Direk Jayanama

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Direk Jayanama

Direk Jayanama ( Thai : ดิเรก ชัย นาม ; born January 18, 1905 in the province of Phitsanulok , † May 1, 1967 in Bangkok ) was a Thai diplomat and politician of the People's Party ( Khana Ratsadon ) and the Seri Thai movement . In the course of his career he was Foreign Minister and Finance Minister as well as Ambassador to Japan, Great Britain and the Federal Republic of Germany several times.

Life

Direk Jayanama was the son of a senior Siamese judicial officer in Phitsanulok Province . He attended the Catholic Assumption School and King's College in Bangkok. He then graduated from the Ministry of Justice's law school and was admitted to the bar in 1928. Direk was one of the leading civil supporters of the People's Party ( Khana Ratsadon ) and the Siamese Revolution of June 24, 1932 , which transformed Thailand's form of government from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy . In the following years he became a close associate of Pridi Phanomyong .

In the first government of Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram , Direk acted from December 21, 1938 to July 14, 1939 as a minister without portfolio and between July 14, 1939 and August 22, 1941 for the first time as deputy foreign minister. He was then Foreign Minister from August 22 to December 15, 1941, and then again Deputy Foreign Minister between December 15 and January 5, 1942. He resigned in protest against the collaboration of Prime Minister plaek phibunsongkhram with the Empire of Japan back and joined in the Second World War, the Free Thai Movement , which fought in the underground against this collaboration. However, he was subsequently appointed Thai ambassador to Japan. After his return to Thailand, he became foreign minister again on October 20, 1943 in the second government of Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram and held this office until August 2, 1944.

After the end of the Second World War, Direk held the offices of finance minister and justice minister in the government of the interim Prime Minister Thawi Bunyaket from September 1 to 17, 1945. In the first government of Prime Minister Seni Pramoj that followed, he again held the post of finance minister between September 19, 1945 and January 31, 1946. In the first government of Prime Minister Pridi Phanomyong, he again took over the post of Foreign Minister on March 24, 1946 and held this position from June 11 to August 23, 1946 in the second government of Prime Minister Pridi. He was then from August 24, 1946 to February 6, 1947 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in the first government of Prime Minister Thawan Thamrongnawasawat .

After leaving the government, Direk Jayanama was Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1947 to 1948 . After his return he served as dean of the political science faculty at Thammasat University, which he co-founded between 1949 and 1952 . He was also ambassador to Finland and between 1959 and 1965 held the post of ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany . His successor as ambassador in Bonn was Konthi Suphamongkhon .

Direk was an older brother of the diplomat Pairote Jayanama, who served as Secretary of State's highest official in the State Department, and of AM Jayanama, a general of the Royal Thai Air Force . His nephews included Pairote's sons, diplomats Asda Jayanama and Surapong Jayanama, who were also ambassadors. One of his own sons, Wattana Jayanama, was a senior manager at the Bank of Thailand , the country's central bank .

Work (selection)

  • Direck Jayanama: Thailand in World War II. From the outbreak of war in Europe to Hiroshima. A document of contemporary Asian history. Erdmann, 1970, ISBN 3-7711-0113-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CABINET PIBULSONGKRAM
  2. ↑ Thailand: Foreign Ministers (rulers.org)
  3. ↑ CABINET PIBULSONGKRAM 2
  4. ↑ Thailand: Foreign Ministers (rulers.org)
  5. ↑ CABINET TAWEE
  6. ↑ Thailand: Finance Ministers (rulers.org)
  7. ↑ CABINET SENI PRAMOJ
  8. ↑ CABINET PRIDI
  9. ↑ CABINET PRIDI 2
  10. ↑ Thailand: Foreign Ministers (rulers.org)
  11. ↑ CABINET THAWAL
  12. ↑ Thailand: Foreign Ministers (rulers.org)
  13. ↑ Asda Jayanama (rulers.org)
Note on Thai names : This article addresses people by their first name.
personal data
SURNAME Direk Jayanama
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ดิเรก ชัย นาม (Thai)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Thai politician and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Phitsanulok Province
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1967
Place of death Bangkok