The present Thai administrative structure is divided into three levels: central, provincial, and local. At the central level are ministries, each of which is divided into department, divisions and sections Each ministry is headed by a minister, aided by one or more deputy ministers.
The Top civil service official in each ministry is its Permanent Under-Secretary, who is aided by one or two deputy under-secretaries. Director-generals and deputy directors-general head the various departments, each of which is divided into divisions and sections.
As of 2007, the provincial administration is composed of 76 provinces(changwat). Each has a governor, one or two deputy governors, and an assistant governor, A province embraces districts or amphur, each of which is assistant by a district (nai amphur). Below the districts are townships (tambon) and villages (muban). Each township is headed by a kamnan and every village a phuyaiban.