Thanong Bidaya

Thanong Bidaya
ทนง พิทยะ
Minister of Finance
In office
21 June 1997  24 October 1997
Prime MinisterChavalit Yongchaiyudh
Preceded byAmnuay Weerawan
Succeeded byKosit Panpiemras
In office
3 August 2005  19 September 2006
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra
Preceded bySomkid Jatusripitak
Succeeded byPridiyathorn Devakula
Minister of Commerce
In office
11 March 2005  2 August 2005
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra
Preceded bySomkid Jatusripitak
Succeeded byWatana Muangsook
Personal details
Born
Thanong Lamyai

(1947-07-28) 28 July 1947
Suphan Buri, Thailand
Political partyThai Rak Thai Party
Alma mater
Profession

Thanong Bidaya (Thai: ทนง พิทยะ; RTGS: Thanong Phitthaya; born 28 July 1947), born Thanong Lamyai, is a Thai politician and deposed finance minister. After the military overthrew the government of Thaksin Shinawatra, he remained in Singapore where he was attending the annual meeting of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund.