abstract:Thanong Bidaya (; ), born Thanong Lamyai (ทนง ลำใย), is a Thai politician and deposed Finance Minister. After the military overthrew the government of Thaksin Shinawatra, he remained in Singapore where he was attending the annual meeting of the World Bank/IMF.
Narongchai himself tendered his resignation in late June, along with then deputy PM and finance minister Amnuay Viravan. (It was Amnuay who brought businessman-economist Narongchai into the cabinet.) Chavalit asked Narongchai to stay, but let Amnuay go amid disputes over economic policy, replacing him with ThanongBidaya, a banker with little political clout.