Monday, 15 December 2008
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15, 2008Al Jazeera
Abhisit Vejjajiva, the leader of Thailand's Democrat party, has been chosen by parliament to become the country's new prime minister.
The 44-year-old career politician was born in Britain to medical professor parents.
Educated at Eton College and Oxford University, he graduated with first class honours in politics, philosophy and economics.
Though popular with the foreign business community, Abhisit has found little support with rural northeastern Thais who make up the country's majority and are the backbone of support for Thaksin Shinawatra, the prime minister ousted in a 2006 coup who has remained the focus of anti-government protests since.
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