Political Profile
- Member of Democrat Party (1968–1976)
- Member of Parliament (1973–1975, 1976, 1979–1983, 1986–1990, 1992–2000, 2008)
- Founder and Leader of Prachakornthai Party (Thai Citizen Party) (1979–2000)
- Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives (1975–1976)
- Deputy Minister of Interior (1976)
- Minister of Interior (1976–1977)
- Minister of Transport (1983–1986, 1990–1991)
- Governor of Bangkok (2000–2004)
- Senator-elected (2006; later nullified by coup d'état)
- Leader of People's Power Party (2007–2008)
- Prime Minister (2008)
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