Boonchu Rojanastien
Boonchu Rojanastien | |
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บุญชู โรจนเสถียร | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 29 September 1992 – 25 October 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Chuan Leekpai |
| Secretary-general of Social Action Party | |
| In office 1974–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Kasem Sirisamphan |
| Leader of Palang Dharma Party | |
| In office 1992–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Chamlong Srimuang |
| Succeeded by | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 17 March 1975 – 20 April 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Kukrit Pramoj |
| Preceded by | Sawet Piampongsan |
| Succeeded by | Sawet Piampongsan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1921 Chonburi, Thailand |
| Died | 19 March 2007 (aged 86) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | |
| Alma mater | Thammasat University |
| Profession | Accountant |
Boonchu Rojanastien (Thai: บุญชู โรจนเสถียร; RTGS: Bunchu Rotchanasathian, Chinese: 黃聞波, Huang Wenbo born January 20, 1921, Chon Buri Province, Thailand, died March 19, 2007, Bangkok) was a Thai banker. Touted as Thailand's first "economics tsar", he served in the government of Kukrit Pramoj in 1975 and 1976. During his tenure as finance minister, he initiated a policy of "ngern phan" (money allocation), which distributed several billion baht of government funds to 5,000 tambon, or local government, councils. His populist policies would later be embraced under the administration of Thaksin Shinawatra.