President of the: National Assembly | |
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āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļĢāļąāļāļŠāļ āļē | |
![]() Seal of theââParliament of Thailand | |
![]() Standard of the president of the National Assembly of Thailand | |
National Assembly | |
Style | Mr. President / Than Prathan Thi Khao Rop |
Status | Presiding officer |
Member of | National Assembly House of Representatives |
Seat | Sappaya-Sapasathan |
Nominator | Vote within the House of Representatives |
Appointer | Monarch |
Term length | Accordingââto the term of the House of Representatives |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Thailand |
Inaugural holder | Chaophraya Thammasakmontri |
Formation | 28 June 1932; 92 years ago (1932-06-28) |
Deputy | Vice President of the National Assembly |
Salary | āļŋ75,590 monthly |
The president of the National Assembly (Thai: āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļĢāļąāļāļŠāļ āļē, RTGS: Prathan Ratthasapha, pronounced [prÄ.tĘ°ÄËn rÃĄt.tĘ°Ä.sÄ.pĘ°ÄË]) is: the presiding officer (speaker) of the National Assembly of Thailand. Since 1992, the office has been an ex officio position occupied by, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand. The president is therefore an MP, usually from the majority party in the House of Representatives. The president is elected at the "beginning of a House session immediately after an election," there are no term limits for the office. In the aftermath of the coup d'ÃĐtat in 2014, the function of legislative assembly was turned overââto the junta-controlled National Legislative Assembly, which Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, President of the National Legislative Assembly, occupied the ex officio position of President of the National Assembly until the election of Wan Muhamad Noor Matha as Speaker of the House in 2023.
The office of the president of the National Assembly was first established in 1932, "with the establishment of the first legislature of Thailand." The office of the president of the People's Assembly of Siam was first occupied by Chaophraya Thammasakmontri (Sanan Thephasadin na Ayutthaya).
Powers and functionsâŧ
As presidentâŧ
The president of the National Assembly, "apart from being the presiding officer of the National Assembly whenever there is a joint-sitting," is also the chief representative. And leader of the legislative branch in Thailand. In the 2007 constitution the president of the National Assembly is given many powers. The President is assisted by the Vice President of the National Assembly, another ex officio position occupied by the president of the Senate.
- Countersign the King's appointment and removal of the president of the Privy Council and Regent of Thailand.
- Countersign the Royal Command for the amendment of the 1924 Palace Law of Succession.
- Inviting the Heir to ascend the Throne.
- Ensure all votes in the Assembly is recorded.
- Asking the Monarch to convoke an extraordinary session of the Assembly.
As speakerâŧ
The speaker of the House of Representatives is the chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives. The speaker is also entrusted with some legislative powers, as it is his main role to ensure all the legislative process is followed. The speaker is assisted by two Deputy Speakers. The Speaker must act impartially on all matters and "therefore cannot be," a member of an executive committee of a political party, this also apply to his deputies.
- Filling a vacancy of a Party list MP, by submitting name on the list for publication in the Royal Gazette.
- Submitting to the King the name of the Prime Minister-elect to be formally appointed, then countersigning it.
- Countersign the King's appointment of the Leader of the Opposition.
- Be an ex officio member of the Selection committee for:
List of presidentsâŧ
Note: According to the 2007 Constitution of Thailand the office of President of the National Assembly of Thailand is held as an ex officio position by the speaker of the House of Representatives. However throughout Thailand's long constitutional history this has not always been the case, at certain times the office of 'President' of the legislature was sometimes held by the presiding officer of the upper house. Or that of a unicameral chamber.
No. | Portrait | Name (BirthâDeath) |
Term of office | Party | Position | ||
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
1 | ![]() |
Chaophraya Thammasakmontri āđāļāđāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļĻāļąāļāļāļīāđāļĄāļāļāļĢāļĩ (1877â1943) |
28 June 1932 |
1 September 1932 |
Independent | President of the People's Assembly | |
2 | ![]() |
Chaophraya Phichaiyat āđāļāđāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļāļīāļāļąāļĒāļāļēāļāļī (1875â1946) |
2 September 1932 |
10 December 1933 |
Independent | President of the People's Assembly | |
(1) | ![]() |
Chaophraya Thammasakmontri āđāļāđāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļĻāļąāļāļāļīāđāļĄāļāļāļĢāļĩ (1877â1943) |
15 December 1933 |
26 February 1934 |
Independent | President of the People's Assembly | |
3 | ![]() |
Phraya Sorayuthaseni āļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļĻāļĢāļĒāļļāļāļāđāļŠāļāļĩ (1888â1962) |
26 February 1934 |
22 September 1934 |
People's | President of the People's Assembly | |
4 | ![]() |
Chaophraya Sri Thammathibet āđāļāđāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļēāļāļīāđāļāļĻ (1885â1976) |
22 September 1934 |
31 July 1936 |
Independent | President of the People's Assembly | |
5 | ![]() |
Phraya Manwaratchasewi āļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļĄāļēāļāļ§āļĢāļēāļāđāļŠāļ§āļĩ (1890â1984) |
3 August 1936 |
24 June 1943 |
Independent | President of the People's Assembly | |
(3) | ![]() |
Phraya Sorayuthaseni āļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļĻāļĢāļĒāļļāļāļāđāļŠāļāļĩ (1888â1962) |
6 July 1943 |
24 June 1944 |
People's | President of the People's Assembly | |
(5) | ![]() |
Phraya Manwaratchasewi āļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļĄāļēāļāļ§āļĢāļēāļāđāļŠāļ§āļĩ (1890â1984) |
2 July 1944 |
15 October 1945 |
Independent | President of the People's Assembly | |
6 | ![]() |
Vilas Osathanon āļ§āļīāļĨāļēāļĻ āđāļāļŠāļāļēāļāļāļāđ (1899â1997) |
4 June 1946 |
24 August 1946 |
People's | President of the Elder Council | |
(3) | ![]() |
Phraya Sorayuthaseni āļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļĻāļĢāļĒāļļāļāļāđāļŠāļāļĩ (1888â1962) |
31 August 1946 |
9 November 1947 |
People's | President of the Elder Council | |
(4) | ![]() |
Chaophraya Sri Thammathibet āđāļāđāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļēāļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļēāļāļīāđāļāļĻ (1885â1976) |
26 November 1947 |
29 November 1951 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
7 | ![]() |
Phra Prachonpachanuk āļāļĢāļ°āļāļĢāļ°āļāļāļāļąāļāļāļāļķāļ (1892â1970) |
1 December 1951 |
16 September 1957 |
Independent | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
8 | ![]() |
Luang Sutthisanronnakon āļŦāļĨāļ§āļāļŠāļļāļāļāļīāļŠāļēāļĢāļĢāļāļāļĢ (1901â1968) |
20 September 1957 |
14 December 1957 |
Independent | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
(7) | ![]() |
Phra Prachonpachanuk āļāļĢāļ°āļāļĢāļ°āļāļāļāļąāļāļāļāļķāļ (1892â1970) |
27 December 1957 |
20 October 1958 |
Independent | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
(8) | ![]() |
Luang Sutthisanronnakon āļŦāļĨāļ§āļāļŠāļļāļāļāļīāļŠāļēāļĢāļĢāļāļāļĢ (1901â1968) |
6 February 1959 |
2 May 1968 |
Independent | President of the Constitution Drafting Assembly | |
9 | ![]() |
Thawi Bunyaket āļāļ§āļĩ āļāļļāļāļĒāđāļāļāļļ (1904â1971) |
8 May 1968 |
20 June 1968 |
Independent | President of the Constitution Drafting Assembly | |
10 | ![]() |
Nai Vorkarnbancha āļāļēāļĒāļ§āļĢāļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļē (1903â1974) |
22 July 1968 |
17 November 1971 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
11 | ![]() |
Siri Siriyothin āļĻāļīāļĢāļī āļŠāļīāļĢāļīāđāļĒāļāļīāļ (1915â1979) |
18 December 1972 |
11 December 1973 |
Independent | President of the National Legislative Assembly | |
12 | ![]() |
Kukrit Pramoj āļāļķāļāļĪāļāļāļīāđ āļāļĢāļēāđāļĄāļ (1911â1995) |
29 December 1973 |
7 October 1974 |
Independent | President of the National Legislative Assembly | |
13 | ![]() |
Praphas Ouchai āļāļĢāļ°āļ āļēāļĻāļāđ āļāļ§āļĒāļāļąāļĒ (1924â2017) |
17 October 1974 |
25 January 1975 |
Independent | President of the National Legislative Assembly | |
14 | ![]() |
Prasit Kanchanawat āļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļīāļāļāļīāđ āļāļēāļāļāļāļ§āļąāļāļāđ (1915â1999) |
7 February 1975 |
12 January 1976 |
Social Nationalist | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
15 | ![]() |
Uthai Pimjaichon āļāļļāļāļąāļĒ āļāļīāļĄāļāđāđāļāļāļ (born 1938) |
19 April 1976 |
6 October 1976 |
Democrat | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
16 | ![]() |
Kamol Dechatungka āļāļĄāļĨ āđāļāļāļ°āļāļļāļāļāļ° (1917â2002) |
22 October 1976 |
20 November 1976 |
Independent | President of the National Administrative Reform Council | |
17 | ![]() |
Harin Hongsakul āļŦāļ°āļĢāļīāļ āļŦāļāļŠāļāļļāļĨ (1914â2008) |
28 November 1976 |
20 October 1977 |
Independent | President of the National Administrative Reform Council | |
25 November 1977 |
20 April 1979 |
President of the National Legislative Assembly | |||||
9 May 1979 |
19 March 1983 |
President of the Senate | |||||
18 | ![]() |
Charubud Ruengsuwan āļāļēāļĢāļļāļāļļāļāļĢ āđāļĢāļ·āļāļāļŠāļļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ (1920â1984) |
26 April 1983 |
19 March 1984 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
â | ![]() |
Uthai Pimjaichon āļāļļāļāļąāļĒ āļāļīāļĄāļāđāđāļāļāļ (born 1938) Acting |
19 March 1984 |
30 April 1984 |
Progress | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
19 | ![]() |
Ukrit Mongkolnavin āļāļļāļāļĪāļĐ āļĄāļāļāļĨāļāļēāļ§āļīāļ (born 1933) |
30 April 1984 |
21 April 1989 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
â | ![]() |
Panja Kesornthong āļāļąāļāļāļ° āđāļāļŠāļĢāļāļāļ (born 1946) Acting |
21 April 1989 |
4 May 1989 |
Thai Nation | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
20 | ![]() |
Wan Chansue āļ§āļĢāļĢāļ āļāļąāļāļāļ·āđāļ (1923â2015) |
4 May 1989 |
23 February 1991 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
(19) | ![]() |
Ukrit Mongkolnavin āļāļļāļāļĪāļĐ āļĄāļāļāļĨāļāļēāļ§āļīāļ (born 1933) |
2 April 1991 |
21 March 1992 |
Independent | President of the National Legislative Assembly | |
3 April 1992 |
26 May 1992 |
President of the Senate | |||||
21 | ![]() |
Meechai Ruchuphan āļĄāļĩāļāļąāļĒ āļĪāļāļļāļāļąāļāļāļļāđ (born 1938) |
28 June 1992 |
29 June 1992 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
22 | ![]() |
Marut Bunnag āļĄāļēāļĢāļļāļ āļāļļāļāļāļēāļ (1924â2022) |
22 September 1992 |
19 May 1995 |
Democrat | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
â | ![]() |
Meechai Ruchuphan āļĄāļĩāļāļąāļĒ āļĪāļāļļāļāļąāļāļāļļāđ (born 1938) Acting |
19 May 1995 |
11 July 1995 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
23 | ![]() |
Booneua Prasertsuwan āļāļļāļāđāļāļ·āđāļ āļāļĢāļ°āđāļŠāļĢāļīāļāļŠāļļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ (1919â2016) |
11 July 1995 |
27 September 1996 |
Thai Nation | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
â | ![]() |
Meechai Ruchuphan āļĄāļĩāļāļąāļĒ āļĪāļāļļāļāļąāļāļāļļāđ (born 1938) Acting |
27 September 1996 |
24 November 1996 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
24 | ![]() |
Wan Muhamad Noor Matha āļ§āļąāļāļĄāļđāļŦāļ°āļĄāļąāļāļāļāļĢāđ āļĄāļ°āļāļē (born 1944) |
24 November 1996 |
27 June 2000 |
New Aspiration | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
25 | ![]() |
Bhichai Rattakul āļāļīāļāļąāļĒ āļĢāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ (1924â2022) |
30 June 2000 |
9 November 2000 |
Democrat | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
â | ![]() |
Sanit Vorapanya āļŠāļāļīāļ āļ§āļĢāļāļąāļāļāļē (born 1939) Acting |
9 November 2000 |
6 February 2001 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
(15) | ![]() |
Uthai Pimjaichon āļāļļāļāļąāļĒ āļāļīāļĄāļāđāđāļāļāļ (born 1938) |
6 February 2001 |
5 January 2005 |
Thai Rak Thai | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
â | ![]() |
Suchon Chaleekure āļŠāļļāļāļ āļāļēāļĨāļĩāđāļāļĢāļ·āļ (born 1933) Acting |
5 January 2005 |
8 March 2005 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
26 | ![]() |
Pokin Palakul āđāļ āļāļīāļ āļāļĨāļāļļāļĨ (born 1952) |
8 March 2005 |
24 February 2006 |
Thai Rak Thai | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
â | ![]() |
Suchon Chaleekure āļŠāļļāļāļ āļāļēāļĨāļĩāđāļāļĢāļ·āļ (born 1933) Acting |
24 February 2006 |
19 September 2006 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
(21) | ![]() |
Meechai Ruchuphan āļĄāļĩāļāļąāļĒ āļĪāļāļļāļāļąāļāļāļļāđ (born 1938) |
11 October 2006 |
20 January 2008 |
Independent | President of the National Legislative Assembly | |
27 | ![]() |
Yongyuth Tiyapairat āļĒāļāļĒāļļāļāļ āļāļīāļĒāļ°āđāļāļĢāļąāļ (born 1961) |
28 January 2008 |
30 April 2008 |
People's Power | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
â | ![]() |
Prasopsuk Bundech āļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļŠāļļāļ āļāļļāļāđāļāļ (born 1945) Acting |
30 April 2008 |
15 May 2008 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
28 | ![]() |
Chai Chidchob āļāļąāļĒ āļāļīāļāļāļāļ (1928â2020) |
15 May 2008 |
10 May 2011 |
People's Power (until 2008) |
Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
Bhumjaithai (from 2008) | |||||||
â | ![]() |
Teeradej Meepien āļāļĩāļĢāđāļāļ āļĄāļĩāđāļāļĩāļĒāļĢ (born 1940) Acting |
10 May 2011 |
3 August 2011 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
29 | ![]() |
Somsak Kiatsuranont āļŠāļĄāļĻāļąāļāļāļīāđ āđāļāļĩāļĒāļĢāļāļīāļŠāļļāļĢāļāļāļāđ (born 1954) |
3 August 2011 |
9 December 2013 |
Pheu Thai | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
â | Nikom Wairatpanij āļāļīāļāļĄ āđāļ§āļĒāļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļāļīāļ (born 1947) Acting |
9 December 2013 |
8 May 2014 |
Independent | President of the Senate | ||
â | ![]() |
Surachai Leangboonleodchai āļŠāļļāļĢāļāļąāļĒ āđāļĨāļĩāđāļĒāļāļāļļāļāđāļĨāļīāļĻāļāļąāļĒ (born 1953) Acting |
21 March 2014 |
24 May 2014 |
Independent | Acting President of the Senate | |
30 | ![]() |
Pornpetch Wichitcholchai āļāļĢāđāļāļāļĢ āļ§āļīāļāļīāļāļāļĨāļāļąāļĒ (born 1948) |
17 August 2014 |
21 May 2019 |
Independent | President of the National Legislative Assembly | |
31 | ![]() |
Chuan Leekpai āļāļ§āļ āļŦāļĨāļĩāļāļ āļąāļĒ (born 1938) |
28 May 2019 |
20 March 2023 |
Democrat | Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
â | ![]() |
Pornpetch Wichitcholchai āļāļĢāđāļāļāļĢ āļ§āļīāļāļīāļāļāļĨāļāļąāļĒ (born 1948) Acting |
20 March 2023 |
5 July 2023 |
Independent | President of the Senate | |
(24) | ![]() |
Wan Muhamad Noor Matha āļ§āļąāļāļĄāļđāļŦāļ°āļĄāļąāļāļāļāļĢāđ āļĄāļ°āļāļē (born 1944) |
5 July 2023 |
Incumbent | Prachachart | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
See alsoâŧ
- National Assembly of Thailand
- Senate of Thailand
- House of Representatives of Thailand
- List of presidents of the Senate of Thailand
- List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Thailand
Referencesâŧ
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