(1967-06-21) 21 June 1967 (age 56) San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Citizenship
Thailand
Serbia
Political party
Pheu Thai (2008–present)
Domestic partner
Anusorn Amornchat
Children
1
Relatives
Thaksin Shinawatra (brother)
Somchai Wongsawat (brother-in-law)
Paethongtarn Shinawatra (niece)
Residence
Bangkok (until 2017)
Alma mater
Chiang Mai University (BA)
Kentucky State University (MPA)
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Yingluck Shinawatra (Thai: ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Yinglak Chinnawat, pronounced[jîŋ.lákt͡ɕʰīn.nā.wát]ⓘ; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed Pou (Thai: ปู, RTGS: Pu, pronounced[pūː], meaning "crab"),[1] is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 election. Yingluck was Thailand's first female prime minister and its youngest in over 60 years. She was removed from office on 7 May 2014 by a Constitutional Court decision.[2][3]
Born in Chiang Mai Province into a wealthy family of Hakka Chinese descent,[4][5] Yingluck Shinawatra earned a bachelor's degree from Chiang Mai University and a master's degree from Kentucky State University, both in public administration.[6] She then became an executive in the businesses founded by her elder brother, Thaksin Shinawatra and later became the president of property developer SC Asset and managing director of Advanced Info Service. Thaksin served as prime minister from 2001 until 2006 when he was overthrown by a military coup. He fled abroad shortly before he was convicted in absentia of using his position to increase his own wealth. Thereafter, he lived in self-imposed exile to avoid serving his prison sentence until he returned to Thailand in August 2023.
In May 2011, the Pheu Thai Party, which maintains close ties to Thaksin, nominated Yingluck as their candidate for Prime Minister in the 2011 election.[7][8] She campaigned on a platform of national reconciliation, poverty eradication, and corporate income tax reduction and won a landslide victory.
After mass protests against her government in late 2013, she asked for a dissolution of parliament on 9 December 2013, triggering a snap election, but continued to act as caretaker prime minister.[9] On 7 May 2014, the Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Yingluck Shinawatra from the office of caretaker prime minister and defence minister following months of political crisis. The court found her guilty of charges of abuse of power over the removal of national security chief Thawil Pliensri in 2011.[10] In the wake of the May 2014 military coup, Yingluck was arrested along with former cabinet ministers and political leaders of all parties and held at an army camp for a few days while the coup was consolidated.
She was tried in 2016 but did not appear in court in August 2017 for the verdict. An arrest warrant was issued. She reportedly fled the country. In September 2017, she was found guilty in absentia and sentenced to five years in prison. She is rumoured to now be in London. Yingluck has become the chairwoman and legal representative of Shantou International Container Terminals Ltd since 12 December 2018, a Chinese port operator, operating in the Shantou Port area in eastern Guangdong.[11]
^'ปู'ปัดบินฮ่องกงพบพี่ชาย ไม่รู้'สมศักดิ์'อยากร่วมรบ. [""Pu" denied flying to Hong Kong to see her brother, not knowing "Somsak"'s joining coaliation"]. Thairath (in Thai). Bangkok. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
^"Yingluck, Pheu Thai win in a landslide". Bangkok Post. 3 July 2011.
^CNN, Talking politics with Thailand's PM, 18 December 2008
^"Former Thai leaders Yingluck, Thaksin visit ancestral village in Meizhou, Guangdong". November 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^Yingluck Shinawatra (prime minister of Thailand). Encyclopædia Britannica.
^"Yingluck to be 'clone' of ex-PM brother". The China Post. Taiwan. 4 July 2011.
^Kate, Daniel Ten (16 May 2011). "Sister of Fugitive Ex-Premier Thaksin Chosen as Leader of Opposition Party". Bangkok. Bloomberg L.P.
^Hookway, James (17 May 2011). "New Thai Candidacy". The Wall Street Journal. Bangkok.
^Samuels, Lennox (9 December 2013). "Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Dissolves Parliament, Calls for Elections". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^Jonathan Head (7 May 2014). "BBC News - Thailand court ousts PM Yingluck Shinawatra". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^Kirton, David; Zheng, Lichun (7 January 2019). "Former Thai Leader Serving as Chairwoman of Chinese Port Operator". Caixin. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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