THE daughter of an ousted prime minister was elected to be Thailand’s new leader yesterday after a court order removed the current premier from power.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has become Thailand’s third leader from the family after her billionaire father Thaksin was ousted by a military coup in 2006 and her aunt Yingluck, who lives in exile.

She is the country’s youngest leader at 37 and was the only nominee to replace Srettha Thavisin as leader of the Pheu Thai party.