Jatuporn Buruspat

Jatuporn Buruspat
จตุพร บุรุษพัฒน์
Minister of Commerce
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 June 2025
Prime Minister	Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Preceded by	Pichai Naripthaphan
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
In office 6 August 2019 – June 2025
Personal details
Born	(1964-11-03) 3 November 1964 Thailand
Alma mater	Chulalongkorn University Kasetsart University
Occupation	Civil servant Government minister

Jatuporn Buruspat (Thai: จตุพร บุรุษพัฒน์; born 3 November 1964) is a Thai civil servant and government minister, currently serving as Minister of Commerce since 30 June 2025. A career government official, he previously served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment from 2019 to 2025.

Early life and education

Jatuporn earned his Bachelor of Political Science and Master of Political Science in Public Administration from Chulalongkorn University. He later obtained a Master of Science in Forest and Environmental Resource Management from Kasetsart University.

Career

Government service

Jatuporn started his civil service career in 1987 in the Department of Provincial Administration of the Ministry of Interior. He transferred to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2002, serving as Deputy Director-General of the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, and later held successive posts as director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Department of Water Resources, and Department of Environmental Quality Promotion. He was named the ministry's deputy permanent secretary in 2015, then Director-General of the Pollution Control Department the following year and Director-general of Department of Marine and Coastal Resources in 2017. In 2019, he became Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Ministerial appointment

On 27 June 2025, it was reported that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was appointing Jaturporn as Commerce Minister following a cabinet reshuffle. He resigned his board position at PTT Public Company Limited the same day. The official appointment was made by royal decree on 30 June.