Tarisa Watanagase

Tarisa Watanagase
ธาริษา วัฒนเกส
Tarisa Watanagase in 2010
Governor of the Bank of Thailand
In office
8 October 2006  30 September 2010
Preceded byPridiyathorn Devakula
Succeeded byPrasarn Trairatvorakul
Personal details
Born (1949-11-30) 30 November 1949
Bangkok, Thailand
Alma mater
ProfessionEconomist

Tarisa Watanagase (Thai: ธาริษา วัฒนเกส; RTGS: Tharisa Watthanaket; [tʰāːrísǎː wáttʰánákèːt]; born 30 November 1949) is a former governor of the Bank of Thailand (2006–2010). She succeeded Pridiyathorn Devakula, who was appointed finance minister in the interim government. Tarisa was an assistant governor of the BoT and is the first female governor in the bank's 64-year history.