Pauline Ngarmpring Explained

Pauline Ngarmpring
Birth Date:1964
Nationality:Thai
Occupation:Politician
Known For:first transgender person to run for Prime Minister of Thailand
Party:Mahachon Party
Children:2

Pauline Ngarmpring (also Palinee Ngarm-Pring) is a Thai politician.[1] In March 2019, she ran for Prime Minister of Thailand, becoming the country's first transgender person to do so. She is affiliated with the Mahachon Party.[2]

Biography

In 1964, Pauline Ngarmpring was born male in Thailand.[3] She later admitted she identified as a woman from an early age, but did not tell anyone due to the expectations of her parents.[4]

Before her transition, Ngarmpring worked as a journalist before becoming a sports promoter in the Thai football community.[5] She founded the football fan group Cheerthai Power, as well as ran for president of the Football Association of Thailand.[6] She was also married with two children.

In 2013, she came out as a transgender woman, travelling to America to have sex reassignment surgery.[7] [8] In 2017, she returned to Thailand, where local media outlets dubbed her "Thailand's Caitlyn Jenner".[9]

Political career

Ngarmpring joined the Mahachon Party in late 2018; she was initially hired to assist the party with their strategy and policy.[10] In 2019, she was named, along with two others, as the Mahachon Party's prime minister candidates in the 2019 Thai general election.[11] This made her the first transgender individual to run for Prime Minister of Thailand.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pauline Ngarm-pring, the Mahachon Party's head of strategy, and her first step into politics. 2021-08-06. Prachatai English. 22 March 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: 2019-02-15. Businesswoman hopes to become Thailand's first transgender prime minister. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/thailand-first-transgender-prime-minister-lgbt-election-pauline-ngarmpring-candidate-bangkok-a8780446.html . 2022-05-25 . subscription . live. 2021-08-06. The Independent. en.
  3. News: Beech. Hannah. 2019-03-23. As Thailand Prepares to Vote, the Likely Winner Is Clear. But the Aftermath Isn't.. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-08-06. 0362-4331.
  4. News: 泰国首位跨性别总理候选人如何甩开嘲笑争性别平权. zh-hans. BBC News 中文. 2021-08-06.
  5. Web site: Welle (www.dw.com). Deutsche. Thailand's transgender politician Pauline Ngarmpring: 'I do it for future generations' DW 20.03.2019. 2021-08-06. DW.COM. en-GB.
  6. News: . The good, the bad, and the lovely. Bangkok Post. 2021-08-06.
  7. Web site: Massola. James. 2019-03-21. 'It's not about being famous': Meet Thailand's first transgender PM candidate. 2021-08-06. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
  8. Web site: Meet Thailand's first transgender candidate for prime minister. 2021-08-06. SBS News. en.
  9. Meet Thailand's First Transgender Candidate for Prime Minister. 2021-08-06. Time. en.
  10. News: Chandran. Rina. 2019-03-08. 'I'm ready,' says first transgender candidate for Thai PM. en. Reuters. 2021-08-07.
  11. News: . Party fields transgender PM candidate. Bangkok Post. 2021-08-06.

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