Sukhumbhand Paribatra
Mom Rajawongse Sukhumbhand Paribatra | |
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สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร | |
 Sukhumbhand Paribatra in 2009 | |
| 15th Governor of Bangkok | |
| In office 11 January 2009 – 18 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Apirak Kosayodhin |
| Succeeded by | Aswin Kwanmuang |
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| Born | 22 September 1953 political scientist |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Family
Sukhumbhand was born in Bangkok to Prince
Since 1986, Sukhumbhand has chaired the not-for-profit Chumbhot-Pantip Foundation.[3]
Education and academic career
Sukhumbhand attended
From 1980 to 1996, he worked as an associate professor of political science at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. From 1987 to 1995, he directed the university's Institute of Security and International Studies. He served as advisor to the Thai House of Representatives' committee on foreign relations from 1987 to 1992, as policy advisor to Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan from 1988 to 1989, and as advisor to the house committee on parliamentary affairs from 1989 to 1991. From 1992 to 1993, he chaired the Ministry of Commerce's advisory board on international trade. He has taught as a visiting professor at Georgetown University and Columbia University.[3] Sukhumbhand was a member of the Asia Society International Council and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
Political career
Sukhumbhand started his political career in the short-lived Nam Thai Party of which he was a founding member in 1994. He soon switched over to the Democrat Party. He was elected member of parliament for Bangkok in 1996 and 2001.
In 1999, when he was deputy foreign minister, he volunteered with a couple other Thai officials to take the place of 82 hostages taken at the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok by armed gunmen from the "Virulent Burmese Student Warriors". All of the hostages were released unhurt because Sukhumbhand went in the helicopter with the gunmen so they would release all the hostages.[4]
From 1997 to 2001, he served as deputy minister of foreign affairs. From 2002 to 2004, he chaired of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats. From 2005 to 2008, he was the deputy secretary-general of the Democrat Party. In 2007, he was re-elected to parliament on the party list.[3]
Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin stepped down in late 2008, after the National Anti-Corruption Commission initiated proceedings against him. In the 11 January 2009 election, Sukhumbhand was elected his successor by a large margin, winning 45 percent of votes cast.[5] After four years in office, he was re-elected on 3 March 2013.[6] On 24 August 2016, he was suspended indefinitely by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.[7]
Royal decorations
Sukhumbhand has received the following royal decorations in the
- 1996
Knight Commander (Second Class, lower grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao - 1998
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand - 1999
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
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Ancestry
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References
- ^ "Sukhumbhand says goodbye to Bangkokians". Bangkok Post. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ Sankam, Visarut (18 October 2016). "ด่วน! ใช้ม.44 ให้สุขุมพันธุ์และทีมรองฯพ้นจากตำแหน่ง ตั้งอัศวิน ขวัญเมือง เป็นผู้ว่าฯกทม". Matichon. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "M.R.Sukhumbhand Paribatra, new Governor of Bangkok". Thailand Observers. 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010.
- ^ "World: Asia-Pacific Embassy gunmen flee". BBC. 2 October 1999. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Sukhumbhand vows to serve all sections". The Nation. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Sukhumbhand wins, Pheu Thai concedes defeat". Bangkok Post. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Thai PM suspends Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand". Asian News Network. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
Further reading
- Day in the life of the governor of Bangkok, part of Working Lives: Bangkok on BBC News, 24 August 2012.
- The Chumbhot-Pantip Foundation
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