Kalaya Sophonpanich
Kalaya Sophonpanich | |
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กัลยา โสภณพนิช | |
Kalaya Sophonpanich in 2010 | |
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 6 June 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| Preceded by | Wuttipong Chaisang |
| Succeeded by | Virachai Virameteekul |
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| In office 10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1940 Sikhio, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Chote Sophonpanich |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Physicist |
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.