Somsak Kiatsuranont

Somsak Kiatsuranont ( Thai: สม ศักดิ์ เกียรติ สุร นนท์; * June 27, 1954 in Khon Kaen ) is a Thai politician. He belongs to the Pheu Thai Party.

Life

Somsak Kiatsuranont is a member of the House since 1983 ( 10 periods ). Somsak Kiatsuranont was elected on 2 September 2011, four weeks after the general election in Thailand as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the day it confirmed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Somsak Kiatsuranont was a politician who is acceptable to the Thai Democratic Party. He had largely retained during the riots in Bangkok in 2010.

During a debate about an amnesty law June 1, 2012 several members of the Democratic Party Somsak Kiatsuranont attacked and started fighting with members of the Pheu -Thai Group. Somsak was able to escape only with the aid of the police from the, at the time of about 2,000 members of the People's Alliance for Democracy ( PAD ) besieged Parliament.

Education and Career

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering ( Civil Engineering) at the University of Khon Kaen
  • Master of Engineering ( Water Resources Engineering) from Chulalongkorn University

Career

  • Advisor to the Minister of the Interior
  • Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture
  • Advisor to the Minister of Economy
  • Second Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of Representatives of the Thai people
  • Advisor to the Prime Minister
  • First Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of Representatives of the Thai people
  • Minister of Education
  • Minister of Justice
  • President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House

Source: Biography of Somsak Kiatsuranont

Awards

  • Honorary doctorate from the Mahamakut Buddhist University
  • Knight with Großkordon ( Special Class ) of the Order of the White Elephant ( Thai: มหา ปร มา ภร ณ์ ช้างเผือก )
  • Knight with Großkordon ( Special Class ) of the Order of the Crown of Thailand ( Thai: มหา วชิร มงกุฎ )
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