Who could be Thailand’s finance chief? Thaksin’s daughter among hopefuls for top job

Paetongtarn Shinawatra - A high profile ministry like finance might just match her stature as the political heir apparent to Thaksin. - Photo from AFP

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): A member of Thailand’s influential Shinawatra clan and two leading banking executives are among contenders for the finance minister’s job as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin picks his team to run Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, former finance chief Kittiratt Ra-Ranong, Arthid Nanthawithaya, chief executive of SCB X Pcl, and Payong Srivanich, who heads state-run Krung Thai Bank Pcl, are probable candidates, according to analysts and local media.