Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn Explained

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn
Native Name:วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร
Native Name Lang:th
Office:Chair of the Committee on the Armed Forces
Term Start:5 October 2023
Predecessor:Somchai Wissanuwongse
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start1:24 March 2019
Constituency1:Party-list
Birth Date:11 December 1977
Birth Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Party:People's Party (since 2024)
Signature:Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn signature.svg
Honorific Suffix:DM
Order2:Spokesperson of Move Forward Party
Termend2:30 April 2022
Termstart2:14 March 2020
Predecessor2:Panneekar Wanich (Spokeswoman of Future Forward Party)
Successor2:Rangsiman Rome
Otherparty:Future Forward (2018-2020)Move Forward (2020-2024)

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn (Thai: วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร) (born 11 December 1977) is a Thai politician who has served as a party-list member of Thai House of Representatives since 2019. He was also the Move Forward Party's candidate for the Bangkok gubernatorial election in 2022.[1] He also served as the former spokesperson of the Move 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).[3]

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.[4]

When Future Forward was dissolved in 2020 by the Constitution Court, he joined its de facto successor, the Move Forward Party, as party spokesman.[5] 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.[6] [7]

He was noted for his fierce and distinctive speech, particularly during the censure debate.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matichon . 2022-03-27 . 'วิโรจน์' เปิด 12 นโยบาย ชูเพิ่มเบี้ยผู้สูงอายุ-คนพิการ-เด็ก เจอส่วยแจ้งผู้ว่าฯกทม.ต้องไร้คอร์รัปชั่น . 2022-05-16 . มติชนออนไลน์ . th.
  2. Web site: ประวัติ "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ทิ้งเก้าอี้ส.ส.ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯกทม.. 2022-03-30. 2022-11-10. thai. PPTV HD.
  3. News: . Wiroj aims to decentralise power . en . Bangkok Post . 2023-08-25.
  4. Web site: กกต. ประกาศผลการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อ . Party list MP election result . . 8 May 2019 . 11 April 2023 . th.
  5. News: Boonlert . Thana . 50 MPs join Move Forward . 11 April 2023 . Bangkok Post . 14 March 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: สรุปผลเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม.-ส.ก. หลังนับคะแนนครบ100% 'ชัชชาติ' คะแนนสูงสุด 1,386,215 คะแนน. thai. 2022-05-23. 2022-11-10. Workpoint Today.
  7. Web site: "ก้าวไกล" เปิดตัว "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯ กทม.ตามคาด. thai. 2022-01-23. 2022-11-10. Thairath.
  8. News: ที่สุดอภิปรายไม่ไว้วางใจ ดาวเด่นแจ้งเกิด ฝ่ายค้านร้าวฉาน ภัยร้ายรัฐบาล กำลังมา . 11 April 2023 . Thairath . 28 February 2020 . th.