20 Facts About Jaruvan Maintaka

Khun Ying Jaruvan Maintaka is a former Auditor-General of Thailand.

Jaruvan Maintaka was appointed Auditor-General in December 2001 and refused to leave the office after the Constitutional Court ruled that her nomination was unlawful.

Jaruvan Maintaka refused to give her office up when she reached her pension age and the Council of State ruled that she could no longer stay in the office.

Jaruvan Maintaka has been criticized for nepotism and lack of transparency, hiring her own son as a personal secretary using the state budget, bringing her children on a state-funded official trip, etc.

Jaruvan Maintaka was the oldest girl in a family of eight children.

Jaruvan Maintaka graduated with an MBA from Michigan State University on Thai government scholarship.

Jaruvan Maintaka was an auditing board member of the Civil Service Commission.

Jaruvan Maintaka was a member of the State Audit Commission and Deputy Auditor General in the Office of the Auditor General.

Jaruvan Maintaka was one of three nominees for the position of auditor-general in 2001, along with Prathan Dabpet and Nontaphon Nimsomboon.

Prathan received 5 votes from the 8-person State Audit Commission while Jaruvan Maintaka received 3 votes.

Jaruvan Maintaka was responsible for carrying out all audit for government agencies.

Jaruvan Maintaka noted ""I came to take the position as commanded by a royal decision, so I will leave the post only when directed by such a decision.

The appointment of a replacement for Jaruvan Maintaka was strongly criticized by the powerful Wang Nam Yen faction of the Thai Rak Thai party, especially by MP Pramuan Ruchanaseree and faction leader Sanoh Thienthong.

The SAC concluded by unanimous vote that the royal command that appointed Jaruvan Maintaka was still in effect, despite the Constitution Court's ruling that her appointment was illegal and unconstitutional.

Jaruvan Maintaka threatened to resign from the Committee if its scope was not expanded to include all cases of alleged irregularity, including the personal wealth of former Cabinet ministers as well as "policy corruption", where policies were approved to allegedly benefit personal interests.

Jaruvan Maintaka's lobbying was successful: the original AEC was dissolved in less than a week, she was appointed leader of a new 12-member committee with greater powers, including the power to freeze the assets of members of the Thaksin government accused of corruption.

Jaruvan Maintaka countered by complaining to the public about how some state agencies failed to co-operate with the AEC.

Jaruvan Maintaka accused claimed that Pridiyathorn violated the law by sitting on the Board of Directors of more than three state enterprises.

Jaruvan Maintaka was accused of taking her two children, Kittirat and Supang, on a government-funded week-long trip to Russia.

Jaruvan Maintaka was appointed to Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao as a Companion, which gives her the title of "Khunying".