List of prime ministers of Thailand

The prime minister of Thailand (; ; , literally 'chief minister of state') is the head of government of Thailand. The prime minister is also the chair of the cabinet of Thailand and represents the Royal Thai Government at home and the country abroad.

The post of prime minister had existed in some forms throughout the history of Thailand, the most known form was the Samuhanayok post. This position emerged during the Ayutthaya Kingdom as part of the centralization of government.

The modern post of prime minister has existed since the Siamese revolution of 1932 and Siam's first constitution. Throughout the post's existence, it has mostly been occupied by military leaders from the Royal Thai Army, three holding the rank of field marshal and seven the rank of general.

The current prime minister is Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, who assumed the office on 7 September 2025.

Note: This list includes leaders of military juntas and acting prime ministers. However, they are not counted in the official list as provided by the Royal Thai Government.

List of prime ministers

Colour key (for political coalitions/parties):

General categories:

: (12) (9)

Defunct political parties:

:Pre–1950: (4) (1) (1)

:1950–1975: (1) (1) (1) (1)

:Post–2000: (1) (2) (1) (2)

Active political parties:

: (4) (1) (5) (1) (1) (1)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" | No.

! rowspan="2" width="80" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" | Prime minister

! colspan="3" | Term of office

! rowspan="2" | Mandate

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party

! rowspan="2" | Government

! rowspan="2" width="100" | Monarch

! width="85" | Start

! width="85" | End

! width="85" | Duration

! rowspan="3" |1

| rowspan="3" |80px

| rowspan="3" | Manopakorn Nitithada

| rowspan="3" | 1932

| rowspan="3" | 1933

| rowspan="3" |

| —

! rowspan="3" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="3" |Independent

| Manopakorn I

| rowspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;" |Prajadhipok100px

| —

| Manopakorn II

| —

| Manopakorn III

! rowspan="6" |2

| rowspan="6" |80px

| rowspan="6" | Phahon Phonphayuhasena

| rowspan="6" | 1933

| rowspan="6" | 1938

| rowspan="6" |

| —

! rowspan="6" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="6" |Khana Ratsadon

| Phahon I

| 1933

| Phahon II

|-style="height:13px;"

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" |Phahon III

| rowspan="10" style="vertical-align:top;" |Ananda Mahidol100px

| 1937

| Phahon IV

| —

| Phahon V

! rowspan="2" |3

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Plaek Phibunsongkhram

| rowspan="2" | 1938

| rowspan="2" | 1944

| rowspan="2" |

| 1938

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Khana Ratsadon

| Plaek I

| —

| Plaek II

! 4

| 80px

| Khuang Aphaiwong

| 1944

| 1945

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Khana Ratsadon

| Khuang I

! 5

| 80px

| Thawi Bunyaket

| 1945

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Khana Ratsadon

| Thawi

! 6

| 80px

| Seni Pramoj

| 1945

| 1946

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Free Thai

| Seni I

! (4)

| 80px

| Khuang Aphaiwong

| 1946

! style="background:;" |

| Khana Ratsadon

| Khuang II

|-style="height:40px;"

! rowspan="3" |7

| rowspan="3" |80px

| rowspan="3" |Pridi Banomyong

| rowspan="3" | 1946

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="2" |—

! rowspan="3" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="3" |Sahachip

| rowspan="2" |Pridi I

| rowspan="66" style="vertical-align:top;" |Bhumibol Adulyadej100px

| —

| Pridi II

! rowspan="2" |8

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Thawan Thamrongnawasawat

| rowspan="2" | 1946

| rowspan="2" | 1947

| rowspan="2" |

| 1946

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Constitutional Front

| Thawan I

| —

| Thawan II

! —

| 80px

| Phin Choonhavan

| 1947

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| National Military Council

! rowspan="2" |(4)

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Khuang Aphaiwong

| rowspan="2" | 1947

| rowspan="2" | 1948

| rowspan="2" |

| —

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Democrat

| Khuang III

| 1948

| Khuang IV

! rowspan="7" |(3)

| rowspan="7" |80px

| rowspan="7" |Plaek Phibunsongkhram

| rowspan="7" | 1948

| rowspan="7" | 1957

| rowspan="7" |

| —

! rowspan="5" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="5" |Conservative

| Plaek III

| 1949

| Plaek IV

| —

| Plaek V

| —

| Plaek VI

|-style="height:15px;"

| rowspan="2" |1952

| rowspan="2" |Plaek VII

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Seri Manangkhasila

| 1957

| Plaek VIII

! —

| 80px

| Sarit Thanarat

| 1957

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| Revolutionary Council

! 9

| 80px

| Pote Sarasin

| 1957

| 1958

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

| Pote

! 10

| 80px

| Thanom Kittikachorn

| 1958

| 1957

! style="background:;" |

| National Socialist

| Thanom I

! —

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Sarit Thanarat

| 1958

| 1959

| —

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Military

| Revolutionary Council

! 11

| 1959

| 1963

| —

| Sarit

! rowspan="5" |(10)

| rowspan="5" |80px

| rowspan="5" |Thanom Kittikachorn

| rowspan="5" | 1963

| rowspan="5" | 1973

| rowspan="5" |

| rowspan="2" |—

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| rowspan="2" |Thanom II

|-style="height:15px;"

| rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |United Thai People's

| 1969

| Thanom III

| —

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Military

| National Executive Council

| —

| Thanom IV

! rowspan="2" |12

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Sanya Dharmasakti

| rowspan="2" | 1973

| rowspan="2" | 1975

| rowspan="2" |

| —

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Independent

| Sanya I

| —

| Sanya II

! (6)

| 80px

| Seni Pramoj

| 1975

| 1975

! style="background:;" |

| Democrat

| Seni II

! 13

| 80px

| Kukrit Pramoj

| 1975

| 1976

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Social Action

| Kukrit

! rowspan="2" |(6)

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" | Seni Pramoj

| rowspan="2" | 1976

| rowspan="2" |

| 1976

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Democrat

| Seni III

| —

| Seni IV

! —

| 80px

| Sangad Chaloryu

| 1976

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| National Administrative Reform Council

! 14

| 80px

| Thanin Kraivichien

| 1976

| 1977

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

| Thanin

! —

| 80px

| Sangad Chaloryu

| 1977

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| Revolutionary Council

! rowspan="3" |15

| rowspan="3" |80px

| rowspan="3" |Kriangsak Chamanan

| rowspan="3" | 1977

| rowspan="3" | 1980

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="2" |—

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| rowspan="2" |Kriangsak I

|-style="height:20px;"

! rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |Independent

| 1979

| Kriangsak II

! rowspan="4" |16

| rowspan="4" |80px

| rowspan="4" |Prem Tinsulanonda

| rowspan="4" | 1980

| rowspan="4" | 1988

| rowspan="4" |

| rowspan="2" |—

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| rowspan="2" |Prem I

|-style="height:20px;"

| rowspan="3" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="3" |Independent

| 1983

| Prem II

| 1986

| Prem III

! rowspan="2" |17

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Chatichai Choonhavan

| rowspan="2" | 1988

| rowspan="2" | 1991

| rowspan="2" |

| 1988

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Thai Nation

| Chatichai I

| —

| Chatichai II

! —

| 80px

| Sunthorn Kongsompong

| 1991

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| National Peace Keeping Council

! 18

| 80px

| Anand Panyarachun

| 1991

| 1992

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

| Anand I

! 19

| 80px

| Suchinda Kraprayoon

| 1992

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

| rowspan="2" |Suchinda

! —

| 80px

| Meechai Ruchuphan

| 1992

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

! (18)

| 80px

| Anand Panyarachun

| 1992

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

| Anand II

! 20

| 80px

| Chuan Leekpai

| 1992

| 1995

| 1992

! style="background:;" |

| Democrat

| Chuan I

! 21

| 80px

| Banharn Silpa-archa

| 1995

| 1996

| 1995

! style="background:;" |

| Thai Nation

| Banharn

! 22

| 80px

| Chavalit Yongchaiyudh

| 1996

| 1997

| 1996

! style="background:;" |

| New Aspiration

| Chavalit

! (20)

| 80px

| Chuan Leekpai

| 1997

| 2001

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Democrat

| Chuan II

! rowspan="2" |23

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Thaksin Shinawatra

| rowspan="2" | 2001

| rowspan="2" | 2006

| rowspan="2" |

| 2001

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Thai Rak Thai

| Thaksin I

| 2005

| rowspan="2" |Thaksin II

! —

| 80px

| Chitchai Wannasathit

| 2006

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Thai Rak Thai

! —

| 80px

| Sonthi Boonyaratglin

| 2006

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Military

| Council for Democratic Reform

! 24

| 80px

| Surayud Chulanont

| 2006

| 2008

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

| Surayud

! 25

| 80px

| Samak Sundaravej

| 2008

| 2007

! style="background:;" |

| People's Power

| rowspan="2" |Samak

! —

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Somchai Wongsawat

| 2008

| —

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |People's Power

! 26

| 2008

| —

| rowspan="2" |Somchai

! —

| 80px

| Chavarat Charnvirakul

| 2008

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

! 27

| 80px

| Abhisit Vejjajiva

| 2008

| 2011

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Democrat

| Abhisit

! 28

| 80px

| Yingluck Shinawatra

| 2011

| 2014

| 2011

! style="background:;" |

| Pheu Thai

| rowspan="2" |Yingluck

! —

| 80px

| Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan

| 2014

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Pheu Thai

! —

| rowspan="7" |80px

| rowspan="7" |Prayut Chan-o-cha

| 2014

| —

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Military

| National Council for Peace and Order

! rowspan="6" |29

| rowspan="6" | 2014

| rowspan="6" | 2023

| rowspan="6" |

| rowspan="3" |—

| rowspan="3" |Prayut I

! rowspan="3" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="3" |Independent

| rowspan="12" style="vertical-align:top;" |Vajiralongkorn100px

| rowspan="3" |2019

| rowspan="4" |Prayut II

! style="background:;" |

| United Thai Nation

! style="background:;" |

| Independent

! —

| 80px

| Prawit Wongsuwon

| 2022

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Palang Pracharath

! 30

| 80px

| Srettha Thavisin

| 2023

| 2024

| 2023

! style="background:;" |

| Pheu Thai

| rowspan="2" |Srettha

! —

| 80px

| Phumtham Wechayachai

| 2024

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Pheu Thai

! 31

| 80px

| Paetongtarn Shinawatra

| 2024

| 2025

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Pheu Thai

| rowspan="3" |Paetongtarn

! —

| 80px

| Suriya Juangroongruangkit

| 2025

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Pheu Thai

! —

| 80px

| Phumtham Wechayachai

| 2025

| —

! style="background:;" |

| Pheu Thai

! rowspan="2" |32

| rowspan="2" |80px

| rowspan="2" |Anutin Charnvirakul

| rowspan="2" | 2025

| rowspan="2" |Incumbent

| rowspan="2" |

| —

! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |

| rowspan="2" |Bhumjaithai

| Anutin I

| 2026

| Anutin II

Living former prime ministers

File:Anand Panyarachun (cropped).jpg|Anand Panyarachun (1991–1992; 1992)

File:Chuan Leekpai 2026.jpg|Chuan Leekpai (1992–1995; 1997–2001)

File:Chavalit Yongchaiyudh 18 May 2018 01 cropped.jpg|Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1996–1997)

File:Thaksin Shinawatra 03-04-2025.jpg|Thaksin Shinawatra (2001–2006)

File:Surayud2011.jpg|Surayud Chulanont (2006–2008)

File:Somchai Wongsawat 15112008.jpg|Somchai Wongsawat (2008)

File:Abhisit Vejjajiva 2011 cropped.jpg|Abhisit Vejjajiva (2008–2011)

File:Yingluck Shinawatra October 2013 (cropped).jpg|Yingluck Shinawatra (2011–2014)

File:Vladimir Putin meeting Prayut Chan-o-cha (2016-05-19)-02 cropped1.jpg|Prayut Chan-o-cha (2014–2023)

File:Srettha Thavisin 21 May 2024.jpg|Srettha Thavisin (2023–2024)

File:Paetongtarn Shinawatra June 2025.jpg|Paetongtarn Shinawatra (2024–2025)

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As of , there are eleven living former Prime Ministers of Thailand. The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Suchinda Kraprayoon (1992) on 10 June 2025.

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LIST OF THAI PRIME MINISTERS with names also in Thai

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