Thailand gets first woman premier

Thai MPs elected Yingluck Shinawatra as the country’s first female prime minister today.

Fri, 05 Aug, 2011 - 09:06

Thai MPs elected Yingluck Shinawatra as the country’s first female prime minister today.

The lower house of parliament elected the 44-year-old businesswoman with 296 of the legislature’s 500 members voting in Ms Yingluck’s favour. Three members voted against and 197 abstained.

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