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Thai politician (born 1958)

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Surakiart Sathirathai (Thai: สุรเกียรติ์ เสถียรไทย; RTGS: Surakiat Sathianthai; born June 7, 1958, Bangkok) is a Thai politician who, until September 19, 2006, a Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand overseeing Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture.

He is former President of the Asian Society of International Law and former President of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council.^[1][2]

Family and early career

Surakiart grew up in Bangkok.

His father was Sunthorn Sathirathai, former Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Thai Ministry of Finance, and his mother was Kuakoon Sawat-chuto Sathirathai, Professor in French literature at Chulalongkorn University. Surakiart graduated with a First Class (valedictorian) degree in law from Bangkok's Chulalongkorn