= Paetongtarn Shinawatra = '''Paetongtarn Shinawatra''' is [[Thailand/PrimeMinisters|prime minister]] of Thailand. <> ---- == History == [[Thailand/SretthaThavisin|Thavisin]] was deposed by the military junta in August 2024. He had appointed '''Pichit Chuenban''' to the cabinet, whom the military objected to. The [[Thailand/ConstitutionalCourt|Constitutional Court]] quickly removed him from government, at which point [[Thailand/PaetongtarnShinawatra|Shinawatra]] emerged as the only viable leadership candidate in the ruling coalition. She was sworn in as [[Thailand/PrimeMinisters|PM]] within a few days of the ruling. A phone call between Shinawatra and [[Cambodia/HunSen|Hun Sen]], in which she insulted a regional commander of the Thai military who had emerged as a problematic agitator for border conflict in May 2025, was leaked. Aside from public demonstrations calling for her resignation, this created a rift between her and the military junta that enabled her civilian government. The [[Thailand/ConstitutionalCourt|Constitutional Court]] suspended her term as PM in June, pending a ruling on an alleged ethics violation. ---- CategoryRicottone