Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Thai lawmakers selected former Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul as the country's new prime minister on Friday, a week after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from office over a leaked phone call.

The 58-year-old's rise has been decades in the making, starting with his entry into politics with the Thai Rak Thai party founded by Thaksin Shinawatra.

Anutin Charnvirakul wins vote to become Thailand's next Prime Minister amid political chaos and Thaksin Shinawatra's departure.

Anutin's elevation to office is set to be another major blow to the Shinawatra clan, which has been a mainstay of Thai politics for the past two decades.

Anutin Charnivirakul, 58, won after getting 311 votes from lawmakers, beating rival Chaikasem Nitisiri of the Pheu Thai Party, which is backed by former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.