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Thai politician (born 1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn (Thai: วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร) (born 11 December 1977) is a Thai politician who has served as a party-list member of Thai House of Representatives since 2019. He was also the Move Forward Party's candidate for the Bangkok gubernatorial election in 2022.[1] He also served as the former spokesperson of the Move Forward Party.
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Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn | |
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วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร | |
Chair of the Committee on the Armed Forces | |
Assumed office 5 October 2023 | |
Preceded by | Somchai Wissanuwongse |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 24 March 2019 | |
Constituency | Party-list |
Spokesperson of Move Forward Party | |
In office 14 March 2020 – 30 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Panneekar Wanich (Spokeswoman of Future Forward Party) |
Succeeded by | Rangsiman Rome |
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Born | Bangkok, Thailand | 11 December 1977
Political party | People's Party (since 2024) |
Other political affiliations | Future Forward (2018-2020) Move Forward (2020-2024) |
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Wiroj was born in the Bangkok's Yan Nawa area (now separated into Sathon district in 1989) as the eldest son in a middle-class Thai Chinese family. After graduating from Wat Suthiwararam School, he received a bachelor's degree in automotive engineering and an MBA from Chulalongkorn University.[2] He also received a PhD in economics from National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).[3]
Before entering politics, he was the director of human resources for SE-EDUCATION Public Company Limited, the largest bookstore in Thailand.
In the 2019 Thai general election, he became a member of parliament on the party list of the Future Forward Party.[4]
When Future Forward was dissolved in 2020 by the Constitution Court, he joined its de facto successor, the Move Forward Party, as party spokesman.[5] In early 2022, he resigned to launch his candidacy for the governorship of Bangkok. Although not elected, he received 253,938 votes (9.5%) for the third place.[6][7]
He was noted for his fierce and distinctive speech, particularly during the censure debate.[8]
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