 These included General [[Surayud Chulanont]] ([[Privy Council (Thailand)|Privy Councilor]] to King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]]), Akharathorn Chularat, (Chief Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court), and [[Pridiyathorn Devakula]], (Governor of the [[Bank of Thailand]]), and [[Supachai Panitchpakdi]] (Secretary-General of the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]]).On 26 September 2006, junta leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin said that the junta would remain in place after the appointment of a civilian government, noting "It's necessary to keep the council so that there is no loophole for the executive branch.