Sombat Thamrongthanyawong

Thailand 


President, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)

Chair, Committee on Constitutional Amendment Plans

Chair, Muban Chom Bueng Rajaphat University Council

Expertise: Development Administration, Project Management, Public Policy


Credentials 


Academic

Ph.D. in Development Administration, Graduate School of Public Administration, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand

M.A. in Government Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

B.S. in Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand


Professional Experience

Current

President, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)

Chair, Committee on Constitutional Amendment Plans

Chair, Muban Chom Bueng Rajaphat University Council

Director and Chair, Risk Management, National Housing Authority 

Director and Chair, Risk Management, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization


Chair, Chalermkarnchana College Council

Member, Audit Committee, Prince of Songkla University

Advisor, Quality Assurance Committee, Prince of Songkla University 

Member, Administrative Committee of National Agricultural Credit 

Member, Administrative Committee of Strategic Study Center, National Defense Studies Institute

Member, Committee on the Fund for Development of Political Parties


Past

Chair, Committee on Development of Assessment Systems, the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Public Organization), Thailand 

Director, Secondary Mortgage Corporation, Thailand

Chair, Software Industry Promotion Agency (Public Organization), Thailand

Director, Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Thailand

Chair, Sub-committee on Governmental Work Evaluation and Auditing, Thailand

Member, National Parliament (MP), Thailand

Dean, Graduate School of Public Administration, NIDA

Chair, Phetchabun Rajaphat University Council

Chair, Thai Maritime Navigation Company Limited, Ministry of Finance, Thailand

Director, Forest Industry Organization, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand 

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Public Administration, NIDA

Member, Board of Regents, NIDA

Member, Committee on Local Administration Development and Administrative Power Decentralization, Thailand

Members, Committee on Election Law Improvement, Thailand


Distinctions and Awards 

Voted, “The Rising World Leader” in 1974 by Time Magazine at the age of 23, the youngest of all 150 nominees that year 

Alumnus of the year 2004 by Petch-Pittayakom Alumni Association, Petchaboon

Alumnus of the year 2005 by Kasetsart University Alumni Association 

The Scholastic Achievement Award of Kasetsart University 

Alumnus of the year 2006 by the Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University 

Alumnus of the year 2008 by the National Institute of Development  Administration


Publications

Books

Politics: Ideologies and Development
Public Policies: Concepts, Analyses, and Processes 
American Politics
Politics of Great Britain 
Project Management 
Thai Politics
Thai Government and Politics (From the Military to the Reform Regimes)
Thai Politics


Published Research 

Political Culture of the Middle Class in the Thai Society 
Rural Development: Success and Failure
Political Perspectives of Thai Youth in Bangkok Metropolitan Area
Evaluation and Reengineering of the Thai Police Department 
Factors Influencing the Structural Upgrade of Yala’s Municipality
Organization Design for Decentralization under the Ministry of Public Health
Background, Political Culture, and Political Participation Factors: Thai Youth Leader’s Interests in Having Political Roles


Published Articles

Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Industry
New Dimensions for Governmental Auditing Process
Development of Democracy 
Management and Decision Making
Theories on Social Changes 
Thai Public Administration in the New Decade
Politics and Administration
Youth and Social Participation

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