Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (, , ) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the
2019 Thai general election
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they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the
Future Forward Party
The Future Forward Party (FFP) ( th, พรรคอนาคตใหม่, , ; literally 'New Future Party') was a political party in Thailand founded in March 2018 by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, former vice president of Thai Summit Group, a ...
. Tanwarin is a
kathoey, and became the first ever openly
transgender member of parliament in
Thailand's House of Representatives.
Biography
Tanwarin was born October 23, 1973 in the
Nakhon Ratchasima Province. They graduated from
Khon Kaen University. After working as an
English teacher, Tanwarin entered the entertainment industry as a writer and director.
Removal from office
In October 2020, the
Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Tanwarin from power, finding them guilty of rules barring lawmakers from owning stock in media companies. Tanwarin's removal has been tied to a broader crackdown on
Thailand's pro-democracy movement, with one commentator in the ''
Bangkok Post
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'' writing that they were "unjustly removed" in a "huge blow to the
Thai LGBTI community".
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Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (, , ) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, Singular they, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever ope ...
Living people
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (, , ) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, Singular they, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever ope ...
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (, , ) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, Singular they, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever ope ...
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (, , ) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, Singular they, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever ope ...
Transgender politicians
Transgender non-binary people
Non-binary politicians
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (, , ) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, Singular they, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever ope ...
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (, , ) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, Singular they, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever ope ...
LGBT film directors
LGBT screenwriters
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