She is the third member of her family to hold the prime minister’s office — and the third to face the possibility of removal before her term ended.

Paetongtarn is not alone in her troubles, with influential tycoon father Thaksin Shinawatra facing legal hurdles of his own.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, while her father went on trial for royal defamation in the latest setbacks for the kingdom’s dominant political dynasty.