Watanya Bunnag

Watanya "Dear" Bunnag (Thai: วทันยา บุนนาค, born 13 November 1984), also familiarly known as Madam Dear is a Thai politician and businesswoman.

Watanya Bunnag
PM (GCCT)
วทันยา บุนนาค
Personal details
Born (1984-11-13) 13 November 1984
Thailand
Political partyDemocrat Party
Other political
affiliations		Palang Pracharat Party (2018–2022)
SpouseShine Bunnag
Children2, including Pojai, Popiang
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businesswoman

Early life and education

Watanya (née Wongopasi) graduated from the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University. While she was a student, she used to be a cheerleader in the Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match.

Careers

Football and business

She is widely known for being the manager of Thailand national under-21 football team and Thailand national under-23 football team.[1]

In addition, she also used to be the president of the News Network Corporation PCL. (Spring News).[1]

Politics

Politically, she was a party-list MP for Palang Pracharat Party from the general election in 2019.

She was the leader of a group called "Constellation", which consists of approximately six MPs in Bangkok.

On August 16, 2022, she resigned from being an MP and a member of the Palang Pracharat Party.[1]

Later, on September 22 of the same year, she ran for a member of the Democrat Party. Watanya was also appointed as a head of the party's political innovation team on Bangkok Metropolitan Region for the general election in 2023.[2][3]

Family life

Watanya married (officially) to Shine Bunnag, The Nation CEO, in 2022, after 13 years of living together. The couple has two children.[4]

Royal decorations
  • 2017 - Knight Commander (Second Class).[5]

References
  1. "ประวัติ "มาดามเดียร์" วทันยา วงษ์โอภาสี สะใภ้บุนนาค กับทรัพย์สินเกือบ 500 ล้าน". Thairath (in Thai). 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. "'Madam Dear' makes defection to Democrats official". Bangkokpost. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  3. "ปชป.เปิดทีมหาเสียง กทม. ตั้ง 'มาดามเดียร์' ปธ.นวัตกรรมการเมือง 'พี่เอ้' หัวหน้านโยบาย ลต". Matichon (in Thai). 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  4. "Nation CEO Shine and MP Watanya marry after 13 years as devoted couple". The Nation. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  5. ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก และเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย ประจำปี ๒๕๖๓
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