Thailand swears in Shinawatra heiress as youngest PM

BANGKOK, Sept 06 (AFP): Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the heiress of Thailand's most famous political dynasty, was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, capping a month of turmoil in which her predecessor was thrown out of office and the main opposition party dissolved.
Paetongtarn, the youngest daughter of controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, took the oath in a closed-door ceremony with King Maha Vajiralongkorn around 6:15 pm (1115 GMT), officially becoming Thailand's youngest prime minister.
The 38-year-old is the third member of the Shinawatra political dynasty to lead the country in the past 23 years, following her father and her aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra.
The king congratulated her new cabinet, saying in a speech broadcast on television news: "I trust that you will perform your duties with excellence."