Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn (Thai: วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร) (born 11 December 1977) is a Thai politician who is the Move Forward Party candidate in the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election and a former party-list member of Thai house of representatives.[1]

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn
วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร
Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn in 2023
Born (1977-12-11) 11 December 1977
Bangkok, Thailand
Education
Occupations
  • Politician
  • engineer
Political partyMove Forward Party

Early life

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).

Before entering politics, he was the director of human resources for SE-EDUCATION Public Company Limited, the largest bookstore in Thailand.

Political career

In the 2019 Thai general election, he became a member of parliament on the party list of the Future Forward Party.[3]

When Future Forward was dissolved in 2020 by the Constitution Court, he joined its de facto successor, the Move Forward Party, as party spokesman.[4] 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.[5][6]

He was noted for his fierce and distinctive speech, particularly during the censure debate.[7]

References
  1. Matichon (2022-03-27). "'วิโรจน์' เปิด 12 นโยบาย ชูเพิ่มเบี้ยผู้สูงอายุ-คนพิการ-เด็ก เจอส่วยแจ้งผู้ว่าฯกทม.ต้องไร้คอร์รัปชั่น". มติชนออนไลน์ (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  2. "ประวัติ "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ทิ้งเก้าอี้ส.ส.ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯกทม". PPTV HD (in Thai). 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. "กกต. ประกาศผลการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อ" [Party list MP election result] (PDF) (in Thai). Election Commission. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. Boonlert, Thana (14 March 2020). "50 MPs join Move Forward". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. "สรุปผลเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม.-ส.ก. หลังนับคะแนนครบ100% 'ชัชชาติ' คะแนนสูงสุด 1,386,215 คะแนน". Workpoint Today (in Thai). 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  6. ""ก้าวไกล" เปิดตัว "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯ กทม.ตามคาด". Thairath (in Thai). 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  7. "ที่สุดอภิปรายไม่ไว้วางใจ ดาวเด่นแจ้งเกิด ฝ่ายค้านร้าวฉาน ภัยร้ายรัฐบาล กำลังมา". Thairath (in Thai). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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