Supachai Panitchpakdi

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Supachai Panitchpakdi
In office
1 September 2002 – 1 September 2005
Preceded by Mike Moore
Succeeded by Pascal Lamy
Born 30 May 1946

Supachai Panitchpakdi (Thai: ศุภชัย พานิชภักดิ์, born May 30, 1946 in Bangkok, Thailand) is the new Secretary General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Prior to this, he was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization from September 1, 2002 to September 1, 2005. He was succeeded by Pascal Lamy. Born in Thailand, he is of Chinese Hakka descent.

In 1986 Supachai Panitchpakdi was appointed as Thailand's Deputy Minister of Finance, but when the parliament was dissolved in 1988 he left politics and became president of the 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.

In September 1999 he was elected to become director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), sharing the post with competitor Mike Moore when a decision could not be reached. Taking the second half of the six year term, he entered office on September 1, 2002.

In March 2005 he was appointed to become the 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. Keen to reform and revitalise the organisation, he has established a Panel of Eminent Persons to oversee the start of reform of UNCTAD.

Preceded by
Mike Moore		 Director-General of the World Trade Organization
2002–2005		 Succeeded by
Pascal Lamy
Preceded by
Carlos Fortin		 Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1 September 2005–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

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