Background checks are under way on the proposed Anutin II Cabinet, with the new line-up expected to be submitted for royal command on March 27.
The line-up for the second Cabinet under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has been completed, with nominees now undergoing qualification screening before the list is expected to be submitted for royal command on March 27. Well-informed sources said prospective ministers had been contacted to submit their personal records and supporting documents for scrutiny by 18 state agencies.
Representatives and working teams of those named in the proposed line-up began arriving at the Secretariat of the Cabinet on Monday morning to file the paperwork. The atmosphere at the Secretariat of the Cabinet was busy from early morning on March 23, as representatives of several ministerial nominees gradually arrived to submit documents for background and eligibility checks.
Wanlop Rujirakorn from the team of Prasert Jantararuangtong was the first to arrive at 9.45am. He was followed at 10.43am by the team of prospective Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Ruththaphon Naowarat. Near midday, representatives of Yossanan Wongsawat, who has been tipped for the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, as well as representatives of Julapun Amarnvivat, who is expected to become Labour Minister, also submitted documents.
Sources said that if any nominee fails the qualification or prohibited-characteristics checks, reserve names will be considered. Anutin had earlier said that more than 40 names had been submitted for screening, including backup candidates.
Analysts also warn the new government will face multiple pressures. The five key pressure points flagged by analysts are: the energy supply shock and its knock-on effects on households and transport operators; rising public debt that limits the government’s fiscal flexibility; risks stemming from US trade policy under the Trump administration; persistent inflation that continues to squeeze household budgets; and a set of unresolved politically sensitive cases that could consume political capital as the new cabinet settles in.
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