Sutham Sangprathum is a Thai

Thailand

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 politician of the Thai Rak Thai

Thai Rak Thai

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 political party, and is of Thai Chinese

Thai Chinese

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 descent. As of 2005 he is the Deputy Interior Minister of Thailand.

He received a BA in Law at Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University

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 and an MBA at Kasetsart University

Kasetsart University

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. Before becoming Deputy Interior Minister he was the Minister of University Affairs of Thailand and deputy house speaker of the National Assembly of Thailand

National Assembly of Thailand

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 (parliament

Parliament

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