Chonlanan Srikaew (born June 4, 1961), is a Thai physician and politician who currently served as the Opposition Leader in the House of Representatives of Thailand since 23 December 2021. He is a leader of the

Pheu Thai Party The Pheu Thai Party (PTP; th, พรรคเพื่อไทย, lit=For Thais Party, , ) is the third incarnation of a Thai political party founded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Pheu Thai Party was founded on 20 Septemb ...

since 28 October 2021.

Early life

Chonlanan was born on June 4, 1961, at Lai Nan Subdistrict, Wiang Sa District, Nan Province. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University in 1986 and a master's degree in Public Administration from the

National Institute of Development Administration The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) th, สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์) is a public graduate university in Thailand under the Commission on Higher Education, the Mini ...

in 1999. Chonlanan was a physician at Wiang Sa Hospital, Wiang Sa District, Nan Province, and used to be the Director of Somdej Phra Yuparat Pua Hospital,

Pua District Pua (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Nan province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are, from the north clockwise, Chiang Klang, Thung Chang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Bo Kluea, Santi Suk, and Tha Wang Pha. ...

, Nan Province between 1995 to 2000.

Political career

Chonlanan was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the first time in 2001 under the

Thai Rak Thai Party The Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT; th, พรรคไทยรักไทย, , ; "Thais Love Thais Party") was a Thai political party founded in 1998. From 2001 to 2006, it was the ruling party under its founder, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawat ...

and currently serves as a member of the House of Representatives for the Nan Province under the

. In 2004, he was appointed as the Assistant Secretary to the Minister of Public Health and in 2005 as the Secretary to the Minister of Public Health under the Thaksin Shinawatra premiership. Under Yingluck Shinawatra's government, Srikaew was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Health on October 27, 2012, until June 2013. On October 28, 2021, he was elected leader of the Pheu Thai Party and on December 23, 2021, was appointed as

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

in the House of Representatives.

Royal decorations

*2008 - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant *2005 - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand *2002 - Bitaksa Seri Chon - Freemen Safeguarding Medal (Second Class, Second Category)The Royal Thai Government Gazette
ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเหรียญพิทักษ์เสรีชน
เล่ม 119 ตอนที่ 18 ข หน้า 202, 16 ตุลาคม 2545

References

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