Finance minister change possible

Tue, 09 Oct 2001, 00:00 WIB | 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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