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Chaithawat Tulathon
Chaithawat Tulathon | |
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ชัยธวัช ตุลาธน | |
 Chaithawat in 2023 | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 17 December 2023 – 7 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Srettha Thavisin |
| Preceded by | Cholnan Srikaew |
| Succeeded by | Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut |
| Leader of the Move Forward Party | |
| In office 23 September 2023[1] – 7 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pita Limjaroenrat |
| Succeeded by | Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (People's Party; de facto) |
| Secretary-General of the Move Forward Party | |
| In office 14 March 2020 – 23 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Apichat Sirisunthon[1] |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 14 May 2023 – 7 August 2024 | |
| Constituency | Party-list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chaithawat Sae-Kou 15 October 1978 Songkhla, Thailand |
| Political party | People's (2024–present) |
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| Alma mater | Chulalongkorn University (BEng) |
| Occupation |
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| Website | Campaign website |
| Nickname | Tom (ต๋อม)[2][3] |
Chaithawat Tulathon (Thai: ชัยธวัช ตุลาธน; born Chaithawat Sae-Kou, ชัยธวัช แซ่โค้ว, 15 October 1978) 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.[4][5]
Born in Songkhla Province, Chaithawat was educated as an engineer before entering journalism as the founder of Same Sky Books, a political magazine. An ally of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Chaithwat supported the pro-democracy Future Forward Party. After the party was dissolved, he was asked to join the newly created Move Forward Party (MFP) by party leader Pita Limjaroenrat. Chaithawat accepted, serving as the party's Secretary-General. In the 2023 general election, MFP won the largest number of seats; Chaithawat himself won a seat in the House of Representatives as a party-list candidate. Subsequently, the MFP attempted to form a government coalition with fellow pro-democracy parties. After Pita's election as Prime Minister was blocked by the Senate, the Pheu Thai party formed a new coalition that excluded MFP. Chaithwat was later elected as party leader unopposed after Pita Limjaroernat was suspended from the National Assembly due to a Constitutional Court order in September. Later in January 2024, the party's attempts at reforming Thailand's lèse-majesté laws was found to be unconstitutional by the same court. On 7 August 2024, Chaithawat was banned from politics along with other senior party members for 10 years after a verdict from the Constitutional Court that simultaneously dissolved the Move Forward Party.[6] He has since supported the party's successor, the People's Party.
Chaithawat is considered a progressive.[7]
- ^ a b "ก้าวไกล เคาะ "ชัยธวัช" หัวหน้าพรรค "พิธา" นั่งที่ปรึกษา "อภิชาติ" เลขา-"ไอติม" โฆษก" (in Thai). Thairath. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "ประวัติ "ต๋อม ชัยธวัช ตุลาธน" หัวหน้าพรรคก้าวไกลคนใหม่ รับไม้ต่อ "พิธา" นำทัพฝ่ายค้าน" (in Thai). Thairath. September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Thailand's opposition Move Forward Party names new leader". Al Jazeera. September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Chaithawat voted new Move Forward leader". Thai PBS. September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ treesukee, natthakan. "มาทำความรู้จัก! 'ชัยธวัช ตุลาธน' มือประสานสิบทิศจัดตั้งรัฐบาล 'ขงเบ้ง' แห่งพรรคก้าวไกล". เดลินิวส์ (in Thai). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Head, Jonathan (7 August 2024). "Thai court dissolves reformist party that won election". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Chaithawat Tulathon's Bold Vision: Transforming Thailand's Senate and Shaping the Future of Democracy – THAI.NEWS – Thailand Breaking News". Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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