Jaruvan Maintaka

Khun Ying Jaruvan Maintaka (Thai: คุณหญิง จารุวรรณ เมณฑกา, born 5 July 1945) is the current Auditor-General (Thai: ผู้ว่าการตรวจเงินแผ่นดิน) of the Kingdom of Thailand. She refused to resign her position after the Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that her nomination was illegal. She is well known for her public criticism of deposed Premier Thaksin Shinawatra. She has been criticized for nepotism, hiring her own son as a personal secretary using the state budget, bringing her children on a state-funded official trip, and her lack of transparency.

Read more about Jaruvan Maintaka:  Early Life and Education, Career As Government Auditor, Appointment As Auditor-General, Constitution Court Ruling and Subsequent Controversy, After The 2006 Coup, Criticisms, Royal Decorations