List of prime ministers of Thailand by age

Last updated

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Oldest
94 years, 220 days+
Thanin Kraivichien
1927–present

Contents

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Oldest deceased
98 years, 273 days
Prem Tinsulanonda
1920–2019

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Youngest deceased
55 years, 175 days
Sarit Thanarat
1908–1963

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Youngest
54 years, 143 days+
Yingluck Shinawatra
1967–present

This is a list of prime ministers of Thailand by age. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 11 November 2021.

Two measures of the longevity are given - this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each prime minister. The first column is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; the second column breaks this number down into years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the prime minister lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his/her last birthday.

If a prime minister served more than one non-consecutive term, the dates listed below are for the beginning of their first term, and the end of their final term.

The median age at which a prime minister first takes office is roughly 53 years and 322 days, which falls between Pote Sarasin and Chuan Leekpai. The oldest person to become Prime Minister was Samak Sundaravej, who became Prime Minister at the age of 72 years, 230 days. The youngest person to become Prime Minister was Seni Pramoj, who became Prime Minister at the age of 40 years, 114 days.

The oldest living prime minister is Thanin Kraivichien, born 5 April 1927 (aged 94 years, 220 days). The youngest living prime minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, born 21 June 1967 (aged 54 years, 143 days).

The longest lived prime minister was Prem Tinsulanonda, who lived to the age of 98 years, 273 days. Pote Sarasin was the second longest-lived prime minister, who lived to the age of 95 years, 187 days, 3 years and 84 days short of Tinsulanonda. Tinsulanonda surpassed Sarasin's lifespan on 2 March 2016. The oldest living prime minister, Thanin Kraivichien, will surpass Tinsulanonda if he lives beyond 3 January 2026. The shortest lived prime minister was Sarit Thanarat, who died in office at the age of 55 years, 175 days.

The prime minister with the longest retirement is Thanin Kraivichien. He left office on 19 October 1977, and is still alive with 44 years, 23 days. The prime minister with the shortest retirement is Samak Sundaravej, who died on 24 November 2009, 1 year and 76 days after leaving office on 9 September 2008.

List of prime ministers

  Living  Incumbent

#
Prime Minister
Date of birth
Date of
inauguration		Age at
inauguration
End date of
Prime Minister		Age of End DateLength of
retirement
Date of death
Lifespan
1 Phraya Manopakorn Nititada 15 July 188428 June 193247 years, 349 days20 June 193348 years,

12 days

15 years, 103 days1 October 194864 years, 78 days
2 Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena 29 March 188721 June 193346 years, 84 days13 December 193851 years, 15 days8 years, 213 days14 July 194760 years, 107 days
3 Plaek Phibunsongkhram 14 July 189716 December 193841 years, 155 days16 September 195760 years, 2 days6 years, 269 days11 June 196466 years, 333 days
4 Khuang Aphaiwong 17 May 19021 August 194442 years, 76 days8 April 194845 years, 22 days19 years, 342 days15 March 196865 years, 303 days
5 Tawee Boonyaket 10 November 190431 August 194540 years, 294 days17 September 194540 years, 7 days26 years, 47 days3 November 197167 years, 85 days
6 Seni Pramoj 26 May 190517 September 194540 years, 114 days6 October 197671 years, 11 days20 years, 295 days28 July 199792 years, 63 days
7 Pridi Banomyong 11 May 190024 March 194645 years, 317 days23 August 194646 years, 12 days36 years, 252 days2 May 198382 years, 356 days
8 Thawan Thamrongnawasawat 21 November 190123 August 194644 years, 275 days8 November 194745 years, 17 days41 years, 25 days3 December 198887 years, 12 days
9 Pote Sarasin 25 March 190521 September 195752 years, 180 days26 December 195752 years, 9 month, 1 days42 years, 277 days28 September 200095 years, 187 days
10 Thanom Kittikachorn 11 August 19111 January 195846 years, 143 days14 October 197362 years, 2 month, 1 days30 years, 246 days16 June 200492 years, 310 days
11 Sarit Thanarat 16 June 19089 February 195950 years, 238 days8 December 1963 [1] 55 years, 5 month, 22 days8 December 196355 years, 175 days
12 Sanya Dharmasakti 5 April 190714 October 197366 years, 192 days26 February 197567 years, 10 month, 21 days26 years, 314 days6 January 200294 years, 276 days
13 Kukrit Pramoj 20 April 191114 March 197563 years, 328 days12 January 197664 years, 8 month, 22 days19 years, 270 days9 October 199584 years, 172 days
14 Thanin Kraivichien 5 April 19278 October 197649 years, 186 days19 October 197750 years, 6 month, 14 days44 years, 23 days94 years, 220 days
15 Kriangsak Chamanan 17 December 191711 November 197759 years, 329 days3 March 198062 years, 2 month, 17 days23 years, 295 days23 December 200386 years, 6 days
16 Prem Tinsulanonda 26 August 19203 March 198059 years, 190 days4 August 198867 years, 11 month, 9 days33 years, 99 days26 May 201998 years, 273 days
17 Chatichai Choonhavan 5 April 19204 August 198868 years, 121 days23 February 199170 years, 10 month, 18 days7 years, 72 days6 May 199878 years, 31 days
18 Anand Panyarachun 9 August 19322 March 199158 years, 205 days22 September 199260 years, 1 month, 13 days29 years, 50 days89 years, 94 days
19 Suchinda Kraprayoon 6 August 19337 April 199258 years, 245 days24 May 199258 years, 9 month, 18 days29 years, 171 days88 years, 97 days
20 Chuan Leekpai 28 July 193823 September 199254 years, 57 days9 February 200162 years, 6 month, 12 days20 years, 275 days83 years, 106 days
21 Banharn Silpa-archa 19 August 193213 July 199562 years, 328 days24 November 199664 years, 3 month, 5 days19 years, 151 days23 April 201683 years, 248 days
22 Chavalit Yongchaiyudh 15 May 193225 November 199664 years, 194 days8 November 199765 years, 5 month, 24 days24 years, 3 days89 years, 180 days
23 Thaksin Shinawatra 26 July 19499 February 200151 years, 198 days19 September 200657 years, 1 month, 24 days15 years, 53 days72 years, 108 days
24 Surayud Chulanont 28 August 19431 October 200663 years, 34 days29 January 200865 years, 5 month, 24 days13 years, 286 days78 years, 75 days
25 Samak Sundaravej 13 June 193529 January 200872 years, 230 days9 September 200873 years, 2 month, 26 days1 year, 76 days24 November 200974 years, 164 days
26 Somchai Wongsawat 31 August 194718 September 200861 years, 18 days2 December 200860 years, 5 month, 2 days12 years, 344 days74 years, 72 days
27 Abhisit Vejjajiva 3 August 196417 December 200844 years, 136 days5 August 201147 years, 2 days10 years, 98 days57 years, 100 days
28 Yingluck Shinawatra 21 June 19675 August 201144 years, 45 daysMay 7, 201446 years, 10 month, 16 days7 years, 188 days54 years, 143 days
29 Prayut Chan-o-cha 21 March 195424 August 201460 years, 156 days67 years, 235 days
#
Prime Minister
Date of birth
Date of
inauguration		Age at
inauguration
End date of
Prime Minister		Length of
retirement
Date of death
Lifespan

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Oldest living prime ministers of Thailand

Not all prime ministers live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 18 deceased prime ministers, 8 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 10 did not. Pridi Banomyong became the oldest living prime minister when Plaek Phibunsongkhram died in 1964 and remained so until his death in 1983, for a record 18 years and 325 days. Sanya Dharmasakti became the oldest living prime minister after the death of Pote Sarasin, but he survived Sarasin by only 1 year and 96 days.

Sanya Dharmasakti was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 93 years, and 176 days. Seni Pramoj, who was 92 years, and 63 days old when he died was the oldest prime minister to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Banharn Silpa-archa who died on 23 April 2016 is the most recent prime minister to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

Prime MinisterPeriod when oldest living prime ministerAgeDuration
Start dateEnd dateat startat end
Phraya Manopakorn Nititada June 28, 1932October 1, 194847 years, 349 days64 years, 78 days16 years, 95 days
Plaek Phibunsongkhram October 1, 1948June 11, 196451 years, 76 days66 years, 330 days15 years, 254 days
Pridi Banomyong June 11, 1964May 2, 198364 years, 31 days82 years, 356 days18 years, 325 days
Thawan Thamrongnawasawat May 2, 1983December 3, 198881 years, 162 days87 years, 12 days5 years, 215 days
Pote Sarasin December 3, 1988September 28, 200083 years, 253 days95 years, 187 days11 years, 300 days
Sanya Dharmasakti September 28, 2000January 2, 200293 years, 176 days94 years, 272 days1 year, 96 days
Thanom Kittikachorn January 2, 2002June 16, 200490 years, 144 days92 years, 310 days2 years, 166 days
Prem Tinsulanonda June 16, 2004May 26, 201983 years, 295 days98 years, 273 days14 years, 344 days
Thanin Kraivichien May 26, 2019Incumbent92 years, 51 daysIncumbent2 years, 169 days
Prime MinisterStart dateEnd dateAge at startAge at endDuration

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Graphical representations

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Thailand. They are listed in order of office.

List of prime ministers of Thailand by age

The following chart shows prime ministers by their age (living prime ministers in green), with the years of their premiership in blue.

List of prime ministers of Thailand by age

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