Wantanee Wattana (Thai: วันทนีย์ วัฒนะ, RTGS: Wanthani Watna) is a Thai physician and civil servant, serving as Permanent Secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) since 2023.
[1][2] Wantanee graduated from Chiang Mai University with a bachelor of medicine in 1989.
[3] She later received a master of science in community medicine from Chulalongkorn University in 1992.
[3] Wantanee was appointed permanent secretary by royal command on 19 December 2023, retroactive to 1 October 2023.
[4][5][6] Wantanee oversaw preparations in Bangkok's 50 district offices for the 23 January 2025 legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand.