Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former prime minister Thaksin, became the youngest politician, at the age of 37, and second woman following in the footsteps of her aunt Yingluck, to hold the ...

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Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was forced to step down today after being found guilty of abusing her power by improperly demoting a top civil servant in 2011. The WSJ's Southeast Asia ...

coming from the powerful Shinawatra family. Her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra previously held the position. A candidate requires at least 247 votes to become the Southeast Asian ...

Paetongtarn is the third Shinawatra to hold the job, after her billionaire father and her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra. Notably, Thaksin's sister Yingluck Shinawatra was Thailand's first female prime ...