Panitan Wattanayagorn

Panitan Wattanayagorn
ปณิธาน วัฒนายากร
Panitan Wattanayagorn in 2010
Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister and Acting Government spokesperson
In office 30 December 2008 – 31 July 2011
Prime Minister	Abhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded by	Nattawut Saikua
Succeeded by	Thitima Chaisang
Personal details
Born	(1960-12-16) 16 December 1960 (age 64) Yala, Thailand
Spouse	Pimkarn Chanarath
Alma mater	Northern Illinois University University of Akron
Occupation	Political scientist

Panitan Wattanayagorn (Thai: ปณิธาน วัฒนายากร) is a Thai political scientist and an associate professor in the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University.^[1] He has held advisory and executive positions in government of Thailand administrations over the past two decades. He is Chairman of the Prime Minister's Security Advisory Committee and an adviser to the National Security Council and a member of Thailand's National Cyber Security Committee.