Cabinet Appoints Yongyuth Nakviroj as DNP Director General

Khaosod•Politics•9d ago

Reader Briefing

The Cabinet has approved the appointment of two high-level executive civil servants effective October 1, 2026.

•The Cabinet resolved on August 5, 2026, to appoint two high-level executive civil servants.
•Yongyuth Nakviroj is appointed as Director General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
•Chidchanok Sukmongkol is appointed as Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.
•Both appointments take effect from October 1, 2026.

Overview

•On August 5, 2026, the Cabinet meeting resolved to appoint two high-level executive civil servants.
•The Cabinet appointed Yongyuth Nakviroj to the position of Director General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
•Yongyuth Nakviroj replaces Atthapol Charoenshunsa, who is retiring from government service.
•Yongyuth Nakviroj previously served as the Director General of the Department of Mineral Resources.
•The Cabinet appointed Chidchanok Sukmongkol to the position of Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.
•Chidchanok Sukmongkol replaces a retiring official.
•Chidchanok Sukmongkol previously served as an Inspector General of the Ministry.
•The appointments of Yongyuth Nakviroj and Chidchanok Sukmongkol are effective from October 1, 2026.

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Key Entities

Person

Yongyuth Nakviroj(ยงยุทธ นาควิโรจน์)

Former Director General of the Department of Mineral Resources appointed as Director General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

Chidchanok Sukmongkol(ชิดชนก สุขมงคล)

Former Inspector General of the Ministry appointed as Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.

Atthapol Charoenshunsa(อรรถพล เจริญชันษา)

The retiring official replaced by Yongyuth Nakviroj.

Organization

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body that resolved to appoint two high-level executive civil servants.

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation(กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติสัตว์ป่า และพันธุ์พืช)ℹ️

The department where Yongyuth Nakviroj is appointed as Director General.

Department of Mineral Resources(กรมทรัพยากรธรณี)

The organization where Yongyuth Nakviroj previously served as Director General.

Office of the Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment(สำนักงานปลัดกระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม)

The office where Chidchanok Sukmongkol is appointed as Deputy Permanent Secretary.