STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSBANGKOK - Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will take on the additional role of finance minister in his cabinet, senior officials from his Pheu Thai Party told Reuters on Friday.
Srettha, 61, a real estate mogul who was thrust into politics only a few months ago, is expected to choose a cabinet from his 11-party alliance in the coming week after he was endorsed as premier by parliament on Tuesday. Srettha on Friday said the cabinet lineup would be finalised in a few days and that his Pheu Thai Party had already decided on who would take each of its ministerial portfolios.