The who, where, and what of Thailand’s Privy Council as ex-PM Prayut becomes latest member

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https://www.thaipbsworld.com/the-who-where-and-what-of-thailands-privy-council-as-ex-pm-prayut-becomes-latest-member/

Former Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, who stepped down in August after nine years in office, has become the latest member of the Privy Council, as announced in the Royal Gazette on November 29.

His appointment, by command of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), brings the number of Privy Council members to 19 – the limit set by the Constitution. Altogether, 23 people have been named privy councilors during the current reign, including replacements for those who have left office. Membership comes to an end either upon death, resignation, or removal by royal command.

The Privy Council serves as the body of advisors to His Majesty the King. It is tasked with “rendering advice to the King on all matters pertaining to his functions on which he may consult, and other duties as stipulated by the Constitution”, the charter states.

Selected and appointed by the King, the council is composed of one president and no more than 18 privy councilors. Their office is in the Privy Council Chambers, located at Saranrom Royal Garden near the Grand Palace in Bangkok.

Thailand’s first Privy Council – inspired by European monarchies – was established by King Chulalongkorn or Rama V (1853-1910) in May 1874, at a time when the kingdom was called Siam.

Duties of councilors

Constitutional clauses outline privy councilors’ roles and responsibilities, most of which concern matters surrounding the monarchy. They include the appointment of a regent when necessary, acknowledgement of an heir to the throne, and proclamation of a successor to the throne.

Privy councilors also carry out tasks as determined or assigned by the King. These include attending functions or performing duties on behalf of the King or the royal family, along with other duties involving the royal household and royal projects.

Councilors cannot be partisan and are prohibited by the Constitution from being affiliated with a political party, being an MP, a senator, a political office holder, a Constitutional Court judge, a member of an independent organization or state enterprise, or even a public official at any agency other than the Royal Household Bureau...

 

...resisting the urge, to post a link of a photo, of a person on an airport tarmac, in a crop top and tattoos.

 

[My Penis is hungry]

<<...resisting the urge, to post a link of a photo, of a person on an airport tarmac, in a crop top and tattoos.>>

 

Love that!

[Mekong]

So much for his promise to Go Home then if he failed to be elected as PM

[bust]

On 12/19/2023 at 11:05 AM, My Penis is hungry said:

<<...resisting the urge, to post a link of a photo, of a person on an airport tarmac, in a crop top and tattoos.>>

 

Love that!

That or the Bank Note