Kalaya Sophonpanich

Kalaya Sophonpanich
กัลยา โสภณพนิช
Kalaya Sophonpanich in 2010
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
20 December 2008  6 June 2010
Prime MinisterAbhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded byWuttipong Chaisang
Succeeded byVirachai Virameteekul
Deputy Minister of Education
In office
10 July 2019  1 September 2023
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Personal details
Born (1940-09-21) 21 September 1940
Sikhio, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseChote Sophonpanich
Alma mater
ProfessionPhysicist

Kalaya Sophonpanich (Thai: กัลยา โสภณพนิช; RTGS: Kanlaya Sophonphanit; Chinese: 龍宛虹; pinyin: Lóng Wǎnhóng; born 21 September 1940) is a Thai physicist and politician who served as the Minister of Science and Technology from 2008 to 2010.