Narong Wongwan

Narong Wongwan
ณรงค์ วงศ์วรรณ
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
7 April 1992  9 June 1992
Prime MinisterSuchinda Kraprayoon
Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives
In office
7 May 1983  5 August 1986
Prime MinisterPrem Tinsulanonda
Preceded byChuan Leekpai
Succeeded byHan Leelanon
Personal details
Born(1925-12-25)25 December 1925
Phrae, Siam
Died10 September 2020(2020-09-10) (aged 94)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
NationalityThai
Political party
SpouseUrai Wongwan

Narong Wongwan (Thai: ณรงค์ วงศ์วรรณ; 25 December 1925 – 10 September 2020) was a Thai politician and tobacco industrialist. He was a long-term member of parliament representing Phrae, leader of the Solidarity Party and the Justice Unity Party. He was publicly known as the "godfather" (jao pho) of Phrae or even "godfather of the North".