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🇹🇭 Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Prime Minister of Thailand since August 16, 2024
How long has Paetongtarn Shinawatra been in office?
As of October 17, 2026, Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been in office for 792 days as Prime Minister of Thailand, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Thailand is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
792 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Thailand usually stay in office?
Thailand has had 36 prime ministers since 1932. A completed tenure has averaged 788 days (about 2.2 years), and the longest was Plaek Phibunsongkhram at 7,326 days. 2 of them have been women; the first was Yingluck Shinawatra, who took office in 2011. Paetongtarn Shinawatra has served 792 days so far, 1% longer than that average. Thailand is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | Prime Minister of Thailand |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Pheu Thai Party |
| Born | August 21, 1986 (age 40) |
| Took office | August 16, 2024 (aged 37) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Vs. average | 792 days served — 1% longer than the historical average of 788 days (so far) |
Source: Wikipedia. Portrait via Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons.