BANGKOK: Less than a fortnight after giving birth to her second child, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the scion of Thailand's most famous political dynasty, has a date with destiny. As Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday (May 14), the 36-year-old hopes to deliver victory for the
, albeit only by video link so far, as she seeks to become Thailand's youngest-ever prime minister.
Two days after giving birth she presented her son to the media, hailing him as her"secret power", and vowing to get back to the campaign trail. She grew up in Bangkok and studied hotel management in Britain, then in 2019 married commercial pilot Pidok Sooksawas with two glitzy receptions in the Thai capital and Hong Kong. The couple now have two children.
Her charisma on the campaign trail has surprised some who had written her off as little more than a figurehead with the right name.
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