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The Privy Council of Thailand ((タイ語:คณะองคมนตรีไทย), ''khana ongkhamontri thai'') is a body of appointed advisors to the Monarch of Thailand: King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The Council, as the Constitution of Thailand stipulates, must be composed of no more than eighteen members. The Council is led by the president of the Privy Council of Thailand; currently former Prime Minister, 'National Statesman' and Army General Prem Tinsulanonda.〔p://kanchanapisek.or.th/ohmpc/General-Prem-Tinsulanonda.en.php〕 The king alone appoints all members of the Council. Under the 2007 Constitution of Thailand, the Council is given many powers and responsibility, all with regard to the Monarchy of Thailand, and the House of Chakri. The Privy Council's offices are located in the Privy Council Chambers, on Sanamchai Road, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.〔http://kanchanapisek.or.th/ohmpc/pc-house.en.php〕 In recent years the council and its president in particular, has been accused of interfering in politics. This stems from the council's closeness to the military in particular during the 2006 Thai coup d'état.〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5367936.stm〕 ==History== The first privy council in Siam was established by a Royal Decree on 8 May 1874, by King Chulalongkorn (or Rama V). The king, educated by Westerners was keen on copying the system of government of the absolute monarchs of Europe. At first he created two councils: the "Privy Council of Siam" ((タイ語:ที่ปฤกษาในพระองค์), ''thi prueksa nai phra ong'') (of 49 Members) and the "Council of State" ((タイ語:สภาที่ปรึกษาราชการแผ่นดิน), ''sapha thi prueksa ratchakan phaendin'') (of 12 members, name later changed to "Council of Ministers" ((タイ語:รัฐมนตรีสภา), ''ratthamontrisapha'')). The Privy Council was created to deal with legislative affairs while the latter became an early version of the Cabinet. Chulalongkorn was succeeded by his son King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in 1910, who at the beginning of his reign appointed a 40-member "Privy Council of State" ((タイ語:สภากรรมการองคมนตรี), ''sapha kammakan ongkhamontri''). The King during his 15 years on the throne would continue to appoint new members around Thai New Year (or 4 April). When he died in 1925 the Privy Council was composed of 233 members. King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) who succeeded his brother in 1925, decided to completely overhaul the present system and created instead three councils: The "Supreme Council of State of Siam" ((タイ語:อภิรัฐมนตรีสภา), ''aphiratthamontrisapha'') (composed of 5 senior Princes, equivalent to the former Council of State), The "Council of Secretaries" ((タイ語:เสนาบดีสภา), ''senabodisapha'') (former Council of Ministers) and the Privy Council of State. The role of the Privy Council was relegated to minor legislative affairs, while the Supreme Council became Prajadhipok's main body of advisors.〔http://kanchanapisek.or.th/ohmpc/history.en.php〕 On 24 June 1932, a group calling themselves the Khana Ratsadon (or People's Party) with the military, seized power in Bangkok. They unilaterally abolished the system of absolute monarchy, changing Siam into a parliamentary constitutional monarchy and demanding of Prajadhipok a constitution for the people of Siam. The King granted them a ‘Temporary’ constitution in the same month and a permanent one in December. The Khana Ratsadon, once in power decided to abolish the Supreme Council and the Privy Council. They replaced the Council of Secretaries with the People's Committee of Siam. It was not until fifteen years later that the 1947 constitution of Siam recreated the Privy Council under King Bhumibol, with a name change to "Supreme Council of State" ((タイ語:คณะอภิรัฐมนตรี), ''khana aphiratthamontri''). This council existed from 1947 to 1949 and was composed of: * Prince Rangsit Prayurasakdi, Prince of Chainat, president of the Council * Prince Dhanivat Bidyalabh Bridhyakon * Prince Longkorn Adireksorn Udomsakdi * Phraya Manovaratsevi * Police General Adul Adulyadejchrat Two years later under the 1949 Constitution of Thailand the Council was renamed "Privy Council of Thailand" ((タイ語:สภาองคมนตรี, ''sapha ongkhamontri'', or คณะองคมนตรี), ''khana ongkhamontri''). The Privy Council in its current form was created by the 2007 Constitution of Thailand. 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「Privy Council of Thailand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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