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Following is a list of events and scheduled events in the year 2024 in Thailand. The year 2024 is reckoned as the year 2567 in Buddhist Era, the Thai calendar.
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai politician and businessman who served as the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006.
Prommin Lertsuridej, M.D. is a Secretary General to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, former student leader, former Secretary General to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, former Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs, and former Minister of Energy in the Thaksin government. After a 2006 military coup overthrew the Thaksin government, Prommin was arrested and detained by the junta for three weeks. He was released from captivity on 1 October 2006. Prommin is married to Mattaya Lertsuridej, M.D. and has 2 children and 2 grandchildren.
The Pheu Thai Party is a major Thai political party. It is the third incarnation of a Thai political party founded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and like the previous incarnations, is the main political vehicle for the Shinawatra family. It is the current majority ruling party of Thailand, ruling along with other parties in a coalition.
Prayut Chan-o-cha is a former Thai politician and army officer who became the 29th prime minister of Thailand after seizing power in the 2014 coup d'état and served until 2023. He was concurrently the minister of defence in his own government from 2019 to 2023. Prayut served as commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army from 2010 to 2014 and led the coup d'état which installed the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the military junta which governed Thailand between 22 May 2014 and 10 July 2019.
The history of Thailand since 2001 has been dominated by the politics surrounding the rise and fall from power of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and subsequent conflicts, first between his supporters and opponents, then over the rising military influence in politics. Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai Party came to power in 2001 and became very popular among the electorate, especially rural voters. Opponents, however, criticized his authoritarian style and accused him of corruption. Thaksin was deposed in a coup d'état in 2006, and Thailand became embroiled in continuing rounds of political crisis involving elections won by Thaksin's supporters, massive anti-government protests by multiple factions, removals of prime ministers and disbanding of political parties by the judiciary, and two military coups.
The year 2008 was the 227th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 63rd year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and is reckoned as year 2551 in the Buddhist Era. Much of the year was spent under the 2008 Thai political crisis, which saw political protests leading to the dissolution of the ruling People's Power Party by the Constitutional Court.
General elections were held in Thailand on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives. The Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, surprised analysts by winning the most seats, followed by fellow opposition party Pheu Thai who had won the most seats in the 2011 and 2019 elections. Turnout was a record 75.22%.
The Move Forward Party was a social democratic and progressive political party in Thailand. Its flagship agenda was to amend Thailand's strict lèse-majesté laws, which forbid the insult of the monarchy. It opposed the remaining influence of the military junta which ruled the country from 2014 to 2019. It was founded in 2014 as the Ruam Pattana Chart Thai Party and later changed its name to the Phung Luang Party, but after the 2019 Thai general election, reverted to its original name. It obtained its current name in 2020 after becoming the de facto successor to the dissolved Future Forward Party. The party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on 7 August 2024 for violating the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against insulting the monarchy known as Article 112. The party is succeeded by the People's Party (พรรคประชาชน), with Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut as the party leader.
Pita Limjaroenrat, nicknamed Tim, is a Thai businessman and politician. A former member of the House of Representatives, he previously served as leader of the Move Forward Party, the de facto successor to the dissolved Future Forward Party, from 2020 to 2023, and then as the advisory chair of the party from 2023 to 2024.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra is a Thai politician and businesswoman who has served as 31st prime minister of Thailand since 16 August 2024 and as leader of the Pheu Thai Party since 2023. A member of the Shinawatra family, she is the youngest daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra and a niece of Yingluck Shinawatra. Paetongtarn became the youngest prime minister of Thailand and is the second woman to hold the position, following her aunt.
Following is a list of events and scheduled events in the year 2023 in Thailand. The year 2023 is reckoned as the year 2566 in Buddhist Era, the Thai calendar.
Srettha Thavisin is a Thai businessman and politician who served as the 30th Prime Minister of Thailand from 2023 until his dismissal from the position by the Constitutional Court on 14 August 2024. In 1988, he co-founded Sansiri, a venture that propelled him to become a billionaire and a leading real estate tycoon within his country.
Chaithawat Tulathon is a Thai former politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Move Forward Party from 2023 to 2024. A former member of the House of Representatives, he previously served as the party's secretary-general from 2020 to 2023.
The 2023 Move Forward Party leadership election was triggered on 15 September 2023 after incumbent leader Pita Limjaroenrat announced his intention to step down as leader of the Move Forward Party amidst his suspension as a Member of the House of Representatives by the Constitutional Court.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut is a Thai politician and the leader of the People's Party, the de facto successor to the Move Forward Party, which was dissolved by the Constitutional Court in August 2024.
Pichit Chuenban is a Thai lawyer and politician who served as a MP and as a Prime Minister's Office Minister between 27 April 2024 and 21 May 2024. He had previously served as a lawyer to Thaksin Shinawatra, where he was involved in a bribery scandal and sentenced to six months in jail in 2008. Pichit was subsequently part of the legal team of the Pheu Thai Party, where he served under Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Phumtham Wechayachai is a Thai politician who served as acting Prime Minister of Thailand from 14 to 16 August 2024, following the dismissal of Srettha Thavisin. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand in the Srettha cabinet.
The Paetongtarn cabinet, formally known as the 64th Council of Ministers was formed after the removal of Srettha Thavisin as Prime Minister of Thailand. The coalition is led by Pheu Thai Party which nominated Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its candidate for prime minister.
Bangkok Pride Festival is an annual series of events which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) life in Bangkok, Thailand. The festival culminates in a pride parade held on Silom Road in June. The event is hosted by Naruemit Pride, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
