NCPO to appoint many Cabinet Ministers, NLA members to new Senate

By The Nation

 

Nation Photo By Vorawit Pumpuang

 

Many members of the Cabinet and more than 60 members of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) are resigning to become new senators appointed by the junta, government figures said on Tuesday.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said the outgoing government ministers attended their last Cabinet meeting yesterday, as they would have to leave their seats ahead of being appointed as members of the new Senate.

 

The list of appointed senators will be submitted for royal endorsement on Friday, according to Wissanu, who is in charge of the government’s legal affairs.

 

He declined to disclose how many Cabinet members would become senators but said the number was “substantial”. However, he added that more than half of the original Cabinet members would still remain.

 

Among the Cabinet members expected to be appointed as members of the upcoming Senate are Deputy Prime Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya, Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister ACM Prajin Juntong, Labour Minister Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, Deputy Defence Minister General Chaichan Changmongkol and Natural Resources and Environment Minister General Surasak Karnjanarat.

Meanwhile, more than 60 members of the outgoing NLA, including the assembly’s president, Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, would become senators following their appointments by the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), its deputy president Peerasak Porchit said on Tuesday.

 

Pornpetch, Peerasak and the other NLA deputy president Surachai Liengboonlertchai, as well as some 60 other current members of the legislative assembly, have been appointed to the Senate, according to Peerasak.

 

He said that all of them would tender their resignations by Thursday, in time for the list of appointed senators to be submitted for royal endorsement on Friday.

 

Another NLA source said that in all, about 90 members of the assembly will be appointed senators.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30368979

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-05-07

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Only friends and those friendly to the Junta seems to be getting appointed.  The Thai citizens have no say in the matter.  Just keep our mouth shut and do what they say not what they do.

42 minutes ago, webfact said:

However, he added that more than half of the original Cabinet members would still remain.

Is this proof enough that the "new" Government has already been decided?

I see DPM Khun Watch collector is not mentioned in any of this speculation. 

 

Has he fallen out of favour?

3 minutes ago, Chang_paarp said:

I see DPM Khun Watch collector is not mentioned in any of this speculation. 

 

Has he fallen out of favour?

To busy in Singapore perhaps , changing banks ????

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The list of appointed senators will be submitted for royal endorsement on Friday

Six seats are reserved for the NCPO and Prawit has already been identified for one of those seats. The remainder will go likely to the NCPO military generals and the national police chief.

Thailand's elite will transform the 'Deep State' into the 'In Your Face State.'