Chaikasem Nitisiri
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Chaikasem Nitisiri | |
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ชัยเกษม นิติสิริ | |
 Chaikasem in 2022 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 30 June 2013 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (acting) |
| Preceded by | Pracha Promnok |
| Succeeded by | Paiboon Khumchaya |
| Attorney General of Thailand | |
| In office 1 October 2007 – 30 September 2009 | |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Phachara Yuttithamdamrong |
| Succeeded by | Chulasingh Vasantasingh |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 14 May 2023 – 9 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1948 |
| Party | Pheu Thai (since 2011) |
| Spouse | Amporn Nitisiri |
| Education | Assumption College |
| Alma mater | Chulalongkorn University (AB) Columbia University (LLM) |
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| Awards | Order of the Crown of Thailand (1994) Order of the White Elephant (1999) |
Chaikasem Nitisiri MPCh MVM (Thai: ชัยเกษม นิติสิริ; born 26 August 1948) is a Thai lawyer, politician and professor. He served as the Minister of Justice in the Yingluck Shinawatra cabinet until his dismissal in the 2014 coup d'état.[1] Chaikasem is a Pheu Thai member and was one of the 2019 and 2023 prime ministerial candidates.[2]
Chaikasem started his primary and secondary education at Assumption College, and then transferred to Triam Udom Suksa School. He received his bachelor's degree from faculty of political science, Chulalongkorn University. With the government's scholarship, he continued his studies at Columbia University and received a master's degree in law (LL.M.). Chikasem was also admitted to the bar by the Thai Bar Association and started his career as an assistant public prosecutor. He did steadily thrive in his legal career path until his retirement as the Attorney General of Thailand and also adjunct professor to the faculty of law, Chulalongkorn University.[3][4]
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