Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (C) attends a House of Representatives session in Bangkok on Aug. 5, 2011, for a nomination vote for prime minister. The 44-year-old former businesswoman, the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as Thailand's 28th prime minister and first female prime minister after receiving 296 votes in the 500-seat House of Representatives from legislators of her Pheu Thai Party and five allied parties.

Thai opposition party leader Abhisit becomes new premier

Thai opposition party leader Abhisit becomes new premier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva (C) is congratulated by members of parliament after being elected as the country's new prime minister on Dec. 15. Abhisit, 44, was supported in the House of Representatives by five allied parties and a breakaway faction of the former People's Power Party.

Thai opposition party leader Abhisit becomes new premier

Thai opposition party leader Abhisit becomes new premier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva (C) is congratulated by members of parliament after being elected as the country's new prime minister on Dec. 15. Abhisit, 44, was supported in the House of Representatives by five allied parties and a breakaway faction of the former People's Power Party. (Kyodo)

Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yingluck Shinawatra, who was elected as Thailand's first female prime minister in a parliamentary vote in Bangkok on Aug. 5, 2011. The 44-year-old former businesswoman, the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as Thailand's 28th prime minister after receiving 296 votes in the 500-seat House of Representatives from legislators of her Pheu Thai Party and five allied parties. (Kyodo)

Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (C) attends a House of Representatives session in Bangkok on Aug. 5, 2011, for a nomination vote for prime minister. The 44-year-old former businesswoman, the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as Thailand's 28th prime minister and first female prime minister after receiving 296 votes in the 500-seat House of Representatives from legislators of her Pheu Thai Party and five allied parties. (Kyodo)