Sompong Amornvivat ( th, สมพงษ์ อมรวิวัฒน์; born 3 July 1941) is a Thai politician for 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 ...

Early life and education

Sompong Amornvivat was born on 3 July 1941. He is the younger brother of Police General Sawat Amornvivat, a former Chief of Police. He graduated from primary and secondary education at

Amnuay Silpa School Amnuay Silpa School ( th, โรงเรียนอำนวยศิลป์; ) is a coeducational private school in Bangkok, Thailand. It teaches kindergarten, primary and secondary levels. The school was founded in 1926, formerly as an all- ...

and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from

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in the United States and holds a master's degree in political science (politics and government) from

Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai University ( CMU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) is a public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964. It has a strong emphasis on engineering, science, agriculture, and medicine. It ...

Political careers

On 2 December 2008, the

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passed a resolution to dissolve the People's Power Party and cut the political rights of the party executive committee for 5 years each. Therefore, as he was Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time, and the Deputy Leader of the People Power Party, he had to vacate the position and was disqualified for 5 years. During his disqualification period, he attended the senior executive course of the Capital Market Academy of the

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, in the 11th edition. In the past, Sompong was the leader of the Group 16, with important members of the Group 16, namely Suchat Tancharoen,

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, Sora-at Klinpratoom under

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together. After 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 ...

was dissolved, Sompong took over the chairmanship of the Thai Rak Thai Group. In the 2014 general election of the Thai House of Representatives, he was elected in the roster for

, but the election was invalidated. In 2018, He moved to join the Pheu Thai Party and was elected to the position of party leader until in November he resigned from being a member. In the 2019 general election of the Thai House of Representatives he ran in the 5th constituency for Chiang Mai Province in the name of the Pheu Thai Party and was elected. In 2018, he was nominated as the President of the House of Representatives, and finished in second place behind

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MP of the Democrat Party, 258 votes to 235, with one abstention. As the leader of Pheu Thai, the largest opposition party in the legislature, Sompong has been the

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in the House of Representatives since 2019. On 28 October 2021, At the Pheu Thai Party Annual General Meeting of 2021 Sompong resigned as Pheu Thai Party leader to provide opportunities for new generations to continue their duties, he will turn to support the strategy and direction of the party.

Personal life

Sompong married with Pecharee Amornvivat, having children as follows Roselyn Amornvivat, Pongpun Amornvivat, Goil Amornvivat and Julapun Amornvivat.

Royal decorations

Sompong has received the following royal decorations in the

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of Thailand: * Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble

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* Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted

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References

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Sompong Amornwiwat Sompong Amornvivat ( th, สมพงษ์ อมรวิวัฒน์; born 3 July 1941) is a Thai politician for the Pheu Thai Party. Early life and education Sompong Amornvivat was born on 3 July 1941. He is the younger brother of Police ...

1941 births