Thailand’s Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul has named a former finance ministry official, a top oil and gas executive, and a respected diplomat to run the finance, energy and foreign ministries, respectively.

Anutin announced the appointments on Saturday, saying his first cabinet picks would “bring confidence” to a country shaken by political and economic upheaval.

He said economist Ekniti Nitithanprapas, energy executive Auttapol Rerkpiboon and diplomat Sihasak Phuangketkeow were “top executives in the organisations they will be responsible for”.

Ekniti is a finance ministry official who was once seen as a candidate for central bank governor, while Auttapol helmed the country’s largest company, the state-owned energy firm, PTT Group.

The foreign service will see former perman

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