CURRICULUM VITAE Prof. Krasae Chanawongse, M.D, D.T.P.H, Dr. PH, Ph.D

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME : Prof. Dr. Krasae Chanawongse DATE OF BIRTH : March, 1, 1934 PLACE OF BIRTH : Phon District, Khon Kaen Province, MARRIAGE STATUS : Married, with a son (Kasom) and a daughter (Kasama) SPOUSE NAME : Dr. Penkae Chanawongse PRESENT ADDRESS : 29 Soi Chot Sahai, Rimklong – Prapa Rd., Bangsue, Bangkok 10800, THAILAND Tel.: 66-2-587-8811 Fax : 66-2-587-8822 PRESENT POSITION : Chairman of Princess of Naradhiwas University Council Chairman , Asian Disaster Preparedness Center {ADPC} Chairman ,

EDUCATION 1954 Premedical Education 1960 MD. (Siriaj Medical School) Mahidol University 1968 Dip. Trop. Public Health London University, UK. 1981 Doctor of Public Health , U.S.A. 1985 Honorary Ph.D. (Humanities) Baguio University, Philippines 2002 Honorary Ph.D. (Education) Rajabhat Mahasarakham Institute University Appointments

1. Founder and Director, ASEAN Primary Health Care Training Center, at Salaya, Mahidol University (1982). 2. Founder member of the Master Degree Program in Primary Health Care Management at the ASEAN Institute of Health Development, Mahidol University. 3. Director, Research and Development Institute, {RDI} , Khon Kaen University. 4. Founder of the Master Degree in Rural Development Management Program, at Khon Kaen University (RDI 1989). 5. Chairman, Rajapat Institute Council at Mahasarakam 6. Professor in Public Health at Mahidol University, Bangkok.

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7. Visiting professor of the doctoral degree program in Development Management Science, Department of Humanity at Khon Kaen University. 8. Honorary Professor of Meisei University , Japan

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Local government official at Muang Phon Municipality, District of Phon, Khon Kaen province. 2. Government official of the Ministry of Public Health as the director of MCH Center at Muang Phon. 3. Government official of the Ministry of University Affairs as a professor at Mahidol University and Khon Kaen University (in Primary Health Care and Rural Development). 4. Deputy Governor of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (in Medical and Health Services and Public Welfare).

POLITICAL APPOINTMENT

1973 Appointed “Member of Legislative Assembly” by H.M. the King of Thailand. 1974 Elected Member of Parliament of Khon Kaen Province. 1979 Elected Member of Parliament of Khon Kaen Province. 1979 Appointed Deputy Minister of Public Health by H.M. King Bhumibhol. 1992 Member of Parliament of Bangkok 2 terms. 1992 Chairman of the House of Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly. 1994 Minister of University Affairs. 1995 Minister of Foreign Affairs. 2001 Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office. 2002 Advisor to the Prime Minister

International Experiences

1. Chief Technical Adriser of UNFPA to Bangladesh. 2. Teaching Fellow in Public Health at Columbia University, U.S.A. 3. Technical Advisor of WHO to Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Burma. 4. Visiting Professor at Hawaii University, Faculty of Public Health. 5. International Board Committee of the Asian Urban Information Centre of Kobe, Japan.

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PRIZES AND AWARDS 1964 An Outstanding Municipal Officer Award from Municipality League of Thailand. 1967 An Outstanding Award for the Rural Medical Doctors from the Medical Association of Thailand. 1971 An Outstanding Award for the Civil Service Officer of the Ministry of Public Health. 1972 Being the First Awardee of the Rural Medical Doctor from Siriraj Medical School, Mahidol University. 1973 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership from Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, the Philippines. 1985 An Honorary Ph.D. in Humanities from Baguio University, the Philippines. 1986 An Outstanding International Awardee for Public Health from the Western Consortium in Public Health, Hawaii University, U.S.A. 2004 A Decoration on “the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun” by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan