Chinnapat Bhumirat
Permanent Secretary for Education, Thailand
Dr. Chinnapat Bhumirat received his B.A. from Khon Kaen University, Thailand, and his M.S. and Ph.D from the University of Kansas, USA. He has worked in several educational departments and divisions in Thailand. He was attached to the Office of the National Education Commission (ONEC) from 1992 to 2003, serving as the Director of three divisions consecutively: Director of the Educational Research Division, Director of the Educational Information Center and Director of the Bureau of Education Policy. After serving as the Advisor on Education System in the Office of the Education Council for one year, he became the Deputy Secretary General at the Office of the Basic Education Commission in 2004, and went on to assume the post of the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Education in 2006 and the Permanent Secretary for Education of Thailand in 2008.
For his achievements, he is named in the Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges, won several awards including the Outstanding Educational Research from ONEC and the Outstanding Administrator from the Foundation for Thai Society.