Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn (Thai: วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร) (born 11 December 1977) is a Thai politician who has served as a party-list member of Thai House of Representatives since 2019. He was also the Move Forward Party's candidate for the Bangkok gubernatorial election in 2022.[1] He also served as the former spokesperson of the Move Forward Party.

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn
DM
วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร
Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn in 2023
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
24 March 2019
ConstituencyParty-list
Spokeperson of Move Forward Party
In office
14 March 2020 – 30 April 2022
Preceded byPanneekar Wanich (Spokeswoman of Future Forward Party)
Succeeded byRangsiman Rome
Personal details
Born (1977-12-11) 11 December 1977
Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyMove Forward (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Future Forward (2018-2020)
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • engineer
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Early life

Wiroj was born in the Bangkok's Yan Nawa area (now separated into Sathon district in 1989) as the eldest son in a middle-class Thai Chinese family. After graduating from Wat Suthiwararam School, he received a bachelor's degree in automotive engineering and an MBA from Chulalongkorn University.[2] He also received a PhD in economics from National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).[3]

Before entering politics, he was the director of human resources for SE-EDUCATION Public Company Limited, the largest bookstore in Thailand.

Political career

In the 2019 Thai general election, he became a member of parliament on the party list of the Future Forward Party.[4]

When Future Forward was dissolved in 2020 by the Constitution Court, he joined its de facto successor, the Move Forward Party, as party spokesman.[5] In early 2022, he resigned to launch his candidacy for the governorship of Bangkok. Although not elected, he received 253,938 votes (9.5%) for the third place.[6][7]

He was noted for his fierce and distinctive speech, particularly during the censure debate.[8]

References
  1. Matichon (2022-03-27). "'วิโรจน์' เปิด 12 นโยบาย ชูเพิ่มเบี้ยผู้สูงอายุ-คนพิการ-เด็ก เจอส่วยแจ้งผู้ว่าฯกทม.ต้องไร้คอร์รัปชั่น". มติชนออนไลน์ (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  2. "ประวัติ "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ทิ้งเก้าอี้ส.ส.ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯกทม". PPTV HD (in Thai). 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. "Wiroj aims to decentralise power". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  4. "กกต. ประกาศผลการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อ" [Party list MP election result] (PDF) (in Thai). Election Commission. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. Boonlert, Thana (14 March 2020). "50 MPs join Move Forward". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. "สรุปผลเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม.-ส.ก. หลังนับคะแนนครบ100% 'ชัชชาติ' คะแนนสูงสุด 1,386,215 คะแนน". Workpoint Today (in Thai). 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  7. ""ก้าวไกล" เปิดตัว "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯ กทม.ตามคาด". Thairath (in Thai). 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  8. "ที่สุดอภิปรายไม่ไว้วางใจ ดาวเด่นแจ้งเกิด ฝ่ายค้านร้าวฉาน ภัยร้ายรัฐบาล กำลังมา". Thairath (in Thai). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2023.


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