Thailand’s new Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has finalized the lineup for her cabinet and expects to submit the ministerial appointments for royal endorsement this week, Bloomberg reports.
“All candidates have been vetted after a lengthy process, and the list of 35 ministers will be submitted as soon as this week,” Paetongtarn told reporters on Monday.
The new coalition government, led by Paetongtarn’s Pheu Thai Party, is expected to officially take office by mid-September, according to acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Paetongtarn assumed the role of Prime Minister on August 16, following a court ruling that disqualified Srettha Thavisin, the previous Pheu Thai Prime Minister, for ethics violations after less than a year in power.
