Wantanee Wattana

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Wantanee Wattana
วันทนีย์ วัฒนะ
Permanent Secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Assumed office
1 October 2023
GovernorChadchart Sittipunt
Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
In office
5 November 2015 – 1 October 2023
GovernorSukhumbhand Paribatra
Aswin Kwanmuang
Chadchart Sittipunt
Personal details
EducationChiang Mai University (MBBS)
Chulalongkorn University (MS)

Wantanee Wattana (Thai: วันทนีย์ วัฒนะ, RTGSWanthani Watthana) is a Thai physician and civil servant, serving as Permanent Secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) since 2023.[1] She previously served as the deputy permanent secretary of the BMA from 2015 to 2023.[1][2]

Education

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Wantanee graduated from Chiang Mai University with a bachelor of medicine in 1989.[3] She later received a master of science in community medicine from Chulalongkorn University in 1992.[3]

Career

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Wantanee was appointed permanent secretary by royal command on 19 December 2023, retroactive to 1 October 2023.[1]

Wantanee oversaw management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangkok.[4][5][6]

Wantanee oversaw preparations in Bangkok's 50 district offices for the 23 January 2025 legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand.[7][8]

References

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