Thepthai Senapong

Thepthai Senapong (Thai: เทพไท เสนพงศ์; RTGS: Thepthai Senaphong; nickname: Kuk; RTGS: คึก Khuek) is a Thai Democrat Party politician who former representative Nakhon Si Thammarat in the House of Representatives. He graduated from Faculty of Law, Ramkhamhaeng University, and a master's degree from National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).

Thepthai Senapong
เทพไท เสนพงศ์
Thepthai Senapong in 2010
Born	Thepthai Senapong (1961-03-12) March 12, 1961 Chian Yai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Other names	The Kuk (เดอะคึก[1])
Alma mater	Ramkhamhaeng University NIDA
Occupations	Politician lawyer
Years active	2005–present
Political party	Democrat Party
Spouse	Porpen Senapong (née: Roengprasertwit[2])
Children	Pimthai Senapong Tanthai Senapong
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He is Thai Hainanese Chinese descent and Tunisian descent from his grandfather. While being a student at Ramkhamhaeng University, Senaphong used to be an unlicensed taxi driver for unearned income.

He became the first MP from the 2005 general election and has since been MP since 2005.

In 2009 he previously served as private spokesman for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.[2]

Between 2012 and 2014 and some of the mid-2016 he was a TV presenter for politics talk show Sai Lor Fah (สายล่อฟ้า; lit: "lightning rod"), a TV program on BLUESKY Channel (currently Fahwonmai) on Mondays to Fridays at 07:00 to 8:00 p.m. with fellow politicians the same party are Sirichok Sopha and Chavanont Intarakomalyasut.

He served as deputy secretary-general of the Democrat Party between 2013 and 2018.[2] In the election on March 24, 2019, he was a candidate for election in Nakhon Si Thammarat (constituency three: Phra Phrom, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chulabhorn, Cha-uat). Senapong was elected, but in early 2021 was impeached by a resolution of the Constitutional Court for election fraud.[3]