The Chart Thai Pattana Party ( th, พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา, translit=Phak Chat Thai Phatthana, lit=Thai Nation Development Party) was founded on 18 April 2008, in anticipation of the 2 December 2008,

Constitutional Court of Thailand The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand ( th, ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ, , ) is an independent Thai court created by the 1997 Constitution with jurisdiction over the constitutionality of parliamentary acts, royal de ...

ruling which dissolved the

Chart Thai Party Thai Nation Party, or Chart Thai Party ( th, พรรคชาติไทย, ) was a conservative political party in Thailand. It was dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on December 2, 2008, along with the People's Power Party and ...

and banned its executive members from participating in politics for five years beginning on that date. Numerous former members of the

joined the Chart Thai Patthana Party; therefore, the Chart Thai Pattana party is its ''de facto'' successor. The party has a strong base in Suphan Buri Province. The first party's leader was

Chumpol Silpa-archa Chumpol Silpa-archa ( th, ชุมพล ศิลปอาชา, , ; 6 June 1940 – 21 January 2013) was a Thai politician who served in the government of Thailand as Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2008 to 2013; he was also Deputy Prim ...

, the younger brother of former Prime Minister

Banharn Silpa-archa Banharn Silpa-archa (also spelled ''Banhan'', ''Silapa''-, ''Sinlapa''-, -''acha''; th, บรรหาร ศิลปอาชา, , ; ; 19 August 1932 – 23 April 2016) was a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 ...

, who has been banned from politics by the Constitutional Court. On 15 December 2008, the party joined the Democrat Party, forming a six-party coalition government under Abhisit Vejjajiva. In Abhisit's cabinet, the CP supplied the Deputy Prime Minister (

Sanan Kachornprasart Sanan Kachornprasart ( th, สนั่น ขจรประศาสน์, , ; born 7 September 1935 – 15 February 2013) was a Thai politician and military officer (Major General). He was deputy prime minister in the cabinet of Abhisit ...

), the ministers of Tourism and Sports (

), and

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

, and the deputy minister of transport. For the general election on 3 July 2011, Chart Thai Pattana forged an alliance with coalition partner

Bhumjaithai Party Bhumjaithai Party (BJT; th, พรรคภูมิใจไทย, , ; 'Thai Pride Party') was founded on 5 November 2008, in anticipation of the 2 December 2008 Constitutional Court of Thailand ruling that dissolved its "de facto predecessor ...

. The party's target was to win at least 30–35 seats and it was even hopeful that it could, as the third party, propose a "reconciliation prime minister". Eventually, the CP won 19 of the 500 seats in the house of representatives. The party joined 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 ...

-led coalition government under Prime Minister

Yingluck Shinawatra Yingluck Shinawatra ( th, ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, , ; ; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed Pou ( th, ปู, , , meaning "crab"), is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the Pri ...

in 2011. The party elected

Kanchana Silpa-archa Kanchana Silpa-archa ( th, กัญจนา ศิลปอาชา, ; born 15 February 1960) is a Thai politician who is currently serving as the leader of the Chartthaipattana Party. She previously served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry ...

, daughter of former prime minister

, to lead them in the 2019 election. On 10 October 2022 the younger son of

Varawut Silpa-archa Varawut Silpa-archa ( th, วราวุธ ศิลปอาชา) is a Thai politician. , he serves as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Early life and education Vara ...

became the Leader of the Party he is 49 years old his sister the daughter of

had resigned as Party Leader

was speculated to be the Leader in 2018 but his sister

had become Leader instead.

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