- Published: 03/10/2012 at 12:00 AM
- Writer: Post Reporters
Her move came amid reported lobbying for cabinet seats among Pheu Thai Party factions following Mr Yongyuth's resignation last week.
Ms Yingluck yesterday said there would be no immediate cabinet reshuffle as the government wanted to speed up flood prevention measures and solve problems affecting people.
Mr Yongyuth decided to quit the cabinet after the National Anti-Corruption Commission found him guilty of malfeasance in the Alpine land case while he was a deputy permanent secretary for the Interior Ministry in 2002.
Ms Yingluck yesterday assigned Deputy Interior Minister Chuchart Hansawat to serve as acting interior minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has been assigned to oversee the Interior Ministry, the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission and the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre, which were previously under the supervision of Mr Yongyuth.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong will supervise the Transport Ministry, while Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa will supervise the Social Development and Human Security Ministry.
Those roles were undertaken by Mr Yongyuth when he was deputy prime minister.
A source at the ruling Pheu Thai Party said that when the time comes, the cabinet reshuffle will involve at least 10 posts.
A final decision on who will be given cabinet posts will rest with members of the Shinawatra family, including ousted prime minister Thaksin, his ex-wife Khunying Potjaman na Pombejra, his younger sister Yaowapa Wongsawat and Mrs Yaowapa's husband Somchai Wongsawat, said the source.
Key members of several factions in the ruling party reportedly plan to meet Thaksin in Hong Kong this weekend to lobby for cabinet seats.
Meanwhile, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said a no-confidence motion in the government is expected to be filed by the end of this month, with a debate taking place in mid-November.
Mr Abhisit believes Ms Yingluck does not want to reshuffle her cabinet for the time being after only one year in office.
If there was a shake-up, the prime minister, who has been in politics only a short period, would have to start working with a new team of ministers from square one, he said.
Those who were made ministers might not think Ms Yingluck was their boss as they were given the posts by her elder brother, he added.
Mr Abhisit said that if a cabinet reshuffle helped boost the efficiency of the government or improve the economy, everyone would support it. If the shake-up was not likely to make things better, the government should not take that course, he warned.
Share your thoughts
- Discussion 1 : 03/10/2012 at 10:16 AM
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pm yingluck having no luck finding qualified persons for her cabinet shuffle most are either barred or due to questionable background are not suitable,so whats left on the bunch needs to double up on existing ministers,give tida and jataporn a job as promised,then the pack of cards is complete,and we are the jokers
- Discussion 2 : 03/10/2012 at 08:46 AM
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I cannot understand why my posting supporting the wise decision of PM YS was not published while postings that were 'colored' get posted.
- Discussion 3 : 03/10/2012 at 08:17 AM
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Disc#6:khunbj - "everyone knows" is that you and the cheering squad here or ?
Just to get this straight: are you saying that you do not think Thaksin is directing the PT government ?.
Wow - I wonder what colour the sky is in your world. Red I suppose.
- Discussion 4 : 03/10/2012 at 08:14 AM
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What a way to run a country. It is being managed on the level of a mum & dad shop.
- Discussion 5 : 03/10/2012 at 07:48 AM
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Smart move, no need to rush or panic over an important cabinet seat.
- Discussion 6 : 03/10/2012 at 07:46 AM
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If Yongyuth’s work is able to be so easily allocated to other ministers why was he needed in the first place?
- Discussion 7 : 03/10/2012 at 07:38 AM
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D8
oldairman
Exactly ! And still they can get away with it and call it democracy.
It is so, so sad.
- Discussion 8 : 03/10/2012 at 07:22 AM
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tabaluga , don`t froget uncle priewpan !
- Discussion 9 : 03/10/2012 at 07:18 AM
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D4@tabaluga
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A final decision on who will be given cabinet posts will rest with members of the Shinawatra family, including ousted prime minister Thaksin, his ex-wife Khunying Potjaman na Pombejra, his younger sister Yaowapa Wongsawat and Mrs Yaowapa's husband Somchai Wongsawat, said the source.
Now I get it! That is what you call democracy, right?
Silly me. I thought it is called family business.
Did you notice that none of those people have actually been elected or are even party list members of the PTP and the government.
Whatever happened to "of the people, for the people and by the people"?
Oh right, this is Thailand where the people don't matter, only money, face and power does.
- Discussion 10 : 03/10/2012 at 07:17 AM
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Now that the big media speculation of cabinet change has turned up to be a non event, nothing like more conspiracy theory to keep newspaper selling and readers interested. Ahbisit just can't resist a spin of his own either way the news developed. Better that he don't keep chasing the news like Romney but made the news like Obama.
- Discussion 11 : 03/10/2012 at 07:14 AM
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Disc 5 : "everyone knows" is that you and the cheering squad here or ?
- Discussion 12 : 03/10/2012 at 06:53 AM
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No offense to the writer but this entire story is likely nothing more than an effort to politically put the appearance of distance between herself and the fugitive. In the end, everyone knows who is pulling the puppet strings.
- Discussion 13 : 03/10/2012 at 06:17 AM
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A final decision on who will be given cabinet posts will rest with members of the Shinawatra family, including ousted prime minister Thaksin, his ex-wife Khunying Potjaman na Pombejra, his younger sister Yaowapa Wongsawat and Mrs Yaowapa's husband Somchai Wongsawat, said the source.
Now I get it! That is what you call democracy, right?
Silly me. I thought it is called family business.
- Discussion 14 : 03/10/2012 at 06:12 AM
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Yet another important government role for Chalerm not to bother himself with.
Look on the bright side : Transport ministry statistics are going to jump sharply in the governments favour with little white Kittiratt in charge.
- Discussion 15 : 03/10/2012 at 05:25 AM
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It is no wonder Thailand has so many coups when the people's votes can be so easily manipulated as to allow one litter after another to get their noses in the trough.
- Discussion 16 : 03/10/2012 at 02:21 AM
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"A final decision on who will be given cabinet posts will rest with members of the Shinawatra family....."
Who owns Thailand? Who?
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