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Ex-minister Chaiya Sasomsap dies at 68

Veteran politician Chaiya Sasomsap in a photo taken in December 2020. (Bangkok Post file photo)

Chaiya Sasomsap, a former MP who held cabinet posts in three governments, died on Monday morning at his home in Muang district of Nakhon Pathom province. He was 68.

Media reports said he died at 7am of kidney failure after having long suffered from the illness.

A bathing rite has been scheduled for Tuesday from 3pm at the main pavilion of Wat Phra Pathom Chedi Ratchavoramahaviharn in Muang district, Nakhon Pathom.

Chaiya was born on Sept 18, 1952 in Muang district, Nakhon Pathom. He received a diploma in marketing from the Nakhon Pathom Technology School.

He made a political debut in local-level elections before being elected and served as an MP under the Solidarity Party. He later moved to the Thai Rak Thai…

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