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At various times he has held the positions of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Labour and Leader of the Opposition.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"15 May 1932","date":"1932-05-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Mueang Nonthaburi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q476050"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Thailand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Pheu Thai Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142913"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Triam Udom Suksa School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q874477"},{"text":"Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4792974"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Minister of Defence of Thailand (17 February 2001 – 3 October 2002)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109350108","start":"2001-02-17","end":"2002-10-03"},{"text":"Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (17 February 2001 – 11 March 2005)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16138351","start":"2001-02-17","end":"2005-03-11"},{"text":"Member of the House of Representatives of Thailand (6 January 2001 – 5 January 2005)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21290865","start":"2001-01-06","end":"2005-01-05"},{"text":"Minister of Defence of Thailand (since 6 November 1997)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109350108","start":"1997-11-06"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Thailand (25 November 1996 – 8 November 1997)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12376089","start":"1996-11-25","end":"1997-11-08"},{"text":"Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand (18 July 1995 – 27 September 1996)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13020172","start":"1995-07-18","end":"1996-09-27"},{"text":"Minister of Defence of Thailand (18 July 1995 – 27 September 1996)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109350108","start":"1995-07-18","end":"1996-09-27"},{"text":"Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand (14 July 1994 – 25 October 1994)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13020172","start":"1994-07-14","end":"1994-10-25"},{"text":"Minister of Labour (23 September 1993 – 7 January 1994)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114723626","start":"1993-09-23","end":"1994-01-07"},{"text":"Minister of Interior of Thailand (29 September 1992 – 11 December 1994)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18516400","start":"1992-09-29","end":"1994-12-11"},{"text":"Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (30 March 1990 – 21 June 1990)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16138351","start":"1990-03-30","end":"1990-06-21"},{"text":"Minister of Defence of Thailand (30 March 1990 – 21 June 1990)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109350108","start":"1990-03-30","end":"1990-06-21"},{"text":"Leader of the Opposition","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6508568"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35795612","date":"1987"},{"text":"Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14900501"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavalit_Yongchaiyudh","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Chavalit Yongchaiyudh born?","a":"Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was born on 15 May 1932 in Mueang Nonthaburi."},{"q":"What positions has Chavalit Yongchaiyudh held?","a":"Positions held by Chavalit Yongchaiyudh include: Minister of Defence of Thailand (2001–2002); Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2005); Member of the House of Representatives of Thailand (2001–2005); Minister of Defence of Thailand (since 6 November 1997); Prime Minister of Thailand (1996–1997)."},{"q":"Where did Chavalit Yongchaiyudh study?","a":"Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was educated at Triam Udom Suksa School, Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School."}],"related":[{"name":"Thanom Kittikachorn","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thanom-kittikachorn"},{"name":"Yingluck Shinawatra","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yingluck-shinawatra"},{"name":"Plaek Phibunsongkhram","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/plaek-phibunsongkhram"},{"name":"Samak Sundaravej","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/samak-sundaravej"},{"name":"Somchai Wongsawat","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/somchai-wongsawat"},{"name":"Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/phraya-phahonphonphayuhasena"},{"name":"Anutin Charnvirakul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anutin-charnvirakul"},{"name":"Thaksin Shinawatra","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thaksin-shinawatra"},{"name":"Sonthi Boonyaratglin","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sonthi-boonyaratglin"},{"name":"Banharn Silpa-archa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/banharn-silpa-archa"},{"name":"Abhisit Vejjajiva","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abhisit-vejjajiva"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/chavalit-yongchaiyudh-23c255f7f9.jpg","width":500,"height":668,"license":"CC BY 3.0","credit":"Thairath Online","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chavalit_Yongchaiyudh.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Chavalit Yongchaiyudh","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavalit_Yongchaiyudh","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q1068511","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068511","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.jpg by Thairath Online (CC BY 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chavalit_Yongchaiyudh.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.jpg — Thairath Online, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Chavalit Yongchaiyudh\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chavalit-yongchaiyudh. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T08:55:06Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/chavalit-yongchaiyudh","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/chavalit-yongchaiyudh","ne":null}}