Former Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Director-General of WTO, Minister of Commerce
Place of Birth: Bangkok
Date of Birth: Thu May 30, 1946
Family Background:
Born to Mr. Porn and Mrs. Penpol Panitchpakdi
Education:
- Saint Gabriel School, Bangkok
- Triam Udom Suksa School
- B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. Econometrics, Development Planning, Erasmus University (formerly the Netherlands School of Economics)
Career:
- 1974 – 86 Back of Thailand, last position as Director Financial Institution Applications Department
- 1986 Member of Parliament, Democrat
- 1986 – 88 Deputy Minister of Finance
- 1991 – 92 CEO Thai Military Bank
- 1993 – 95 Deputy Prime Minister
- 1997 – 2000 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce
- 2000 – 03 Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- 2005 – 13 Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Marital Status:
Married to Mrs. Sasai Panitchpakdi with 1 son, Mr. Prin Panitchpakdi and 1 daughter, Ms. Nin Panitchpakdi.