Jakrapob Penkair
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Jakrapob Penkair (Thai: จักรภพ เพ็ญแข; born October 21, 1967) is a Thai media personality, diplomat and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Bangkok,[2] the Government Spokesperson of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 2003 to 2005, and later as a Cabinet Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister from 2007 to 2008 under the premiership of Samak Sundaravej.
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จักรภพ เพ็ญแข | |
Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister | |
In office 6 February 2007 – 17 September 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Samak Sundaravej |
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In office 9 December 2003 – 14 March 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Thaksin Shinawatra |
Preceded by | Sita Tiwaree |
Succeeded by | Chalermdej Chompunut |
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Born | (1967-10-21) 21 October 1967 (age 56) Bangkok, Thailand |
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Alma mater | Johns Hopkins SAIS (PhD)[1] Chulalongkorn University |
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Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état by the Royal Thai Army, he became a key organizer of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship opposed to it. He was forced to step down after allegations of lèse majesté,[3] a legal weapon commonly used in Thailand to silence dissent, and has been in exile since the 2009 Thai political unrest.