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2019 Thai Prime Ministerial Candidates
This article lists candidates for the 2019 Thai general election, 2019 Thai prime minister. There were 69 candidates in total (45 parties). Bhumjaithai Party Chart Pattana Party (2007), Chart Pattana Party Chartthaipattana Party Commoner Party of Thailand Democrat Party (Thailand), Democrat Party Foundational Party Future Forward Party Green Party Kasikornthai Party Klong Thai Party Moderate Party New Alternative Party New Aspiration Party Phalang Pracharat Party Pheu Thai Party Prachachart Party Siam Development Party Thai Citizen Power Party Thai Citizens' Party Thai Civilized Party Thai Ethnic Party Thai Liberal Party Thai Moderate Party Thai Morality Party Thai Social Democratic Party Thai Teachers for People Party Thai Workers Party References

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2019 Thai General Election
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Commoner Party Of Thailand
The Commoner Party of Thailand () was a political party in Thailand founded on 3 March 2014 by Tanaporn Sriyakul, its leader. On 20 April 2014 the Commoner Party of Thailand organized the party's first, announcing ideologies and policy to amend the lèse majesté law or article 112 On 19 April 2019, the Commoner Party held a party executive committee meeting, No. 2/2019, at which it resolved to dissolve the party. This would come into effect on the date of its publication in the ''Government Gazette'', 11 June 2019. References External links * {{Thai political parties 2014 establishments in Thailand 2019 disestablishments in Thailand Defunct political parties in Thailand Left-wing parties in Thailand Liberal parties in Thailand Political parties disestablished in 2019 Political parties established in 2014 Progressive parties ...
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Prayut Chan-o-cha At The Enthronement Of Naruhito (1)
Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; , ; born 21 March 1954) is a former Thai politician, army officer and dictator who became the 29th prime minister of Thailand after seizing power in the 2014 coup d'état and served until 2023. He was concurrently the minister of defence in his own government from 2019 to 2023. Prayut served as commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army from 2010 to 2014 and led the coup d'état which installed the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the military junta which governed Thailand between 22 May 2014 and 10 July 2019. After his appointment as army chief in 2010, Prayut was characterised as a royalist and an opponent of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Considered a hardliner within the military, he was one of the leading proponents of military crackdowns on the Red Shirt demonstrations of April 2009 and April–May 2010. He later sought to moderate his profile, talking to relatives of protesters who were k ...
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Phalang Pracharat Party
Palang Pracharath Party (, , ; ) is a Thai right-wing conservative civil-military political party with ties to the National Council for Peace and Order, the military junta that ruled the country after the 2014 coup. It was established in 2018 by Chuan Chuchan () and Suchart Jantarachotikul () as a "party of power" to support Prayut Chan-o-cha in 2019 Thai general election. In the 2019 Thai general election, Palang Pracharath's candidate for prime minister was incumbent prime minister and military junta leader, Prayut Chan-o-cha. Although Palang Pracharath came 2nd in the polls, it successfully nominated Prayut and formed a coalition government with votes from 249 senators, and MPs from the Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties. Prior to the 2023 general election, several former members of Palang Pracharath split off to form the United Thai Nation Party, and were later joined by Prayut Chan-o-cha. The party splits again in 2024 after the Paetongtarn cabinet reshuffled. As a result, ...
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Chingchai Mongcoltam
Chingchai Mongkholtham (; ) is a Thai politician and activist currently serving as the leader of New Aspiration Party. He was Minister of Education for three months during 1997 Asian financial crisis The 1997 Asian financial crisis gripped much of East Asia, East and Southeast Asia during the late 1990s. The crisis began in Thailand in July 1997 before spreading to several other countries with a ripple effect, raising fears of a worldwide eco .... (15/8/1997-8/11/1997) References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Chingchai Mongkoltham Chingchai Mongkoltham Chingchai Mongkoltham 1951 births Chingchai Mongkoltham {{Thailand-politician-stub ...
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National Anti-Corruption Commission (Thailand)
The National Anti-Corruption Commission ( Abrv: NACC; , ) is a constitutional organization of Thailand. It is sometimes confused with the Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT), a private foundation. History The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2517 (1974) Section 66 stated "The State should organize government service works and other works efficiently and should take all steps to prevent and suppress the quest for benefits by corruption means." The Counter Corruption Act was promulgated in 1975 and allowed the establishment of Office of the Commission of Counter Corruption (OCCC), but OCCC was granted little power to combat corruption. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2540 (1997) added checks and balances to assure integrity and transparency in government. New independent government agencies like the National Counter Corruption Commission, the Constitutional Court, the Administrative Court, the Office of the Auditor-General, the Nationa ...
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Institute For The Promotion Of Teaching Science And Technology
The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) is a Thai state agency, founded in 1972. Its responsibilities include the development of national science and mathematics curricula, and sponsorship of science education, as well as the promotion of science in general. It is also Thailand's coordinator for the International Science Olympiad The International Science Olympiads are a group of worldwide annual competitions in various areas of the formal sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences. The competitions are designed for the 4-6 best high school students from each partici .... See also * Thailand at the International Science Olympiad References Public organizations of Thailand Educational organizations based in Thailand Science education in Thailand Government agencies established in 1972 1972 establishments in Thailand {{Thailand-stub ...
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Royal Forest Department
The Royal Forest Department (Abbreviation, Abrv: RFD; , ) is a department in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), part of the Government of Thailand. History On 18 September 1896 King Chulalongkorn established the Royal Forest Department under the Ministry of Interior (Thailand), Ministry of the Interior to manage forests and control revenue from the teak forests of northern Thailand. A British forester, Herbert Slade, former Deputy Conservator of Forests in Burma, served as the first director of the department. In its early days the department focused on obtaining tax revenue for the use of forests rather than conservation, although its conservators expressed concern about unsustainable harvesting of teak in Thailand's northern forests. In 1899 all forests were declared government property and all logging without payment to the Royal Forest Department was prohibited. Formerly the agency controlled Lis ...
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Thai Summit Group
Thai Summit Group () is a Thai manufacturing company. It is a manufacturer of automotive, motorcycle, electrical appliance, and agricultural machinery. The company was founded in 1977. Its headquarters is in Samut Prakan, Thailand. Thai Summit Group has manufacturing facilities in Laem Chabang, Nakhon Nayok, Rayong, and Samut Prakan and overseas manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, India, Japan, and the US. Ownership Thai Summit is a privately held, family-owned company. A majority of shares are held by Somporn Juangroongruangkit, President and CEO, widowed wife of the founder. The remainder is held by her five children. Performance Thai Summit revenues in 2017 amounted to 80 billion baht The baht (; , ; currency sign, sign: ฿; ISO 4217, code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). Prior to decimalisation, the baht was divided into eight ''fueang'' (, ), each of eight ''at'' (, ). The .... Net income f ...
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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (, ; born 25 November 1978) is a Thai businessman, politician, and activist who served as the leader of the Future Forward Party from 2018 to 2020. From 2002 to 2018, he was the vice president of the Thai Summit Group, Thailand's largest auto parts manufacturer. In March 2018, Thanathorn co-founded the Future Forward Party and was unanimously elected as the party's leader during its first public meeting in May 2018. Early life and family Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit was born and raised in Bangkok, within a Thai Chinese family that traces its roots back to Fujian province. His Chinese surname is Zhuang(庄) in Mandarin Chinese. His family is notable in the Thai business landscape, particularly through their involvement with the Thai Summit Group. This company, founded by Thanathorn's father, Pattana Juangroongruangkit, in 1977, later came under the leadership of his mother, Somporn Juangroongruangkit, following Pattana's death in 2002. Addit ...
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Future Forward Party
The Future Forward Party (FFP; , ; otherwise known as 'New Future Party') was a social democratic and progressive List of political parties in Thailand, Thai political party from March 2018 to February 2020. The party was founded on 14 March 2018 by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the former vice president of Thai Summit Group, and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, a legal scholar. The party was founded on a progressive platform that sought to restrain the military's power in Thai politics, decentralize the bureaucracy, and improve social and economic equality. The party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on 21 February 2020. History In September 2018, the Future Forward Party was officially recognized by the Election Commission of Thailand, Election Commission, allowing the party to start registering members and solicit funding. Piyabutr said that Italian Marxism, Marxist thinker Antonio Gramsci's idea was main key to established Future Forward Party. In the 2019 Thai general el ...
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Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva (; , , ; born 3 August 1964) is a Thai politician who was the 27th prime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. He was the leader of the Democrat Party from 2005 until he resigned following the party's weak performance in the 2019 election. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from 2005 to 2008 and again after his premiership until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013. Abhisit is the last prime minister neither coming from the military nor being related to the Shinawatra family to date. Born in England to Thai Chinese parents, Abhisit also holds British citizenship. He attended Eton College and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Oxford. After his graduation he taught as an economics lecturer at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy and Thammasat University. Abhisit was elected to the Thai House of Representat ...
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