Banharn Silpa-archa (parts of his name also spelt variously Banhan, Silapa-, Sinlapa-, and -acha; Thai: บรรหาร ศิลปอาชา, RTGS: Banhan Sinlapa-acha, born 19 August 1932) is a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 to 1996. Banharn, who is of ethnic Chinese decent, made a fortune in the construction business before he became a Member of Parliament representing his home province of Suphanburi. He has held different cabinet posts in several governments. In 1994, he became the leader of the Thai Nation Party. In 2008, the party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court and Banharn has been banned from politics for five years.
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