Thepthai Senapong
Thepthai Senapong | |
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เทพไท เสนพงศ์ | |
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | |
Other names | The Kuk (เดอะคึก[1]) |
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Years active | 2005–2022 |
Political party | Democrat Party |
Spouse | Porpen Senapong (née: Roengprasertwit[2]) |
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Thepthai Senapong (Thai: เทพไท เสนพงศ์; RTGS: Thepthai Senaphong; nickname: Kuk; RTGS: คึก Khuek) is a Thai Democrat Party politician who former representative Nakhon Si Thammarat in the House of Representatives.
Political role and imprisonment
Senapong became the first MP from the 2005 general election and has since been MP since 2005.
In 2009 he previously served as private spokesman for
Between 2012 and 2014 and some of the mid-2016 he was a TV presenter for politics talk show Sai Lor Fah (สายล่อฟ้า, lit: "lightning rod"), a TV program on BLUESKY Channel (renamed to Fahwonmai after 2014 coup d'état) on Mondays to Fridays at 07:00 to 8:00 p.m. with fellow politicians the same party are Sirichok Sopha and Chavanont Intarakomalyasut.
He served as deputy secretary-general of the Democrat Party between 2013 and 2018.
He was sentenced to two years in prison in July 2022 by the Supreme Court for fraud in a local election in which his brother, Manote Senapong, was a candidate in 2017. He is accused of organizing a banquet to influence the vote for Manote.
After serving 18 months in prison, in October 2023 he was released along with Manote. The condition is to wear an EM bracelet on the ankle and report to correctional officers according to the specified criteria.[4]
Personal life
Senapong is Thai Hainanese Chinese descent and Tunisian descent from his grandfather.
He graduated from Faculty of Law,
In addition, He is also a singer and songwriter. He had previously recorded many songs officially. Even though Senapong is not a professional singer.[4]
References
- ^ "เพื่อไทยหางจุกตูด?" [Pheu Thai tail between one's legs?]. Thairath (in Thai). 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ^ Komchadluek(in Thai). 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ^ "Charter Court strips Democrat Thepthai Senpong of parliamentary status". Thai PBS. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ a b Nation online (2023-11-09). "ประสบการณ์ "เทพไท" อดีต สส. 9 สมัยติดคุก" [Experience of “Thepthai”, former MP for 9 times in prison]. YouTube (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-11-13.