Yingluck Shinawatra, nicknamed Pou, is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 election. Yingluck was Thailand's first female prime minister and its youngest in over 60 years. She was removed from office on 7 May 2014 by a Constitutional Court decision.
Yingluck in 2012
Yingluck Shinawatra at US Embassy in Bangkok, July 2011
Yingluck greeting US President Barack Obama at the ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 18 November 2011
Yingluck at the World Economic Forum, January 2012
The Pheu Thai Party is a major Thai political party and is the third incarnation of a Thai political party founded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. It is the current majority ruling party of Thailand, ruling along with other parties in a coalition.
Loudspeaker car for Pheu Thai Party, with Paethongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister candidate, 2023
Image: Yingluck Shinawatra at US Embassy, Bangkok, July 2011
Image: PM Srettha Thavisin 2023 (cropped)