Politicians
Yingluck Shinawatra Net Worth
Yingluck Shinawatra's Net Worth as of 2024
$25 Million
Yingluck Shinawatra was born on the 21st June 1967, in San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai, Thailand, and is a businesswomen and politician, best known to the world as the 28th and first female Prime Minister of Thailand, having served in position from 2011 until 2014, when she was removed from her position after being charged with abuse of power, and later corruption.
Have you ever wondered how rich Yingluck Shinawatra is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Shinawatra’s wealth is as high as $25 million, an amount earned through her successful careers, active since the early ‘90s.
Yingluck Shinawatra Net Worth $25 Million
Yingluck is the ninth and last child born to Loet Shinawatra and Yindi Ramingwong. She is blood-related to the monarch of Chiang Mai through her maternal grandmother, Princess Chanthip na Chiangmai. Her father, a businessman, provided the best education for his youngest daughter, as she attended Regina Coeli College, a private girls’ school, and then Yupparaj College, after which she enrolled at the Chiang Mai University, studying at its Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, obtaining a BA Degree in 1988. She then moved to the USA, where she continued her education at the Kentucky State University, from which she acquired an MPA Degree in 1991.
Two years later her career commenced with a job post at Shinawatra Directories, Co., Ltd., as a sales and marketing intern. It was a telephone directory business, started by the AT&T International. After a few months, she was promoted to the position of director of procurement and the director of operations. Three years after joining the Shinawatra Directories, Co., Ltd., she left to become a general director of Rainbow Media, a subsidiary of International Broadcasting Corporation. She eventually rose in ranks and served as Deputy CEO until she decided it was time for a change. In 2002, she became the CEO of Advanced Info Service (AIS), which is the largest mobile phone operator in her native country. In the AIS’ ownership was the Shin Corporation, but which was sold to Temasek Holdings in 2006. After the sale of Shin Corporation, Yingluck left AIS but served as Managing Director of SC Asset Co Ltd. She was later investigated for insider trading, after she made a few moves on the stock market, selling shares of AIS before the sale of the Shin Corporation to Temasek Holdings. However, no charges were filed.
Her political career started in the late 2000s with the formation of the Pheu Thai Party; she became the leader of the party in 2011, and soon after the general election followed. She was the top candidate of the Pheu Thai Party, and after the results came in, her party won 265 seats out of 500-seat parliament. She formed several coalitions to take the majority in parliament, and was then declared as the new Prime Minister with 296 votes for her, while only three disapproved with the decision and 197 abstained voters. She served as Thailand’s Prime Minister from 2011 until 2014, during which time her net worth increased to a large degree. Her reign came to an end in 2014 after the outbreak of the political crisis. Protesters, led by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, managed to remove her from her position and establish a military junta in Thailand.
During her reign, Yingluck was involved in a rice scheme, in which farmers were allegedly left unpaid and she and her collaborators defrauded the farmers of millions of dollars. This led to a trial, but just a day before the judgment, Yingluck fled the country. The court issued an arrest warrant and rescheduled the verdict date to 27th September 2017. She is facing up to 10 years in jail and permanent ban from politics, if she is convicted, of course. According to some reports, Yingluck is currently in Dubai.
Regarding her personal life, Yingluck has been in a long relationship with Anusom Amornchat; though the two live together, they aren’t married. The couple has one child together, a son Supasek.
Politicians
Paul Begala Net Worth
Born Paul Edward Begala on the 12th May 1961, in New Jersey USA and is a politician, a member of the Democratic Party, best known to the world as an adviser to former President Bill Clinton, and he also served as a chief strategist during the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign. He has recorded numerous television appearances, in such political shows as “Crossfire” (2004-2014), “Real Time with Bill Maher” (2008-2017), and “Erin Burnett OutFront” (2012-2017), among many others.
Have you ever wondered how rich Paul Begala is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Begala’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through his successful career in politics, which has been active since the late ‘80s
Paul Begala Net Worth $3 Million
Paul is of mixed ancestry; his mother, Margaret is Irish American, while his father, David is a Hungarian American. Although born in New Jersey, Paul grew up in Missouri Texas, since his father was stationed there as oil-field equipment salesman. He went to Dulles High School, located in Sugar Land, Texas, and after matriculation enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and then Juris Doctor degree.
Following the end of his studies, Paul commenced a political career, and worked for Robert Casey during his gubernatorial career in Pennsylvania in 1986, then the following year had success with Wallace G. Wilkinson in Kentucky, and in 1988 re-election campaign of incumbent New Jersey US Senator Frank Lautenberg.
In 1992, he teamed up with James Carville, who was also his business partner, in managing the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign that year – during Clinton’s presidency, Paul worked as his advisor and was responsible for policy, politics and communication.
Thanks to his rise in power, Paul started using his influence and could often be seen on television during the ‘90s and early 2000s. In 1992 he hosted the show “Equal Time”, then featured in the documentary “The War Room”, and in 1994 made his first appearance on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. As Clinton’s political career improved, he was more focused on running his campaigns, but since the 2000s, Paul’s focus changed and he would use his knowledge to work as a political analyst for several television networks, including MSNBC, CNN and others. Some of his most notable appearances include the show “Crossfire” (2004-2014) on CNN, then “At This Hour” (2016-2017) also on CNN, “The Colbert Report” (2006-2010) on Comedy Central, and “The Lead with Jake Tapper” (2016-2017), among many other differing appearances, which also increased his wealth.
Paul is also a recognized author, so far publishing three books on his own, “Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush” (2000), “It’s Still the Economy, Stupid: George W. Bush, The GOP’s CEO” (2002), and “Third Term: Why George W. Bush (Hearts) John McCain” (2008), the sales of which have contributed to his wealth. Furthermore, he has co-authored two books with James Carville “Buck Up, Suck Up… and Come Back When You Foul Up: 12 Winning Secrets from the War Room” (2002), and “Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future” (2006), further increasing his wealth.
Regarding his personal life, Paul has been married to Diane Friday since 1989; the couple has four sons, and the Begala family resides in Virginia.
Paul is a devout Roman Catholic.
Politicians
Vern Buchanan Net Worth
Born Vernon Gale Buchanan on the 8th May 1951 in Detroit, Michigan USA, he is a businessman and politician, a member of the Republican Party, best known to the world for serving as a representative of Florida’s 16th congressional district since 2007.
Have you ever wondered how rich Vern Buchanan is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Buchanan’s net worth is as high as $44 million, an amount earned through his successful careers.
Vern Buchanan Net Worth $44 Million
Vern is of part-Finnish ancestry since his maternal grandparents immigrated from the country to the USA. He grew up in Detroit with his five siblings. After high school matriculation, Vern enlisted into the Michigan Air National Guard where he spent the next six years. However, he was also focused on his education, attending Cleary University, from which he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He didn’t stop there as he obtained a Masters’ degree in business administration from the University of Detroit.
Before he had any political aspirations, Vern used his knowledge in business to launch a career as a businessman. Back in 1976 he teamed up with an owner of a Michigan printing company and promised him that he would help develop his business. The two started the American Speedy Printing, and in no time the company opened over 730 stores in 44 states. Unfortunately, Vern’s business acumen wasn’t all legal, and as a result the firm went bankrupt, while he himself had to pay $1.5 million to Michigan Corporation Act.
Regardless, he continued his career as he bought a Honda and Acura dealership in Ocala, Florida, developed his career as a car salesman and expanded his kingdom to two more car dealerships. He was quite successful as a car salesman until 2005, when he decided to change his focus to politics and as a result, sold the majority in his car dealerships.
Aside from having success with car dealerships, Vern also has two reinsurance companies in his ownership, Jamat Reinsurance Co., and Buchanan Reinsurance Co., and used these companies to provide extended warranty policies to his car buyers.
His political aspirations began to appear in 2006 when he ran in the 13th congressional district in Florida to replace incumbent Republican Katherine Harris. Vern was the winner of Republican primaries, defeating his Republican opponents Nancy Detert, and Tramm Hudson. And in the general elections, Vern was put up against Christine Jennings, just winning with 50.08% of the votes.
Vern was sworn in as Representative for Florida’s 13th Congressional District on 3 January 2007 and since then has been re-elected three more times quite easily, although his position changed as he became the Representative for Florida’s 16th district, as there has been a change in numbering Florida’s districts.
Regarding his personal life, Vern has been married to Sandra since 1976, with whom he has two children.
Vern is also quite active in the community; he has supported numerous nonprofit organizations, including Boys and Girls Club, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, the American Heart Walk, the Walk to Cure Juvenile Diabetes and many more.
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