- Sukhumbhand Paribatra
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Mom Rajawongse
M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra
สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร15th Governor of Bangkok Incumbent Assumed office
11 January 2009Preceded by Apirak Kosayothin Personal details Born 22 September 1952
BangkokPolitical party Democratic Spouse(s) Nuchvadi Bamrungtrakul (div.)
Sawitri PhamornbutResidence Suan Pakkad Palace Religion Buddhist Sukhumbhand Paripatra (Thai: สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร; RTGS: Sukhumphan Boriphat) (born 22 September 1952) is a Thai politician and MP belonging to the Democrat Party. Educated at Oxford University in England, he is a former Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand. On 11 January 2009, he was elected the 15th Governor of Bangkok by a large margin, winning 45% of the votes cast.[1]
Sukhumbhand was born in Bangkok to His Highness Prince Sukhumbhinanda and his commoner wife, Mom Dusadi Na Thalang. Prince Sukhumbhinanda was himself a son of His Royal Highness Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand, the Prince of Nakhon Sawan, the only child of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) with his Queen Consort Sukumalmarsri.
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Royal decorations
Sukhumbhand has received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:
- 1981
Companion (Third Class, lower grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
- 1986
Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
- 1988
Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
- 1992
Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
- 1996
Knight Commander (Second Class, lower grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
- 1997
Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
- 1998
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
- 1999
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Ancestry
Ancestors of Sukhumbhand Paribatra 16. (=18.) Mongkut, Rama IV 8. Chulalongkorn, Rama V 17. Debsirindra 4. Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand, the Prince of Nakhon Sawan 18. (=16.) Mongkut, Rama IV 9. Sukumalmarsri 19. Samli Bunnag 2. Prince Sukhumabhinanda 10. Chum Palakawongse Na Ayudhya 5. Sombandh Palakawongse Na Ayudhya 1. Sukhumbhand Paribatra 6. Pleum Na Thalang 3. Dusadi Na Thalang 7. Darun Na Thalang References
Further reading
See also
- 1924 Palace Law of Succession
- Bangkok gubernatorial election, 2009
Political offices Preceded by
Apirak KosayodhinGovernor of Bangkok
2009–presentSucceeded by
incumbentCategories:- 1952 births
- Living people
- Governors of Bangkok
- House of Paribatra
- Mom Rajawongse
- Government ministers of Thailand
- Members of the House of Representatives of Thailand
- Democrat Party (Thailand) politicians
- Chulalongkorn University faculty
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Thai people of Iranian descent
- Thai people of Mon descent
- Thai people of Malay descent
- Thai people of Chinese descent
- 1981
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