Panadda Diskul
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Panadda Diskul ปนัดดา ดิศกุล | |
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| Minister attached to the Office of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 30 August 2014 – 15 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Preceded by | Santi Promphat |
| Succeeded by | Ormsin Chivapruck |
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| In office 15 December 2016 – 23 November 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Minister | Teerakiat Jaroensettasin |
| Permanent Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 28 May 2014 – 30 September 2015 | |
| Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Tongthong Chandransu |
| Succeeded by | Eak Angsananont |
| Governor of Chiang Mai Province | |
| In office 1 October 2010 – 30 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Amornphan Nimanan |
| Succeeded by | Thanin Suphasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1956 |
| Spouse | Amporn Diskul na Ayudhya |
| Children | Varadis Diskul na Ayudhya |
| Education | Brigham Young University Sophia University National Defence College of Thailand |
Mom Luang Panadda Diskul (Thai: หม่อมหลวงปนัดดา ดิศกุล RTGS: Panatda Ditsakun; born 26 August 1956) is a Thai civil servant and independent politician. He was Governor of the provinces of Nakhon Pathom and Chiang Mai, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister. From 2014 to 2016 he was Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office and since 2016 he has been Deputy Minister of Education of Thailand.
Panadda Diskul is the only son of Mom Rajawongse Sangkadis Diskul, a diplomat who served as ambassador of Thailand to Malaysia, Switzerland, the Vatican and founder of the Varadis Palace Museum Foundation and Manthana Diskul na Ayudhya. He is a great-grandson of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, the first Minister of the Interior of Siam. The name "Panadda" comes from Pali and means "great-grandson"; His nickname is Khun Len (คุณเหลน), also meaning "great-grandson". The lower nobility title Mom Luang indicates his remote royal lineage. Panadda is married to Amporn Diskul na Ayudhya, they have one son.
Panadda attended Prasarnmit Demonstration School (a high school attached to Srinakharinwirot University) and completed his schooling in Australia at The King's School, Parramatta (as did Vajiralongkorn, the future King Rama X). He studied at Brigham Young University, graduating with a master's degree in international relations. Later he completed courses in Thai-Japanese history at Sophia University, and in higher administration at the National Defence College of Thailand in 2007.[1]
Careers
After graduation, Panadda taught as a lecturer in law and social sciences at the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. He then became an official in the Ministry of the Interior, initially working in the Foreign Affairs Division in the position of Foreign Affairs Officer. In 1998, he was appointed Director of Political and Administrative Strategy in the Strategy and Planning Office. The following year he became the Office Director of the Minister of the Interior. In 2003, Panadda moved to the provincial administration and became deputy governor of Samut Sakhon Province. A year later, he took up the same post in Pathum Thani Province, and in 2007, Buri Ram Province. During this period, he simultaneously served as a security consultant in the office of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior.
In 2009, he was appointed as provincial governor of Nakhon Pathom, and in 2011 as that of Chiang Mai Province. After two years in Chiang Mai, he returned to the Interior Ministry, where he was appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary for security and foreign affairs.