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'''Supachai Panitchpakdi''' is a [[Thailand|Thai]] politician and professor.<ref name="WTO-SP">https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/sp_e.htm }</ref> He was Secretary-General of the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UN Conference on Trade and Development]] (UNCTAD) from 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2013. Prior to this, he was the Director-General of the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) from 1 September 2002 to 1 September 2005. He was succeeded by [[Pascal Lamy]].<ref name="WTO-SP"/>
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== Education ==
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Supachai received his master's degree in economics, development planning and his [[PhD]] in economic planning and development at the Netherlands School of Economics (now known as [[Erasmus University]]) in Rotterdam.<ref name="WTO-SP"/> In 1973, he completed his doctoral dissertation under supervision of Professor [[Jan Tinbergen]], the first Nobel laureate in economics. In the same year, he went to [[Cambridge University]] as a visiting fellow to conduct research on development models.
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== Political careers ==
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In 1986 Supachai Panitchpakdi was appointed as Thailand's Deputy Minister of Finance, but when parliament was dissolved in 1988 he left politics and became president of [[Thai Military Bank]]. In 1992 he returned to politics and became deputy prime minister until 1995, responsible for trade and economics. During the [[Asian financial crisis]] in November 1997 he returned to be deputy prime minister and also became minister of commerce.
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==World Trade Organization==
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On 22 July 1999 he was elected to become Director-General of the [[World Trade Organization]], sharing the post with [[Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)|Mike Moore]] when a decision could not be reached. Taking the second half of the six-year term, he entered office on 1 September 2002.<ref>https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres99_e/pr131_e.htm</ref>
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==UNCTAD==
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In March 2005 he was appointed Secretary-General of the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UN Conference on Trade and Development]] (UNCTAD) following his term at the WTO, a post he took up in late-2005. He was appointed for a second four-year term in September 2009. Keen to reform and revitalise the organisation, he has established a Panel of Eminent Persons to oversee the start of reform of UNCTAD.<ref>https://www.prachachat.net/news_detail.php?newsid=1495692629</ref>
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==Selected works==
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He published numerous books, including ''Educational Growth in Developing Countries'' (1974), ''Globalization and Trade in the New Millennium'' (2001) and ''China and the WTO: Changing China, Changing World Trade'' (2002, co-authored with [[Mark Clifford]]).
 
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Revision as of 23:25, 11 June 2021

Person.png Supachai Panitchpakdi  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Supachai Panitchpakdi.jpg
Born1946-05-30
Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityThai
ReligionChristian

Employment.png Secretary-General of the UNCTAD

In office
1 September 2005 - 30 August 2013

Employment.png Director-General of the World Trade Organization Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
1 September 2002 - 1 September 2005
Preceded byMike Moore
Succeeded byPascal Lamy

Employment.png Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

In office
14 November 1997 - 9 November 2000

Supachai Panitchpakdi is a Thai politician and professor.[1] He was Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2013. Prior to this, he was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1 September 2002 to 1 September 2005. He was succeeded by Pascal Lamy.[1]

Education

Supachai received his master's degree in economics, development planning and his PhD in economic planning and development at the Netherlands School of Economics (now known as Erasmus University) in Rotterdam.[1] In 1973, he completed his doctoral dissertation under supervision of Professor Jan Tinbergen, the first Nobel laureate in economics. In the same year, he went to Cambridge University as a visiting fellow to conduct research on development models.

Political careers

In 1986 Supachai Panitchpakdi was appointed as Thailand's Deputy Minister of Finance, but when parliament was dissolved in 1988 he left politics and became president of Thai Military Bank. In 1992 he returned to politics and became deputy prime minister until 1995, responsible for trade and economics. During the Asian financial crisis in November 1997 he returned to be deputy prime minister and also became minister of commerce.

World Trade Organization

On 22 July 1999 he was elected to become Director-General of the World Trade Organization, sharing the post with Mike Moore when a decision could not be reached. Taking the second half of the six-year term, he entered office on 1 September 2002.[2]

UNCTAD

In March 2005 he was appointed Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) following his term at the WTO, a post he took up in late-2005. He was appointed for a second four-year term in September 2009. Keen to reform and revitalise the organisation, he has established a Panel of Eminent Persons to oversee the start of reform of UNCTAD.[3]

Selected works

He published numerous books, including Educational Growth in Developing Countries (1974), Globalization and Trade in the New Millennium (2001) and China and the WTO: Changing China, Changing World Trade (2002, co-authored with Mark Clifford).

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/200421 January 200425 January 2004World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/200724 January 200728 January 2007SwitzerlandOnly the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/200823 January 200827 January 2008World Economic Forum
Switzerland
At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries."
WEF/Annual Meeting/200923 January 200927 January 2009World Economic Forum
Switzerland
Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order".
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