Agency Name: | Ministry of Transport |
Type: | Ministry |
Nativename: | กระทรวงคมนาคม |
Seal: | Seal of the Ministry of Transport of Thailand.svg |
Preceding1: | Ministry of Communications |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Thailand |
Headquarters: | Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok |
Minister1 Name: | Suriya Juangroongruangkit |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister |
Deputyminister1 Name: | Manaporn Charoensri |
Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Deputy Minister |
Deputyminister2 Name: | Surapong Piyachote |
Deputyminister2 Pfo: | Deputy Minister |
Chief1 Name: | Chayatan Phromsorn |
Chief1 Position: | Permanent Secretary |
The Ministry of Transport (Abrv: MOT; th|กระทรวงคมนาคม,) is the ministry of the Government of Thailand responsible for the development, construction, and regulation of the nation's land, marine, and air transportation systems.
The Ministry of Transport was previously known as the Ministry of Communications (although the name is the same in Thai), and was founded in 1941. Its English name was changed to the Ministry of Transport in 2002, when the Reorganisation of Ministries, Government Agencies and Departments, B.E. 2545 Act came into force. It stipulated that the Ministry of Transport (the former Ministry of Communications) would have overall responsibility for transportation, transportation-related businesses, traffic planning, and transport infrastructure development.[1]
, the ministry is headed by Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit.
The MOT is composed of ministry departments and profit-making state enterprises.[2]