Cabinet of Thailand

The cabinet of Thailand (formally, the Council of Ministers of Thailand; ; is a body composed of thirty-five of the most senior members of the government of the Kingdom of Thailand. The cabinet is the primary organ of the executive branch of the Thai government. Members of the cabinet are nominated by the prime minister and formally appointed by the King of Thailand. Most members are governmental department heads with the title of "minister of state" (; . The cabinet is chaired by the Prime Minister of Thailand. The cabinet is often collectively called "the government" or "the Royal Thai Government". History Prior to the Revolution of 1932, the absolutist Chakri kings ruled Siam through a series of "krom" ( and "senabodi" (. On 15 April 1874 King Chulalongkorn founded the King's Privy Council (which still exists today) made up of 49 senior princes and officials. For the first time the kings of Siam exercised his powers through a council. On 14 July 1925 King Prajadhipok formed the Supreme Council of State of Siam made up of 5 senior princes (all of them his brothers and all of them ministers of state) to help govern the country. However, after the revolution in 1932, the Khana Ratsadon decided to dissolve this council. Instead the new constitution created a direct precursor of the cabinet called: the People's Committee of Siam (; led by a president. The privy council from then on became a royal advisory council.