Prawit Wongsuwan

Prawit Wongsuwan (Thai: ประวิตร วงษ์สุวรรณ, pronounced [prà.wít wōŋ.sù.wān]; born 11 August 1945) is a Thai politician. He was Minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 and from 2014 to 2019. He is the deputy chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

Prawit Wongsuwan
ประวิตร วงษ์สุวรรณ
Prawit at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting, Singapore in 2018
Acting Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 24 August 2022 – 30 August 2022
Monarch	Maha Vajiralongkorn
Preceded by	Prayut Chan-o-cha
Succeeded by	Prayut Chan-o-cha
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 30 August 2014 – 22 August 2023
Prime Minister	Prayut Chan-o-cha
Minister of Defence
In office 30 August 2014 – 10 July 2019
Prime Minister	Prayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded by	Yingluck Shinawatra
Succeeded by	Prayut Chan-o-cha
In office 20 December 2008 – 9 August 2011
Prime Minister	Abhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded by	Somchai Wongsawat
Succeeded by	Yuthasak Sasiprapha
Leader of the Palang Pracharath Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2020
Preceded by	Uttama Savanayana
President of National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 April 2017
Preceded by	Yuthasak Sasiprapha
Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army
In office 1 October 2004 – 30 September 2005
Preceded by	Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Succeeded by	Sonthi Boonyaratglin
Personal details
Born	(1945-08-11) 11 August 1945 Bangkok, Thailand
Political party	Palang Pracharath Party
Alma mater	Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy National Defence College
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Branch/service	Royal Thai Army
Years of service	1969–2005
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Laotian Civil War

After the Constitutional Court of Thailand suspended Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha from being prime minister on 24 August 2022, Prawit became acting prime minister until the court makes a ruling on the issue.