Yingluck Shinawatra

Yingluck Shinawatra

Thailand ThailandpoliticianFemaleb. 19676.3Global Dominance: 0.01%

Yingluck Shinawatra is a Thai politician and businesswoman who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand from 2011 until 2014. She is the younger sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and was the first female prime minister in Thai history. Yingluck's tenure was marked by her efforts to implement populist policies, including rice subsidies and healthcare reforms. However, her government faced significant political challenges and protests, ultimately leading to her ousting by a military coup in 2014. Since then, she has lived in self-imposed exile to avoid corruption charges. Yingluck recently made headlines as her brother, Thaksin, returned to Thailand to engage with local leaders, signaling a desire for reconciliation and development in the southern border provinces.

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Yingluck Shinawatra was the Prime Minister of Thailand whose government was targeted for removal by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) during the political crisis.

ประวัติ “สุรพล นิติไกรพจน์” บทบาทการเมืองพลิกขั้ว อดีตร่วม กปปส. สู่กุนซือทีมผู้ว่าฯ ปชน.
Thai Rath·ThailandThailand· 2026-06-02
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Yingluck Shinawatra served as the Prime Minister from the Pheu Thai Party during the election results announcement in 2011.

ย้อนการเลือกตั้งไทย 20 ปี กกต.ใช้เวลากี่วัน ประกาศรับรองผลอย่างเป็นทางการ
Thai Rath·ThailandThailand· 2026-02-17
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Yingluck Shinawatra led the Pheu Thai party to a landslide victory, becoming the first female Thai PM.

Thailand: Who is Thaksin Shinawatra?
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-10
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Yingluck Shinawatra ran a government until a court ruling ended her tenure followed by a 2014 military coup.

Thaksin Shinawatra: Thailand’s top court orders former PM to spend one year in jail
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-09-09
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Sihasak Puangketkaew served as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the final years of Yingluck Shinawatra's government.

เปิดประวัติ "สีหศักดิ์ พวงเกตุแก้ว" คาดนั่ง รมว.ต่างประเทศ "ครม.หนู 1"
Thai Rath·ThailandThailand· 2025-09-06
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Yingluck served as prime minister after Thaksin and was ousted by a military coup in 2014.

Thailand names third prime minister in two years
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-05
5.0

Yingluck Shinawatra was Thailand's first female prime minister from 2011 to 2014.

Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader | World News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-01
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Yingluck Shinawatra, the aunt of Paetongtarn, was previously ousted from power in a coup in 2014.

Una llamada, el Ejército y dos poderosos clanes: las claves de la caída de Paetongtarn Shinawatra
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-08-30
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Yingluck Shinawatra is mentioned as a previous member of the Shinawatra family who was ousted from government.

En Thaïlande, la Première ministre destituée en raison d'un appel téléphonique divulgué
Monaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·MonacoMonaco· 2025-08-29
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Yingluck Shinawatra was removed as prime minister by the court in 2014, shortly before another coup.

Another Thai prime minister bites the dust after Constitutional Court ruling
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-08-29
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Yingluck Shinawatra is Paetongtarn's aunt who was removed by the Constitutional Court in 2014.

Thai PM dismissed by court over leaked phone call with Cambodian leader
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-29
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Yingluck Shinawatra was removed from office by the Constitutional Court in 2014, also part of the Shinawatra political dynasty.

Telefonski pogovor in stric odnesla premierko
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-08-29
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Yingluck Shinawatra is Thaksin Shinawatra’s sister who was ousted by a court decision followed by a military coup.

Thailand court to rule on fate of prime minister over leaked phone call with Cambodia’s leader | Thailand
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-29
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His sister Yingluck Shinawatra was removed from office by a court ruling followed by a coup in 2014.

Thailand former PM faces ruling on royal insult case as fate of Shinawatra dynasty hangs in balance | Thailand
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-22
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