Kampanat, Wirat, Jaranthada, former education minister General Dapong,former Army chief General Teerachai and former justice minister General Paiboon are first-time members of the Privy Council while the other eight,including Prem,served as privy councillors under the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and were reappointed.
General Kampanat,60,graduated from Class 16 of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School and Class 27 of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy.
Before his latest appointment to the Privy Council, Kampanat had served in numerous high-ranking positions including assistant Army chief, NLA member, and director of the National Council for Peace and Order's Centre for Reconciliation for Reform.