Sombat Thamrongthanyawong
Thailand
President, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
Chair, Committee on Constitutional Amendment Plans
Chair, Muban Chom Bueng Rajaphat University Council
Expertise: Development Administration, Project Management, Public Policy
Credentials
Academic
Ph.D. in Development Administration, Graduate School of Public Administration, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand
M.A. in Government Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
B.S. in Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Professional Experience
Current
President, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
Chair, Committee on Constitutional Amendment Plans
Chair, Muban Chom Bueng Rajaphat University Council
Director and Chair, Risk Management, National Housing Authority
Director and Chair, Risk Management, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization
Chair, Chalermkarnchana College Council
Member, Audit Committee, Prince of Songkla University
Advisor, Quality Assurance Committee, Prince of Songkla University
Member, Administrative Committee of National Agricultural Credit
Member, Administrative Committee of Strategic Study Center, National Defense Studies Institute
Member, Committee on the Fund for Development of Political Parties
Past
Chair, Committee on Development of Assessment Systems, the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Public Organization), Thailand
Director, Secondary Mortgage Corporation, Thailand
Chair, Software Industry Promotion Agency (Public Organization), Thailand
Director, Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Thailand
Chair, Sub-committee on Governmental Work Evaluation and Auditing, Thailand
Member, National Parliament (MP), Thailand
Dean, Graduate School of Public Administration, NIDA
Chair, Phetchabun Rajaphat University Council
Chair, Thai Maritime Navigation Company Limited, Ministry of Finance, Thailand
Director, Forest Industry Organization, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Public Administration, NIDA
Member, Board of Regents, NIDA
Member, Committee on Local Administration Development and Administrative Power Decentralization, Thailand
Members, Committee on Election Law Improvement, Thailand
Distinctions and Awards
Voted, “The Rising World Leader” in 1974 by Time Magazine at the age of 23, the youngest of all 150 nominees that year
Alumnus of the year 2004 by Petch-Pittayakom Alumni Association, Petchaboon
Alumnus of the year 2005 by Kasetsart University Alumni Association
The Scholastic Achievement Award of Kasetsart University
Alumnus of the year 2006 by the Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University
Alumnus of the year 2008 by the National Institute of Development Administration
Publications
Books
Politics: Ideologies and Development
Public Policies: Concepts, Analyses, and Processes
American Politics
Politics of Great Britain
Project Management
Thai Politics
Thai Government and Politics (From the Military to the Reform Regimes)
Thai Politics
Published Research
Political Culture of the Middle Class in the Thai Society
Rural Development: Success and Failure
Political Perspectives of Thai Youth in Bangkok Metropolitan Area
Evaluation and Reengineering of the Thai Police Department
Factors Influencing the Structural Upgrade of Yala’s Municipality
Organization Design for Decentralization under the Ministry of Public Health
Background, Political Culture, and Political Participation Factors: Thai Youth Leader’s Interests in Having Political Roles
Published Articles
Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Industry
New Dimensions for Governmental Auditing Process
Development of Democracy
Management and Decision Making
Theories on Social Changes
Thai Public Administration in the New Decade
Politics and Administration
Youth and Social Participation