Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn
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Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn | |
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วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร | |
![]() Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn in 2023 | |
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 |
Personal details | |
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 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.
Early life
[edit]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.
Political career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Matichon (2022-03-27). "'วิโรจน์' เปิด 12 นโยบาย ชูเพิ่มเบี้ยผู้สูงอายุ-คนพิการ-เด็ก เจอส่วยแจ้งผู้ว่าฯกทม.ต้องไร้คอร์รัปชั่น". มติชนออนไลน์ (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "ประวัติ "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ทิ้งเก้าอี้ส.ส.ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯกทม". PPTV HD (in Thai). 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Wiroj aims to decentralise power". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "กกต. ประกาศผลการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อ" [Party list MP election result] (PDF) (in Thai). Election Commission. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Boonlert, Thana (14 March 2020). "50 MPs join Move Forward". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "สรุปผลเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม.-ส.ก. หลังนับคะแนนครบ100% 'ชัชชาติ' คะแนนสูงสุด 1,386,215 คะแนน". Workpoint Today (in Thai). 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ ""ก้าวไกล" เปิดตัว "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯ กทม.ตามคาด". Thairath (in Thai). 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "ที่สุดอภิปรายไม่ไว้วางใจ ดาวเด่นแจ้งเกิด ฝ่ายค้านร้าวฉาน ภัยร้ายรัฐบาล กำลังมา". Thairath (in Thai). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2023.