Finance
      - February 8, 2003 Minister of finance
      - March 10, 2004 Vice Prime Minister

ROYAL DECORATION

     - 1971 Companion (Forth Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
     - 1974 Companion (Fourth Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
     - 1976 Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
     - 1979 Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of - Thailand
     - 1985 Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
     - 1988 Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
     - 1990 Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
     - 1993 Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
     - 1996 Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the white Elephant