Can cabinet reshuffle stimulate economic growth!!??

 

Somkid Jatusripitak will take the helm as the main figure to

 drive the country’s sagging economy in a new cabinet line-up

announced on Thursday.

 

The member and chief economic adviser to the National

 

 Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will take over the

 

economic affairs from outgoing Deputy Prime Minister

 

 Pridiyathorn Devakula.

In the new line-up endorsed by His Majesty the King and

 

published in the Royal Gazette on Thursday, 15 keep the

 

 same seats, 11 are newcomers, 11 left, and nine change offices.

 

 No military members were out and two more were added,

 

bringing the total number of military ministers to 15 including

 

 the prime minister. The announcement will take effect after

 

 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha leads them to take an

 

 oath before His Majesty. The highlight is at the economic

 

 ministerial positions previously supervised by MR Pridiyathorn

 

 and are now commanded by Mr Somkid. Change was on

 

 all key economic ministries including the Commerce

 

 and Finance ministries. (See graphic below)

 

 Gen Prayut said on Wednesday before the announcement

 

 that the change at ministries responsible for the economy

 

was a “rotation”.

All Prayut 2 cabinet ministers not included in the new line-up

 

 will be invited to be his advisers, he added. MR Pridiyathorn

 

 said on Wednesday that the prime minister did not inform

 

 any minister in person about the plan and added he was

 

ready to leave the post. “I will work until the very last minute,’’

 

 he said. Before the new list was announced on Thursday,

 

he told reporters that he had worked with inconveniences 

 

 and felt annoyed because advisers were trying to find fault

 

with him. MR Pridiyathorn also said that he would not

 

accept the position of an adviser to the prime minister.

Gen Prayut said later it did not matter since the remaining

 

 former ministers had accepted the advisory positions.

 

 He also pointed out MR Pridiyathorn was already an

 

 adviser to the NCPO.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said earlier the reshuffle

 

 aimed to appease all sides. "I've made the changes.

 

 The new ministers must prove their worth or face criticism."

 

 He added those who became his  his new deputies would

 

 figure out the directions since they were well aware of what

 

 had been done. The premier was referring to the military

 

members of the cabinet — former transport minister ACM

 

Prajin Juntong and ex-education minister Adm Narong

 

 Pipatanasai.

 

 Asked why there were two ministers with the same family

 

name — Gen Surasak (natural resources and environment

 

 

 minister) and Gen Anantaporn Kanchanarat (energy minister),

 

Gen Prayut explained they were related but not from the same

 

 family. He added the joint meeting between the cabinet and

 

 the NCPO would continue like before.

 

"Please have confidence in us. Nothing's too hard or too easy.

 

 To strengthen the country, we must grow and be 'stronger

 

 together'.

 

 This is our home, our country, so let's get rid of all dangers and

 

 look  after it together." Gen Prayut officially took office on

 

Aug 24 last year after leading the coup to oust the government.

 

Bangkok Poll results released on Wednesday showed the

 

 popularity of the government slightly declined to a score

 

 of 5.94 from 6.20 in the previous survey conducted six

 

 months ago.

 

 The popularity of the prime minister was also down to 7.11

 

 from 7.26.

 

 The poll by Bangkok University asked  1,053 people aged 18

 

 or more across the country to rate the cabinet and the prime

 

 minister out of the full score of 10. It did not say when

 

 the survey was undertaken.

News,Politics,Bangkok Posts, 20 August ,2015.

 

The new economic team lead by Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak,

 

 graduated from Northwestern University, USA,and he is

 

 the former deputy prime ministry in the Thaksin’s government.

 

In my viewpoint ,although Dr.Somkid had worked with

 

Thaksin before ,we can still trust him for his integrity,

 

good spirit of  professional , for he stop his roll with Thaksin

 

 and Pheu Thai Patry.

 

He is a good vision professional and has strong skill in marketing

I believe he can lead the economic to have more growth ,

 

 team work ,staff support and power to make decision is important

 

for him to succeed in the new position as deputy prime ministry.

Sincerely Yours.