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Krisda Arunvongse na Ayudhya

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Krisda Arunvongse na Ayudhya
กฤษฎา อรุณวงษ์ ณ อยุธยา
11th Governor of Bangkok
In office
19 April 1992 – 18 April 1996
Preceded byChamlong Srimuang
Succeeded byBhichit Rattakul
Personal details
Born9 January 1932
Bangkok, Siam
Died12 January 2010(2010-01-12) (aged 78)
Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Palang Dharma Party
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
École des Beaux-Arts
Profession
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service Royal Thai Army
Volunteer Defense Corps
RankCaptain
VDC Col.[2]

Krisda Arunvongse na Ayudhya (Thai: กฤษฎา อรุณวงษ์ ณ อยุธยา) (January 9, 1932 – January 12, 2010) was a Thai politician professor[1] and architect.[3] He served as the Governor of Bangkok from April 19, 1992, until April 18, 1996.

Education

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Krisda received both his bachelor's degree and his master's degree in architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T).[3] The government of France awarded him a scholarship to study architecture for six months at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1960.[3]

Career

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Krisda was employed in the Royal Thai Army's Public Works Department from 1957 to 1960. He held the Military rank of Captain.[3] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics as a sports shooter.[4]

From 1960 until 1989, Krisda was a professor and lecturer of architecture at Chulalongkorn University. During his tenure at Chulalongkorn, he served as the fourth Dean of the Faculty of Architecture from 1974 until 1978.[3]

Krisda founded the Casa Company, which designed several prominent buildings throughout Bangkok, including the headquarters on Thai Airways International located on Phahon Yothin Road.[3]

He served as the Deputy Governor of Bangkok for public works from 1990 until 1992.[3] Krisda was then elected as the Governor of Bangkok for four years from April 19, 1992, until April 18, 1996.

Later life

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He was honored as a National Artist of Thailand for his work in visual arts and architecture in 2007.[3]

Krisda Arunvongse na Ayudhya died of coronary artery disease on January 12, 2010, at Siriraj Hospital, at the age of 78.[3] His funeral was held at Wat Benjamabopitr.[3]

Academic rank

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References

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  1. ^ a b http://art2.culture.go.th/index.php?case=artistDetail&art_id=293&pic_id=&side=apply [bare URL]
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141450/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2536/D/019/1.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Former Bangkok governor Krisda dies". Bangkok Post. January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Krisada Arunwong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "กรุงเทพมหานครสมัย ร.อ.กฤษฎา อรุณวงษ์ เมื่อปี 2535-2539". January 25, 2010.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Bangkok
April 19, 1992 – April 18, 1996
Succeeded by