Bhichai Rattakul ( th, พิชัย รัตตกุล, , ; 16 September 1924 – 28 February 2022) was a Thai politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister from 1983 to 1990 and 1997 to 2000, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and President of the National Assembly. He was also leader of the
Democrat Party between 1982 and 1990, and the World President of
Rotary International from 2002 to 2004.
Early life and education
Bhichai Rattakul (陳裕財) was born on 16 September 1924 into a
Thai Chinese
Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin ( th, ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; ''exonym and also domestically''), endonym Thai people ( th, ชาวไทย), are Chinese descenda ...
family. He graduated from
Bangkok Christian College and
St Stephen's College in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
.
Political career
He served as the Deputy Prime Minister between 1983-1990 and 1997–2000, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the National Assembly, the leader of the
Democrat Party between 1982 and 1990, and the World President of
Rotary International between 2002 and 2004.
He was a past president of
Rotary International, serving from 2002 to 2004, as well as an advisor and member of Rotary Club of Bangkok, the first Rotary Club in Thailand.
Personal life
He was married to Khunying Jaruay Rattakul and had two sons and one daughter, whose names are
Bhichit Rattakul, the former Governor of Bangkok between 1996 and 2000, Anatchai Rattakul and Khunying Patchari Wongphaitoon.
Death
Bhichai died of
lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ...
at
Siriraj Hospital, on 28 February 2022, at the age of 97.
Honours
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Order of the White Elephant
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The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; ) is an order of Thailand. It wa ...
*
Order of the Crown of Thailand
The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย; ) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama ...
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References
External links
พิชัย รัตตกุล Saviour ของ BAGOC
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Deaths from lung cancer
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