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Somkid may return through new party

Somkid may return through new party

Two members of former economic tsar’s team to announce plans on Jan 3

Somkid Jatusripitak (left) and Uttama Savanayana attend a meeting on SME promotion in June last year, shortly before they stepped down as deputy PM and finance minister respectively. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)

Some key members of the former economic team of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government may return to politics through a new political party, with Somkid Jatusripitak as its prime ministerial candidate.

Uttama Savanayana and Sontirat Sontijirawong will hold a briefing on their political and economic agenda on Jan 3.

Mr Uttama was the finance minister while Mr Sontirat was the energy minister when Mr Somkid was a deputy prime minister in charge of the…

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