Finance minister change possible

Tue, 09 Oct 2001 | Source: AFP

THAILAND: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday left open the possibility of Finance Minister Somkid Jatusrititak being "kicked upstairs" to the rank of deputy prime minister.

Snoh Thienthong, a veteran powerbroker in the ruling Thai Rak Thai party, reportedly said that Somkid was tired of the heavy workload and keen to make the change in an upcoming cabinet reshuffle.

"An academic like him, who is used to lecturing, may feel discouraged (by the political element of the job)," Snoh told newspapers on Monday.

Thaksin told reporters that minor changes to the cabinet line- up could happen at any time, although he did not have any plans for a major reshuffle until the team, which was sworn in February, has served a year in office. --AFP

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