Umesh Pandey
Thai journalist and politician
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Umesh Pandey (Thai: อุเมส ปานเดย์) is a Thai journalist and politician, currently serving as Thai Trade Representative.[1][2] Umesh previously served as editor of the Bangkok Post and an adviser to the Pheu Thai Party economic policy committee.[1] He also served as a vice-minister under prime minister Srettha Thavisin.[3]
Umesh Pandey | |
|---|---|
อุเมส ปานเดย์ | |
| Thai Trade Representative | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Paetongtarn Shinawatra |
Career
Umesh was editor of the Bangkok Post from July 2016 to May 2018.[4][5] He was forced to resign by the newspaper's board of directors after he refused to curtail criticism of Thailand's military-led government.[4][6][7]
In 2019, Umesh was a party list candidate for the Thai Raksa Chart Party, which was dissolved by the Constitutional Court.[8][9]
