Rangsiman Rome
รังสิมันต์ โรม
Rangsiman Rome at a book signing in 2023.
Rangsiman Rome at a book signing in 2023.
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
March 24, 2019
ConstituencyParty-list (Future Forward) (2019–2020)
Party-list (Move Forward) (2020–present)
Spokesperson of Move Forward Party
In office
30 April 2022 – 23 July 2023
Preceded byWiroj Lakkhanaadisorn
Succeeded byParit Wacharasindhu
Personal details
Born31 May 1992 (1992-05-31) (age 31)
Phuket, Thailand
Political partyMove Forward (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Future Forward (2018-2020)
SpouseIvana Kurniawati
Alma materThammasat University
Profession
  • Activist
  • politician
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Rangsiman Rome (Thai: รังสิมันต์ โรม; born 31 May 1992), nicknamed Bai Phlu (Thai: ใบพลู), is a Thai politician and activist. He currently serves as a member of Thailand's House of Representatives and the Move Forward Party's deputy secretary-general. He also served as the former spokesperson of the Move Forward Party.

Early life and education

Rangsiman was born on May 31, 1992, in Phuket, Thailand.[1] He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University.[1]

Career

Rangsiman gained national-level visibility as a political activist in the aftermath of the 2014 Thai coup d'état, and was a member of the New Democracy Movement.[1][2] He became a member of the Future Forward Party on October 27, 2018, and became a party-list MP following the 2019 Thai general election.[1]

In February 2023, MPs debated the Thai government's performance.[3] On 15 February 2023, during a parliamentary debate regarding the government's performance on tackling illicit drugs and the shadow economy, Rangsiman accused Prayut Chan-o-cha of associating with corrupt figures and neglecting the government's pledge to address drug issues, He implicated senator Upakit Pachariyangkun in a money laundering and drug trafficking case involving Upakit's son-in-law and Tun Min Latt, a Burmese businessman.[4][5] At a press conference thereafter, Rangsit accused Upakit of falsely declaring his assets before assuming his senate seat in 2019.[5] During the debate, Rangsiman also exposed the issue of corruption within Thai law enforcement agencies in relation to an alleged Chinese triad leader.[6][7] On February 19, Thai police announced they would press charges against the individual in question, a Chinese national.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sattaburuth, Aekarach (2022-02-28). "Rome wasn't built in a day". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Rangsiman Rome". Front Line Defenders. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ↑ "MFP 'outshines' Pheu Thai in debate". Bangkok Post. 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. ↑ "Thai senator's deep involvement with Myanmar junta crony exposed". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. 1 2 Boonlert, Thana (2023-02-21). "MP casts doubts over Upakit's assets". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Latest 'triad' network boss faces charges". Bangkok Post. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  7. ↑ "Prayut Is Planning an Election After the General Debate". Khaosod English. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  8. ↑ "Alleged triad leader faces three charges, say police". Bangkok Post. 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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