Paetongtarn cabinet

Paetongtarn was elected by House of Representatives as prime minister on 16 August 2024 and received the appointment from the royal command the same day.^[1][2]

The cabinet was officially sworn into office by King Rama X on 6 September 2024.^[3]

On 18 June 2025, the Bhumjaithai Party announced its withdrawal from Thailand's ruling coalition government led by the Pheu Thai Party. This decision followed the leak of a phone conversation between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former longtime Cambodian Prime Minister and current President of Senate Hun Sen, which raised concerns about national sovereignty amid ongoing border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.^[4] According to the statement from Bhumjaithai, its ministers had submitted their resignations to the prime minister, effective the following day.^[5]

On 23 June 2025, the Thai government announced that it would push ahead with a cabinet reshuffle, expected to be finalized by 27 June.^[6] The reshuffle was formally published in the Royal Gazette on 30 June. In the new lineup, Paetongtarn took on the role of Minister of Culture. The reshuffle included the appointment of nine new ministers to the cabinet.^[7]

On 1 July 2025, the Constitutional Court of Thailand suspended Paetongtarn from duty by a vote of 7-2, pending a case seeking her dismissal. The court accepted a petition from 36 senators accusing her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards over the leaked phone conversation with Hun Sen.^[8]

On 3 July 2025, acting Prime Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit led the new cabinet in the swearing-in oath ceremony before the King of Thailand. ^[9] His brief tenure as acting prime minister, which effectively lasted one full day, concluded shortly after this ceremony. Following the swearing-in and a subsequent special cabinet meeting, Phumtham Wechayachai assumed the role of acting prime minister due to his higher rank in the reshuffled cabinet.^[10]

On 29 August 2025, the Constitutional Court returned its verdict, dismissing Paetongtarn from the premiership, which also led to the dissolution of her cabinet.^[11] Phumtham continued his role of acting prime minister in a caretaker capacity until the formation of the Anutin cabinet.^[12]