Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will lead his 34 cabinet ministers to take the oath of allegiance before His Majesty the King at the Royal palace on Tuesday, after a Royal Command was issued yesterday (Friday) announcing the new line-up.

The Cabinet is scheduled to meet at Government House at 3pm on Tuesday for a group photo shoot.  After that, they travel in passenger vans to the palace for the oath-taking ceremony at 5pm.

The prime minister is expected to deliver the government’s policy statement to parliament on Friday, to be followed by a debate.

In mid-September, the prime minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara will go to the United States, to attend the UN General Assembly in New York.

This afternoon, the prime minister, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit and Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri are due to meet with about 100 motorcycle taxi drivers, to discuss their services and problems, especially the price of fuel, at the Pheu Thai party headquarters.

The Thai cabinet is made up of a prime minister and 35 ministers. The approved line-up is still one short, after Phichit Chuenban, a long-time lawyer for the Shinawatra family and legal advisor to the Pheu Thai party, made a last-minute decision last night not to accept the Prime Minister’s Office post.