Former deputy PM Parnpree set to return as foreign adviserParnpree Bahiddha-Nukara (file photo: Government House)Former deputy prime minister and foreign minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara is set to return to the Foreign Affairs Ministry as chief adviser to the minister, says a ministry source. Mr Parnpree will work with Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, reviving a long-standing partnership. The two previously served together on an advisory team at Phitsanulok House during the administration of former prime minister Gen Chatichai Choonhavan, and later worked again under the Srettha Thavisin government, when Mr Parnpree was deputy prime minister and foreign minister and Mr Sihasak served as an assistant minister at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The new cabinet is scheduled to be sworn in on Monday, with the government policy statement to parliament set for April 9-10. Mr Santitarn, whose MPC term was due to end in October, is expected to start this week.

Source: Bangkok Post April 04, 2026 23:47 UTC