Cabinet Approves Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle Across Four Ministries
The Thai cabinet approved a sweeping bureaucratic reshuffle on November 10, 2026, rotating senior officials across the Transport, Interior, Agriculture, and Natural Resources ministries. The shakeup includes new department heads for highways, airports, marine resources, and agriculture, plus the transfer of 23 provincial governors.
On November 10, 2026, the cabinet approved a series of high-level appointments proposed by the Ministry of Transport: Chayut Lohakit, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Highways, becomes Director-General of the Department of Highways; Kiattichai Chairuengyot, Inspector at the Ministry's Office of the Permanent Secretary, becomes Director-General of the Department of Airports; Chetsada Winsan, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Rural Roads, becomes Inspector at the Ministry's Office of the Permanent Secretary; and Danai Ruangsorn, Director-General of the Department of Airports, becomes Inspector at the Ministry's Office of the Permanent Secretary. Additionally, the cabinet endorsed Wirat Theppitak, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Transport, as Governor of the Port Authority of Thailand.
Government spokesperson Lalida Perisvivatana announced further approvals. Following a proposal from the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC), the cabinet approved the transfer of Pol. Lt. Col. Trakoon Thamma, Inspector at the Ministry of Interior, to serve as Secretary of the SBPAC under the Prime Minister's Office.
From the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, two senior civil servants were appointed: Pidet Laitong, Deputy Permanent Secretary, becomes Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, filling a vacancy; and Kanthapan Pisansukskul, Inspector, becomes Deputy Permanent Secretary in a rotation move.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives saw five appointments: Wattana Manthisar, Deputy Secretary-General of the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO), becomes Secretary-General of ALRO; Sasina Pantan, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, becomes Director-General of the Department of Agriculture; Rakthai Ngamphak, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development, becomes Inspector at the Ministry; Ronnathorn Intathung, Assistant Permanent Secretary, becomes Inspector at the Ministry; and Songphon Suaysom, Deputy Director-General of the Royal Irrigation Department, becomes Inspector at the Ministry.
The Ministry of Interior also underwent a major governor rotation involving 23 provinces. Key moves include Piyapong Chuawong moving from Lamphun Governor to Inspector at the Ministry's Office of the Permanent Secretary; Worrayan Bunnarach moving from Mukdahan Governor to Inspector at the Ministry's Office of the Permanent Secretary; Paranya Unpetchwarakorn moving from Inspector at the Ministry's Office of the Permanent Secretary to Mukdahan Governor; and Santi Rangsichu moving from Uttaradit Governor to Lamphun Governor.
