Cabinet Names MRTA Chair, Special Case Board, Four Ambassadors

At the Mobile Cabinet meeting on November 3, 2026 at the Montatip Hall in Udon Thani, Deputy Government Spokesperson Lalida Periswathana announced the Cabinet's approval of multiple key appointments.

The Cabinet endorsed the Transport Ministry's proposal to appoint Piyapong Jirawatthanakul Phaisan as Chairman of the MRTA Board and Minister Dechasakulsom as a qualified board member, effective November 3, 2026, filling vacancies left by resignations. They will serve the remainder of their predecessors' terms. Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai concurred.

The Cabinet also approved the Justice Ministry's proposal to appoint nine qualified members to the Special Case Board for two-year terms starting November 19, 2026, replacing members whose terms expire on November 18. The appointees cover expertise in economics, banking, IT, law, anti-money laundering, influence-peddling suppression, criminal investigation, national security, and international trade. The Prime Minister approved the list.

Four senior Foreign Ministry officials were appointed as Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Narong Boonsathirawong (Thai Trade and Economic Office, Taipei) to Mexico; Angkorn Kullawanich (Deputy Director-General, Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs) to Oman; Ursa Mongkolnawin (Director-General, Department of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa) to Denmark; and Athipat Rojanapibul (Ambassador to Dili, Timor-Leste) to Morocco. All received agrément from the host countries, and Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow concurred. Appointments take effect upon royal command.

Finally, the Cabinet approved Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office Napintorn Srisarapang's proposal to appoint Yuthasak Suphasorn as Chairman of the Creative Economy Agency Board, replacing Chaiyong Rattanangkun who resigned. Effective November 3, 2026, he will serve the remainder of the predecessor's term.