CAPTAIN SUCHAT JAOVISIDHA
Minister of Finance 
February 8, 2003 - March 10, 2004


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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