List of Cabinet Ministries of Thailand

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The Cabinet Ministries of Thailand (Thai: กระทรวง: Krasuang) are the government agencies compromising the executive branch of the Government of Thailand. Each ministry is headed by a Minister of State (Thai: รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวง, RTGS: Ratthamontri Wa Kan Krasuang) and, depending on the Prime Minister, several Deputy Ministers (Thai: รัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวง) . The combined heads of these agencies form the Cabinet of Thailand. Under the most recent constitution, there are 35 ministries. The combined employees of these departments make up the Civil Service of Thailand.

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Ministries

The present structure of the Royal Thai Government has been the same since the 2002 Restructuring of Government Agencies Act. The Cabinet comprises 20 Ministries, as follows:

Ministries
Name Thai Name Since Head
Office of the Prime Minister สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี 1932 Minister
Ministry of Defence กระทรวงกลาโหม 1887 Minister
Ministry of Finance กระทรวงการคลัง 1873 Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ 1875 Minister
Ministry of Tourism and Sports กระทรวงการท่องเที่ยวและกีฬา 2002 Minister
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์ 2002 Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์ 1892 Minister
Ministry of Transport กระทรวงคมนาคม 1912 Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม 2002 Minister
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology กระทรวงเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศและการสื่อสาร 2002 Minister
Ministry of Energy กระทรวงพลังงาน 2002 Minister
Ministry of Commerce กระทรวงพาณิชย์ 1892 Minister
Ministry of Interior กระทรวงมหาดไทย 1892 Minister
Ministry of Justice กระทรวงยุติธรรม 1891 Minister
Ministry of Labor กระทรวงแรงงาน 1993 Minister
Ministry of Culture กระทรวงวัฒนธรรม 2002 Minister
Ministry of Science and Technology กระทรวงวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี 1979 Minister
Ministry of Education กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ 1892 Minister
Ministry of Public Health กระทรวงสาธารณสุข 1942 Minister
Ministry of Industry กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม 1942 Minister

History

During the Rattanakosin Period, the Kingdom's administration was similar to those during the Ayutthaya Period. There were two Chief Ministers (Thai: อัครมหาเสนาบดี: Akkharamahasenabodi): the first running military affairs or "Samuhakalahom" (Thai: สมุหกลาโหม) and the second "Samuhanayok" (Thai: สมุหนายก) for civilian affairs. The Civilian Ministry is divided further into four "Kroms" (Thai: กรม), headed by a "Senabodi" (Thai: เสนาบดี) or Permanent Secretary. This type of administration was called the "Chatusadom" (Thai: จตุสดมภ์) :

Ministries
Name Thai Name Head Purpose
Krom Nakhonban or Krommawiang กรมนครบาล หรือ กรมเวียง Senabodi Cities and local administration
Krommawang กรมวัง Senabodi Palace affairs
Krommakhlang กรมคลัง Senabodi The Treasury and Trade
Krommana กรมนา Senabodi Agriculture and land

King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who had received a European education and traveled widely, decided to reform the administration of the state. In 1875, he issued a royal decree to bring about this reform, dividing and creating many departments, and thereby preventing the archaic system from collapsing.

Rama V reforms

The administration reforms of Chulalongkorn created six ministries (Thai: กระทรวง: Krasuang), each headed by a Minister of State or (Thai: รัฐมนตรี, RTGS: Ratthamontri):

Ministries
Name Thai Name Head Purpose
Mahatthai Ministry กระทรวงมหาดไทย Minister Local administration and the North
Kalahom Ministry กระทรวงกลาโหม Minister Military and the South
Nakhonban Ministry กระทรวงนครบาล Minister Bangkok and the surrounding area
Wang Ministry กระทรวงวัง Minister Palace affairs
Kan Klang Ministry กระทรวงการคลัง Minister Finance and commerce
Kasettrathikan Ministry กระทรวงเกษตราธิการ Minister Agriculture and land

A further four were soon added:

Ministries
Name Thai Name Head Purpose
Kan Tang Prathet Ministry กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ Minister Foreign affairs and relations
Yuttitham Ministry กระทรวงยุติธรรม Minister Justice and the judiciary
Yothathikan Ministry กระทรวงโยธาธิการ Minister Transport and communication (railways and telegrams)
Thammakan Ministry กระทรวงธรรมการ Minister Education

By 1900 the entire structure was formed. The ten ministries became the center of Siamese government and rule. After the 1932 Revolution, most of the Ministries were retained by the Khana Ratsadon, however from then on the Ministers were chosen by the Prime Minister and not the King.

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