Puey Ungpakorn
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Puey Ungphakorn MPCh MWM ThChW MBE |
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| ป๋วย อึ๊งภากรณ์ | |
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| Governor of the Bank of Thailand | |
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In office 11 June 1959 – 15 August 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Jote Guna-Kasem |
| Succeeded by | Bisudhi Nimmanhaemin |
| Rector of Thammasat University | |
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In office 30 January 1975 – 8 October 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Adul Wichiencharoen |
| Succeeded by | Nongyao Chaiseri (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 March 1916 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Died | 28 July 1999 (aged 83) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Smith (m. 1946) |
| Children | |
| Alma mater | Assumption College, Bangkok |
| Profession | Economist |
| Website | The Centennial Anniversary of Prof. Dr. Puey Ungphakorn |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Kem |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom Free Thai Movement
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | White Elephants, Force 136 |
| Battles/wars | Operation Appreciation (1944) |
| Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division |
Puey Ungphakorn, MBE (Thai: ป๋วย อึ๊งภากรณ์, rtgs: Puai Uengphakon; IPA: [pǔaj ʔɯ́ŋ.pʰāː.kɔ̄ːn]; Chinese: 黃培謙; pinyin: Huáng Péiqiān; 9 March 1916 – 28 July 1999) was a Thai economist who served as Governor of the Bank of Thailand and Rector of Thammasat University. He was the author of From Tomb to Womb: The Quality of Life of a South-East Asian, which to date remains one of the most influential writings about social security in Thailand.
Born to a Thai Chinese family, Puey was a graduate of the first class of Thammasat University, teaching as a lecturer of French until winning a scholarship to study economics at the London School of Economics in 1938. His studies were interrupted by the Second World War, when he joined the Free Thai resistance movement opposed to the pro-Japanese military regime of Plaek Phibunsongkhram. He was captured as a prisoner of war in 1944 after parachuting into Chai Nat Province on a reconnaissance mission.
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