06 July,2011 09:38 AM IST | | Special Features
Yingluck Shinawatra made history when she got elected as Thailand's first female prime minister this weekend. The lady defied skeptics and assumed the coveted post. CS gives you some trivia on Yingluck:
>>u00a0The lady is the sister of controversial ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who describes her as his clone.u00a0
>>u00a0Her opposition, Puea Thai Party, won 265 seats out of 500 in the lower house, well ahead of the 159 seats clinched by the Democrat Party under outgoing premier Abhisit Vejjajiva, according to the election commission.
>>u00a0Yingluck is known for her groomed appearance, relaxed demeanour and carefully choreographed stage routines. Her attractive personality has attracted many admirers.u00a0
>>u00a0Yingluck was born on June 21, 1967, into one of the most prominent ethnic Chinese families in northern Chiang Mai province, the youngest of nine siblings. She graduated in political science from Chiang Mai University and earned a masters degree in public administration at Kentucky State University in the United States.
>>u00a0She returned to Thailand to work for one of Thaksin's companies as a trainee in the early 90s, going on to take various positions within her brother's business empire.
>>u00a0Yingluck is a former president of the mobile telephone unit of Shin Corp, the telecom giant founded by Thaksin that was at the centre of a scandal over the tax-free sale of the family's shares in the group in 2006.
