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EXPLANATION

The Constitutional Monarchy System of Thai Democratic Form of Administration divides sovereign power into 3 branches:

  1. Judicial Branch - Headed by the President of the Supreme Court
  2. Legislative Branch - Headed by the President of the National Assembly (Speaker of the House of Representatives)
  3. Executive Branch - Headed by the Prime Minister

JUDICIAL BRANCH
The Courts of Justice are classified into three levels consisting of the Courts of First Instance, the Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The National Assembly consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives is also the President of the National Assembly. The President of the Senate is concurrently the Vice-President of the National Assembly.

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The Royal Thai Government administrations are in 3 levels :

  1. Central Administration
    • Independent Public Agencies
      • Gov Agencies Not Under OPM or Ministries
      • Independent Public Agencies, as Mandated in the 1997 Constitution
      • Other Independent Public Agencies
    • 20 Ministries
      • Departments, State Enterprises
  2. Provincial Administration
    • 75 Changwat, 795 Amphoe, 81 King Amphoe, 7,255 Tambon, 72,577 Muban
  3. Local Administration
    • 75 Changwat Administration Organization
    • 1,129 Municipalities - 20 Nakhon Municipalities, 85 Muang Municipalities, 1,024 Tambon Municipalities
    • 6,744 Tambon Administration Organization
    • 216 Tambon Council
    • 2 Special Local Administrations
      • Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
      • Pattaya City

NOTE: Provincial & Local Administrations data are from DOPA, MOI, as of 30 August 2002.

 

 

       

 


INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AGENCIES
 
 

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
NOT UNDER OPM OR MINISTRIES

 

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AGENCIES,
AS MANDATED IN THE 1997 CONSTITUTION

 

SPECIAL LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

 


GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
 
 

PUBLIC NATIONWIDE NETWORKS

 

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, OPM
 

DEPARTMENTS

OPM Departments Report Directly to the Prime Minister

STATE ENTERPRISE

INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS

 

 

 

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATIVES, MOAC
 

DEPARTMENTS

STATE ENTERPRISES

OTHERS

 

 

 

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, MOC
 

DEPARTMENTS