Suriya Juangroongruangkit

Deputy Prime Minister of ThailandAssumed office
27 April 2024Prime MinisterSrettha Thavisin
Paetongtarn ShinawatraIn office
2 August 2005 – 19 September 2006Prime MinisterThaksin ShinawatraMinister of TransportAssumed office
1 September 2023Prime MinisterSrettha Thavisin
Paetongtarn ShinawatraPreceded bySaksayam ChidchobIn office
3 October 2002 – 2 August 2005Prime MinisterThaksin ShinawatraPreceded byWan Muhamad Noor MathaSucceeded byPongsak RuktapongpisalMinister of IndustryIn office
10 July 2019 – 17 March 2023Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-chaPreceded byUttama SavanayanaIn office
2 August 2005 – 19 September 2006Prime MinisterThaksin ShinawatraPreceded byWatana MuangsookSucceeded byKosit PanpiemrasIn office
17 February 2001 – 3 October 2002Prime MinisterThaksin ShinawatraPreceded bySuwat LiptapanlopSucceeded bySomsak ThepsuthinDeputy Minister of IndustryIn office
5 October 1998 – 29 June 1999Prime MinisterChuan LeekpaiMember of the House of RepresentativesIn office
14 May 2023 – 19 January 2024ConstituencyParty-list Personal detailsBorn (1954-12-10) 10 December 1954 (age 69)
Bangkok, ThailandPolitical partyPheu Thai (2013–2018; 2023–present)Other political
affiliationsSpouseSurisa JungrungreangkitRelativesAlma materUC BerkeleyProfessionPoliticianSignature

Suriya Juangroongruangkit (Thai: สุริยะ จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ; RTGS: Suriya Chuengrungrueangkit; born 10 December 1954) is a Thai politician who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Transport since April 2024 and September 2023 respectively. He served his first term as the Deputy Prime Minister from August 2005 to September 2006 and as the Minister of Transport from October 2002 to August 2005. He previously also served as the Minister of Industry for multiple times, Deputy Minister of Industry and Member of the House of Representatives. He is a member of the Pheu Thai Party and was one of the leaders of the Palang Pracharath Party as well as the Thai Rak Thai party.^[1][2]

Suriya Juangroongruangkit was born on 10 December 1954 in Bangkok to Thai Chinese ancestry. he attended Triam Udom Suksa School, Phaya Thai, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a bachelor of science in manufacturing engineering in 1978. After working for various car companies in Thailand, he was appointed transport minister on 3 October 2002. On 11 March 2005 he started his second term in office.

In 2003, Suriya paid $95,200 USD for a lucky license plate number for his son's car: 9999.^[3]

He is the uncle of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.

When Suriya was a member of the Thai Rak Thai, he served as the secretary-general of the party. As part of the Palang Pracharath party, he was an influential member of the Sam Mitr faction.^[4] Under Prime-minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, he served as the Minister of Industry.^[5]

At the beginning of 2023, there were rumours that both Suriya and Somsak Thepsuthin would defect from the Palang Pracharath party to Pheu Thai. They then informed the party's leader Prawit Wongsuwon of their intention to remain and run in the House of Representative elections.^[6] However, on 23 March 2023, Suriya and Somsak, along with Suirya's wife Anongwan joined the Pheu Thai party.^[4]

• (in Chinese) 泰国华裔地位高 出过好几任总理真正的一等公民