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EDUCATION AND CAREER IN CIVIL SERVICE AND BUSINESS Anand read law at Trinity College, Cambridge , graduating with honours in 1955 . After spending 23 years in the Thai foreign service, Anand retired and joined the private sector. He became the Vice-Chairman of the Saha-Union Group in 1979 and the Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1991. He became a Director of Siam Commercial Bank in 1984 and remains a Director to the present day (2006) {Link without Title} . PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND Anand was appointed Prime Minister in 1991 after a military coup led by General Suchinda Kraprayoon and the so-called National Peacekeeping Council toppled the democratically-elected government of Chatichai Choonhavan . Key accomplishments of Anand's government include
Anand was succeeded by General Suchinda, who was appointed by Parliament after general elections. Anand was appointed Prime Minister a second time in 10 June 1992 after Suchinda's government collapsed in less than two months after a violent military crackdown on massive popular protests. Anand was succeeded by democratically-elected Chuan Leekpai later in 1992. POST-POLITICAL CAREER Anand rejoined the Saha-Union Group as Chairman after the general elections of 1992. He resigned from Saha-Union Group in 2002. Constitution Drafting Assembly In 1997, Anand was elected as a member of the Constitution Drafting Assembly and was appointed Chairman of the Drafting Committee. He oversaw the drafting of what became known as the "Peoples' Constitution" of 1997. This constitution is still in use in the present day (2006). National Reconciliation Commission Since March 2005, Anand has served as chairman of the National Reconciliation Commission tasked with overseeing that peace is brought back to the troubled south. A fierce critic of the Thaksin -government, he has frequently slammed the handling of the southern unrest, and in particular the State of Emergency Decree. He has been quoted to have said, "The authorities have worked inefficiently. They have arrested innocent people instead of the real culprits, leading to mistrust among locals. So, giving them broader power may lead to increased violence and eventually a real crisis." Unfortunately, he allowed the situation to deteriorate. Despite much criticism of the Thaksin-government's policies, he has refused to submit the NRC's final report, choosing instead to wait for the results of the 2006 legislative election {Link without Title} . Other Positions Anand is a member of the Trilateral Commission , the Carlyle Group , and the International Advisory Board of American International Group ( AIG ). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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