Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol
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Phumtham Wechayachai (acting)
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol | |
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สุดาวรรณ หวังศุภกิจโกศล | |
 Sudawan in 2024 | |
| Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation | |
| In office 30 June 2025 – 19 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Paetongtarn Shinawatra |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 27 April 2024 – 30 June 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Srettha Thavisin Phumtham Wechayachai (acting) Paetongtarn Shinawatra |
| Preceded by | Sermsak Pongpanich |
| Succeeded by | Paetongtarn Shinawatra |
| Minister of Tourism and Sports | |
| In office 1 September 2023 – 27 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Srettha Thavisin |
| Preceded by | Phipat Ratchakitprakarn |
| Succeeded by | Sermsak Pongpanich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1982 |
| Party | Pheu Thai Party (2023–present) Bhumjaithai (until 2023) |
| Parent | Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol (father) |
| Alma mater | Suranaree University of Technology (BS) |
Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol (Thai: สุดาวรรณ หวังศุภกิจโกศล) is a Thai politician currently who served as Minister of Culture from April 2024 to June 2025.[1][2][3][4] She previously served as Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2023 to 2024.[5][6]
Born in 1982, Sudawan is the eldest daughter of former Deputy Commerce Minister Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol and Yolada Wangsuphakijkosol, chief executive of the Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administrative Organization.
Her father, widely known as "Kamnan Por", was a long-serving subdistrict chief in Nakhon Ratchasima before entering national politics in 2019 as a party-list MP under the Bhumjaithai Party. Sudawan graduated with a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Suranaree University of Technology.[7]
Career
Sudawan previously managed her family’s business, Eiamheng Tapioca Starch Industry Company. In 2023, the company reported revenues of over 6.25 billion baht with a profit of 67.78 million baht and assets totaling 4.04 billion baht.
She eventually shifted focus to politics, supported by her father's influence in Nakhon Ratchasima. In the 2023 general election, she ran as a party-list candidate for the Pheu Thai Party, ranked No. 21, ahead of many veteran politicians.
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