The veteran politician — also known by his nickname “Nu,” which means mouse — is one of the country’s most durable power brokers. An engineer by training, Anutin entered politics in 1996 while still running family firm Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction, now known as Stecon Group Pcl, the country’s second-largest builder. He is the son of former acting premier Chavarat Charnvirakul and holds an engineering degree from Hofstra University in New York.








