| Honorific-Prefix: | Police General |
| Chakthip Chaijinda จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา | |
| Office: | Member of the Senate of Thailand |
| Term Label: | Ex officio |
| Term Start: | 11 May 2019 |
| Term End: | 30 September 2020 |
| Successor: | Suwat Jangyodsuk |
| Office1: | Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police |
| Term Start1: | 1 October 2015 |
| Term End1: | 30 September 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Somyot Poompanmoung |
| Successor1: | Suwat Jangyodsuk |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Chonburi, Thailand |
| Party: | Palang Pracharath Party |
| Spouse: | Busba Chaijinda |
| Children: | Chanant Chaijinda[1] Chaitad Chaijinda |
| Alma Mater: | Vajiravudh College Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy FBI Academy |
| Profession: | Policeman, politician |
| Signature: | ลายมือชื่อ จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา.png |
Chakthip Chaijinda (; born 19 October 1959) is a former Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police from 2015 to 2020.[2]
Chakthip graduated from Vajiravudh College, and then he graduated from Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School in Class 20, same class with current King Vajiralongkorn man, Apirat Kongsompong.[3] After graduated from AFAPS he studied at the Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy and an additional investigation course in international post-blast investigations at the International Law Enforcement Academy of Bangkok (ATF-ILEA), and then took courses at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He passed the Counter Assault Team course of the United States Secret Service.[4] [5] He attended the anti-terror course of the Naresuan 261 Counter-Terrorism Unit and Arintharat 26.[6]
Following the military coup of 22 May 2014, Chakthip was appointed to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).[7]
The National Police Policy Committee, on 14 August 2015, promoted Chakthip to be the eleventh Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police, replacing Pol. Gen. Somyot Poompanmoung who retired on 30 September 2015.[8]
In the Nakhon Ratchasima shootings of February 2020, Chakthip led the SWAT team.[9] [10] [11]
Chakthip was retired on 30 September 2020, making him one of the longest-serving Royal Thai Police Commissioners-General.[12] [13] Chakthip was succeeded by Suwat Jangyodsuk in 2020.
Chaktip, together with his spouse, declared assets of 865 million baht in his 2014 asset declaration.[14]