Somsak Kosaisuuk (

Thai script The Thai script ( th, อักษรไทย, ) is the abugida used to write Thai, Southern Thai and many other languages spoken in Thailand. The Thai alphabet itself (as used to write Thai) has 44 consonant symbols ( th, พยัญชน� ...

: สมศักดิ์ โกศัยสุข; born 2 March 1945) is a Thai union official and politician. He was the Secretary-General of the ''State Enterprise Labour Relations Confederation'' (SELRC), a union of government owned enterprises' employees, and in this position very active in organizing a campaign against the privatization of the

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) ( th, การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย; ) is a state enterprise, managed by the Ministry of Energy, responsible for electric power ge ...

. Currently, he is an adviser to the union. Kosaisuuk was one of the five leaders of the

People's Alliance for Democracy The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD; th, พันธมิตรประชาชนเพื่อประชาธิปไตย, Phanthamit Prachachon Pheu Prachathipatai; commonly known as "Yellow Shirts") is a Thai reactionary, m ...

(PAD). When the PAD registered a political party, the New Politics Party (NPP), Somsak became its chairman. In late April 2011, he resigned from the PAD leadership in a split that separated the PAD from the NPP. According to a poll conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion during September 2010, Kosaisuuk was named the least liked politician in Thailand.

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Living people Somsak Kosaisuuk Somsak Kosaisuuk Thai trade union leaders Somsak Kosaisuuk 1945 births {{Thailand-bio-stub