Piyabutr Saengkanokkul
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Piyabutr Saengkanokkul (Thai: ปิยบุตร แสงกนกกุล, RTGS: Piyabut Saengkanokkun, Thai pronunciation: [pìyábùt sɛ̌ːŋkànòkkūn], born 23 October 1979[3]) is a Thai academic, activist, former politician, and Secretary-General of the Progressive Movement, a socio-political group. He served as a member of the Thai House of Representatives and was the first and only Secretary-General for the Future Forward Party, which he co-founded in 2018. Prior to his political career, Piyabutr was an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University.[4] He has worked as a constitutional law professor for more than 16 years. In 2020, he was banned from national politics by the Constitutional Court.
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Piyabutr Saengkanokkul | |
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ปิยบุตร แสงกนกกุล | |
Member of Thai House of Representatives | |
In office 24 March 2019 – 21 February 2020 | |
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Born | 23 October 1979 (1979-10-23) (age 44) Bangkok, Thailand |
Political party | None |
Other political affiliations | Future Forward (2018–2020) |
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^ a: Not an official member due to ban,[1] but assisted in election campaigns.[2] | |