| Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana | |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MPCh MWM |
| Office: | Minister attached to the Office of the Prime Minister |
| Primeminister: | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Term Start: | 23 November 2017 |
| Term End: | 8 May 2019 |
| Successor: | Tewan Liptapanlop |
| Alongside: | Kobsak Pootrakool |
| Primeminister1: | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Term Start1: | 30 August 2014 |
| Term End1: | 15 December 2016 |
| Predecessor1: | Varathep Ratanakorn |
| Alongside1: | Panadda Diskul |
| Office2: | Minister of Justice |
| Primeminister2: | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Term Start2: | 15 December 2016 |
| Term End2: | 23 November 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | Paiboon Koomchaya |
| Successor2: | Prajin Juntong |
| Office3: | Director of the National Intelligence Agency |
| Term Start3: | 1 September 2009 |
| Term End3: | 30 September 2014 |
| Predecessor3: | Adul Korwatana |
| Successor3: | Chatpong Chatrakom |
| Birth Date: | December 23, 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Ratchaburi, Thailand |
| Nationality: | Thai |
| Spouse: | Rungnapa Tanyuvardhana |
| Alma Mater: | Chiang Mai University |
Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana (th|สุวพันธุ์ ตันยุวรรธนะ; born 23 December 1953 in Ratchaburi) is a Thai officer and politician. He is a former director of the National Intelligence Agency from 2009 until 2014.
Suwaphan was born on 23 December 1953 in Ratchaburi Province.[1]
Suwaphan attended high school at Daruna Ratchaburi School and Triam Udom Suksa School and then study at Faculty of Law, Chiang Mai University.
Suwaphan took government service under the National Intelligence Agency previously served as Deputy Director and was the director of the National Intelligence Agency in 2009. He also served as a committee in the Emergency Situation Center during the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva and continued to work in the government, Yingluck Shinawatra and the government of General Prayut Chan-o-cha until his retirement on 30 September 2014.[2] [3]
In August 2014, he was appointed Minister to the Prime Minister's Office in the government of General Prayut Chan-o-cha. Later in December 2016, he was appointed Minister of Justice. Later in November 2017, he was appointed as Minister for the Office of the Prime Minister again after having held the position when he started the Cabinet.[4]
Later on May 7, 2019, Suwapan submitted a resignation letter from the Prime Minister's Office to General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, to hold the position senator which will take effect the next day, which is on Wednesday 8 May 2019.[5]
Suwaphan has received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand: