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The Crown Property Bureau ((タイ語:สำนักงานทรัพย์สินส่วนพระมหากษัตริย์); ; abbreviated as CPB) is the quasi-government agency responsible for managing the property of the crown of the Kingdom of Thailand. The king appoints six members of the bureau's governing board, with the seventh the sitting Minister of Finance of Thailand. Crown property does not belong to the king in his private capacity, but to the monarchy as an institution which continues from reign to reign.〔(Short history from the Crown Property Bureau website )〕 The CPB is headed by Director-General Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.crownproperty.or.th/en/ABOUT-CPB/Board-of-Directors )〕 CPB Property Co., Ltd. and CPB Equity Co., Ltd., both subsidiaries of the bureau, are headed by Michael David Selby, former partner of Business Advisory Indonesia and former employee of a United States government agency.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=23896491&ticker=MINT:TB )〕 During the late 1980s, the CPB had 600 employees, of which 90% were devoted to managing the Bureau's massive real estate holdings.〔Paisal Sricharatchanya, Far Eastern Economic Review, "The Jewels of the Crown", 30 Jun 1988, pages 60-63〕 In 2004, the CPB recorded over 5 billion baht in earnings. The CPB reportedly controls more than US$37 billion in assets that, according to Thai law, can be spent "at the king’s pleasure." ==Background== The Crown Property Bureau was established under the Royal Assets Structuring Act of 1936 and became a juristic person in 1948. According to the act, a Board of Crown Property was set up, to be chaired ''ex officio'' by the finance minister, and served by at least four royally-appointed directors. The king names one of the board members as the director-general of the Crown Property Bureau. The Board of Crown Property is responsible for the overall supervision of the activities of the Crown Property Bureau. Duties and responsibilities of the director-general are prescribed by the Board of Crown Property. Initially, the Crown Property Bureau was under the jurisdiction of the Royal Treasury of the Royal Household Bureau. On 21 April 1935, the 1934 act to exempt royal assets from taxation took effect. The act categorised royal assets into two types: #Assets eligible for tax exemption #Assets eligible for tax payment On 19 July 1937, the Royal Assets Structuring Act of 1936 became effective. It separated the royal assets into "His Majesty’s personal assets", "crown property", and "public property". "His Majesty’s personal assets" would be managed by the finance ministry. The Crown Property Bureau was set up with the status equivalent to a division under the treasury department of the finance ministry. Some of the functions, responsibilities, and officials were transferred from the Office of the Privy Purse to the Crown Property Bureau which sought permission to locate its office on the premises of the Office of the Privy Purse on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The Royal Assets Structuring Act has been amended twice: the second amendment (1941) was promulgated on 7 October 1941 and the third amendment (1948) was promulgated on 18 February 1948. The Crown Property Bureau's status was then elevated to a juristic person responsible for supervising, preserving, and managing the crown property. The director-general of the Crown Property Bureau is authorized to affix his signature on behalf of the CPB. The Crown Property Bureau has moved its office four times, with Ladawan Palace (commonly referred to as the "Red Palace") having been its home since 18 July 1946. The anniversary of the CPB's establishment is marked on 18 February. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crown Property Bureau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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