Sontirat Sontijirawong
Sontirat Sontijirawong (; born 19 March 1960) is a former Thai politician. He served as Minister of Energy in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Supattanapong Punmeechaow was appointed as his successor. On 19 January 2022, Sontirat formed a new party alongside Uttama Savanayana called Sang Anakot Thai (Building Thailand's Future). Early life and education. Sontirat born on 19 March 1960 in Kanchanaburi. He holds a bachelor's degree in Material science and a Master of Business Administration from Chulalongkorn University. Careers. Sontirat was a businessman. He was a former member of the National  Reform Council, later he was appointed as an advisor to the Minister of Industry in September 2015 by the advice of Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and then was appointed as Deputy Minister of Commerce in December 2016 and Minister of Commerce in November 2017. After he joins Palang Pracharath Party in 2019 Thai general election he was choose by Prayut Chan-o-cha appointed to the position of Minister of Energy until July 2020.