He has relinquished the post of defence minister, in which he served concurrently along with the deputy prime minister post for five years. The defence portfolio is now in the hands of Gen Prayut. Gen Prayut decided to take the defence post from Gen Prawit to free him up to concentrate on running the PPRP. Pheu Thai was reborn from the defunct People's Power Party, which had its roots in the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party founded by Thaksin. Even if Gen Prawit takes the job now, he could well look for a successor to replace him eventually, such as Gen Prayut.

Source: Bangkok Post June 14, 2020 22:30 UTC