Pong Sarasin, a former deputy prime minister in two governments and co-founder of the Social Action Party (SAP), has died. He was 93.
A royally-sponsored bathing rite is being held for Pong, who died of natural causes, at Wat Benchamabophit in Bangkok on Thursday. Born in 1927 into a prominent business family, Pong graduated with a degree in accountancy from Boston University in the US. He worked at the Bank of Thailand and the Department of Administrative Intelligence and in 1973, entered politics, becoming a member of the National Legislative Assembly. In 1976 he became a senator.
He and former premier Kukrit Pramoj founded the SAP, where Pong also served as secretary-general. He was appointed deputy prime minister twice, in the Prem Tinsulanonda and…
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