The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand ( th, สภานิติบัญญัติแห่งชาติ, ) was an appointed body, acting as the
National Assembly of Thailand
The National Assembly of Thailand ( Abrv: NAT; th, รัฐสภา, , ) is the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Thailand. It convenes in the Sappaya-Sapasathan, Dusit District, Bangkok.
The National Assembly was establishe ...
after the
2006 Coup d’etat. It was established by the
military junta
A military junta () is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term ''junta'' means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in ...
under General
Sonthi Boonyaratglin
Sonthi Boonyaratglin ( th, สนธิ บุญยรัตกลิน, , ; born 2 October 1946) is a Thai former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former head of the Council for National Security, the military junta that ruled the ...
which took the name of "
Council for Democratic Reform under the Constitutional Monarchy" (CDR) and ceased to function at the end of 2007 when it was replaced by the new, elected National Assembly. The
Constitution Drafting Assembly was also formed by the junta to prepare a
new constitution.
Composition
The NLA had 242 members appointed by the king, representing different sectors of the society and occupational groups. 21 of the NLA members were women.
* State sector
** 17 civil servants of the highest ranks (paygrades C-11 and up)
** 12 other civil servants, judges and state's attorneys
** 41 military officers
** 7 police officers
** 8 managers and personnel of state-owned enterprises
* Private sector
** 6 managers of banks and financial institutions
** 19 representatives of commerce, industry, services, transport, building and real estate business
** 11 representatives of other businesses
** 7 legal advisers and attorneys
* Social sector
** 4 representatives of political parties
** 11 scholars of philosophy, languages, religion, arts and culture
** 20 journalists, writers and artists
** 43 retired public servants and other experienced persons
** 13 activists in local development, promotion of morality, labour organisations, and non-profit organisations
* Academic sector
** 29 rectors, professors, students, researchers, and other academics
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Government of Thailand
2006 Thai coup d'état