Policy and Planning Division was formerly the Planning and Development Department and, in 1975, there was an announcement of the Teachers College Act. In 1975, an announcement of the government divisions in the new teachers college, Policy and Planning Division therefore was raised as The Bureau of Planning and Development which was equivalent to a regular faculty consisting of 3 departments such as secretary, planning and evaluation, and statistical data department.
On June 23rd, 2006, there was an announcement of the Ministry of Education on government division in Suratthani Rajabhat University 2006 in the government gazette, volume 123, episode 74 D, August 3rd, 2006, to raise The Bureau of Planning and Development to Policy and Planning Division under Office of the President. In order to raise personnel management of other divisions to be equivalent to a faculty and help Office of the President of Suratthani Rajabhat University to proceed successfully in accordance with the authority under Section 18(2)(5) and Section 11 of Suratthani Rajabhat University Act 2006 together with the resolution of The Council of Suratthani Rajabhat University in the meeting no. 11/2006 held on November 29th, 2006, there was an announcement of Suratthani Rajabhat University on government division in Suratthani Rajabhat University.