Prajin Juntong

Later on 21 February 2014, the board of directors of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited resolved to grant Prajin, who held the position the first vice chairman of the board of directors to the chairman of the board of directors to replace Ampon Kittiampon, secretary general to the cabinet who resigned from being chairman of the board.^[3]

Prajin was appointed Minister of Transport in the government of Prayut Chan-ocha and served as deputy chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order until August 2015, was adapted to assume the position of Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the Office of the National Research Council.^[4]

At the cabinet meeting on 13 September 2016, it was resolved to appoint Prajin as Deputy Prime Minister to oversee the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to take charge of the position, replacing Uttama Savanayana, who had resigned from the position on 12 September 2016.^[5]

On 1 May 2018, he was appointed the chairman of the Committee on the Management of Rehabilitation of Children and Youth.^[6]

In 2019, Prajin was appointed senator by resigning from every position in the government.^[7]

• Thailand  :
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant^[8]
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
  • Freeman Safeguarding Medal, 2nd Class 2nd Cat
  • Chakra Mala Medal
  • The Boy Scout Citation Medal, 1st Class
• Singapore :
  • Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)
• Indonesia :
  • Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa, 1st Class (2014)^[9]