Chatchawal Kong-udom ( th, ชัชวาลล์ คงอุดม, born 12 November 1943), also known as Chat Taopoon (), is a Thai business tycoon and politician. He is known as a '' chao pho'' (godfather) in Bangkok's underground gambling industry, and is an influential local figure in the Tao Pun area of

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

's Bang Sue District. He served as an elected

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

for Bangkok from 2000 to 2006, and headed the ''

Siam Rath ''Siam Rath'' ( th, สยามรัฐ, , ; lit.: 'Siamese State') is a Thai newspaper founded on 25 June 1950. It was one of the most politically influential newspapers during the latter half of the twentieth century, and was closely associat ...

'' newspaper. Chatchawal founded the

Thai Local Power Party The Thai Local Power Party (TLP; th, พรรคพลังท้องถิ่นไท, ) is a Thai political party that was founded on 30 March 2012 under the name Thong Thin Thai (TTT; ), with Chatchawal Kong-udom, or Chat Taopoon, former ...

in 2012. It contested the 2019 general election, and is expected to win two or three party-list seats according to unofficial calculations.

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