Pote Sarasin

Pote Sarasin
พจน์ สารสิน
Pote in 1957
9th Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 16 September 1957 – 1 January 1958
Monarch	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded by	Sarit Thanarat (de facto)
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 9 March 1969 – 17 November 1971
Prime Minister	Thanom Kittikachorn
Ministerial offices 1949–1971 Minister of National Development In office 11 December 1963 – 17 November 1971 Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn Preceded by Sahorda Weerathien Succeeded by Office abolished Minister of Commerce In office 10 February 1968 – 7 March 1969 Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn Preceded by Sunthorn Hongladarom Succeeded by Boonchana Atthakorn Minister of Finance In office 23 September 1957 – 26 September 1957 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Warakan Bancha Succeeded by Serm Vinicchayakul Minister of Foreign Affairs In office 13 October 1949 – 1 March 1950 Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram Preceded by Plaek Phibunsongkhram Succeeded by Warakan Bancha
Secretary General of SEATO
In office 10 January 1958 – 13 December 1963
Preceded by	William Worth (Acting)
Succeeded by	William Worth (Acting)
In office 5 September 1957 – 22 September 1957
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	William Worth (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Wee Pote[a] (1905-03-25)25 March 1905 Bangkok, Krung Thep, Siam (now Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand)
Died	28 September 2000(2000-09-28) (aged 95) Bumrungrad International Hospital, Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand
Spouse	Thanpuying Siri Sarasin[1]
Children	6
Alma mater	Wilbraham Academy
Profession	Lawyer diplomat politician

Pote Sarasin^[b] (25 March 1905 – 28 September 2000) was the ninth prime minister of Thailand from September 1957 to December 1957. He belonged to the influential Sarasin family. He served as foreign minister from 1949 to 1950 and then served as ambassador to the United States. In September 1957 when Sarit Thanarat seized power in a military coup, he appointed Pote to be the Prime Minister of Thailand. He resigned in December 1957. Pote also served as the first Secretary General of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization from September 1957 until 1963.

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