| Prime Minister of Thailand นายกรัฐมนตรีแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย | |
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 Standard of the Prime Minister | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) as the King of Thailand |
| Term length | Same as the term of the House of Representatives (4 years), no more than 8 consecutive years total |
| Inaugural holder | Phraya Manopakorn Nititada |
| Formation | Constitution of Thailand, 28 June 1932 |
| Website | www.pm.go.th |
Abhisit Vejjajiva, born (4 August 1964) is the incumbent Prime Minister of Thailand. He has been the leader of the Democrat Party since February 2005, first serving as opposition leader in the House of Representatives of Thailand, which on 15 December 2008, elected him the 27th Prime Minister of Thailand. Vejjajiva, was formally endorsed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej as Prime Minister on 17 December 2008.Abhisit was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England to a family of Thai physicians. He was educated at Eton and Oxford and successfully ran for MP of Bangkok under the Democrat Party following the 1991 NPKC military coup. He quickly rose through party ranks before failing in a bid to become party leader in 2001. He was appointed party leader after the Democrat Party’s overwhelming defeat in the 2005 election
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