Rangsiman Rome

Rangsiman Rome (Thai: รังสิมันต์ โรม; born 31 May 1992), nicknamed Bai Phlu (Thai: ใบพลู), is a Thai politician and activist. He currently serves as a member of Thailand's House of Representatives and the People's Party's deputy chief.^[1] He also served as the former spokesperson of the Move Forward Party.

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Rangsiman Rome
รังสิมันต์ โรม
Rangsiman Rome at a book signing in 2023.

Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office March 24, 2019
Constituency	Party-list (Future Forward) (2019–2020) Party-list (Move Forward) (2020–2024)
Spokesperson of Move Forward Party
In office 30 April 2022 – 23 July 2023
Preceded by	Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn
Succeeded by	Parit Wacharasindhu

Personal details
Born	31 May 1992 (1992-05-31) (age 33) Phuket, Thailand
Political party	People's Party (2024–Present)
Other political affiliations	Move Forward (2020–2024) Future Forward (2018-2020)
Spouse	Ivana Kurniawati
Alma mater	Thammasat University
Profession	Politician activist
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Rangsiman gained national-level visibility as a political activist in the aftermath of the 2014 Thai coup d'état, and was a member of the New Democracy Movement.^[2]^[3] He became a member of the Future Forward Party on October 27, 2018, and became a party-list MP following the 2019 Thai general election.^[2]

In February 2023, MPs debated the Thai government's performance.^[4] On 15 February 2023, during a parliamentary debate regarding the government's performance on tackling illicit drugs and the shadow economy, Rangsiman accused Prayut Chan-o-cha of associating with corrupt figures and neglecting the government's pledge to address drug issues, He implicated senator Upakit Pachariyangkun in a money laundering and drug trafficking case involving Upakit's son-in-law and Tun Min Latt, a Burmese businessman.^[5]^[6] At a press conference thereafter, Rangsit accused Upakit of falsely declaring his assets before assuming his senate seat in 2019.^[6] During the debate, Rangsiman also exposed the issue of corruption within Thai law enforcement agencies in relation to an alleged Chinese triad leader.^[7]^[8] On February 19, Thai police announced they would press charges against the individual in question, a Chinese national.^[9]

Early life and education

Career

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