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'''Booneua Prasertsuwan''', also spelled '''Boon-eau Prasertsuwan''', (13 April 1919 – 13 October 2016) was a Thai politician from [[Suphan Buri Province]]. Prasertsuwan was first elected to the national [[House of Representatives (Thailand)|House of Representatives]] in 1957 and won election to the House for 10 consecutive elections from 1957 to [[Thai general election |
'''Booneua Prasertsuwan''', also spelled '''Boon-eau Prasertsuwan''', ({{langx|th|บุญเอื้อ ประเสริฐสุวรรณ}}; 13 April 1919 – 13 October 2016) was a Thai politician from [[Suphan Buri Province]]. Prasertsuwan was first elected to the national [[House of Representatives (Thailand)|House of Representatives]] in 1957 and won election to the House for 10 consecutive elections from 1957 to [[1996 Thai general election|1996]].<ref name=bpost>{{cite news|title=Ex-House speaker Boon-eua dies at 97 |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1109468/ex-house-speaker-boon-eua-dies-at-97 |work=[[Bangkok Post]] |date=13 October 2016 |accessdate=26 October 2016}}</ref> He served as [[List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Thailand|Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand]] from 1995 to 1996.<ref name=bpost/> He is credited with persuading [[Banharn Silpa-archa]], the former [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] from 1995 to 1996, to enter politics.<ref name=bpost/> |
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==Early life and education== |
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==Biography== |
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Prasertsuwan was born in [[Bang Pla Ma District]], Suphan Buri Province, on 13 April 1919, to parents, Chuang (mother) and Lang (father) Suwanhong.<ref name=bpost/> In 1937, he became a teacher at the Kannasut Sueksalai in his native Suphan Buri Province. He later completed his studies at military medical school and became a [[Thai Army]] sergeant.<ref name=bpost/> Following the end of [[World War II]], Prasertsuwan became a medical instructor at the Ananda Mahidol Hospital in [[Lopburi]] before resigning from his position in 1946 to open a family-run [[medical clinic]].<ref name=bpost/> |
Prasertsuwan was born in [[Bang Pla Ma District]], Suphan Buri Province, on 13 April 1919, to parents, Chuang (mother) and Lang (father) Suwanhong.<ref name=bpost/> In 1937, he became a teacher at the Kannasut Sueksalai in his native Suphan Buri Province. He later completed his studies at military medical school and became a [[Thai Army]] sergeant.<ref name=bpost/> Following the end of [[World War II]], Prasertsuwan became a medical instructor at the Ananda Mahidol Hospital in [[Lopburi]] before resigning from his position in 1946 to open a family-run [[medical clinic]].<ref name=bpost/> |
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==Political careers== |
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Prasertsuwan entered politics at the local, provincial level. He was elected to the Suphan Buri provincial council, representing Bang Pla Ma district, four times.<ref name=bpost/> |
Prasertsuwan entered politics at the local, provincial level. He was elected to the Suphan Buri provincial council, representing Bang Pla Ma district, four times.<ref name=bpost/> |
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In 1997, he was named to the rank of major general in a special case.<ref name=bpost/> |
In 1997, he was named to the rank of major general in a special case.<ref name=bpost/> |
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==Death== |
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Booneua Prasertsuwan, who was 97 years old, died at [[Siriraj Hospital]] in Bangkok on 13 October 2016, the same day as the passing of the [[King of Thailand]], [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]].<ref name=bpost/> |
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==Royal decorations== |
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Booneua has received the following royal decorations in the [[Thai Honours Order of Precedence|Honours System]] of Thailand: |
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* [[File:Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg|80px]] Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted [[Order of the White Elephant]] |
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* [[File:Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg|80px]] Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble [[Order of the Crown of Thailand]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:25, 31 October 2024
Booneua Prasertsuwan | |
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บุญเอื้อ ประเสริฐสุวรรณ | |
Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the National Assembly of Thailand | |
In office 11 July 1995 – 27 September 1996 | |
Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
Prime Minister | Chuan Leekpai Banharn Silpa-archa |
Preceded by | Marut Bunnag |
Succeeded by | Wan Muhamad Noor Matha |
Personal details | |
Born | Bang Pla Ma, Suphan Buri, Siam | 13 April 1919
Died | 13 October 2016 Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand | (aged 97)
Political party |
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Spouse | Duangnet Prasertsuwan |
Children | Nathawut Prasertsuwan |
Education | Army Medical Field Service School |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Thailand |
Branch/service | Royal Thai Army |
Years of service | 1941–2016 |
Rank | Major General[1] |
Battles/wars | Pacific War |
Booneua Prasertsuwan, also spelled Boon-eau Prasertsuwan, (Thai: บุญเอื้อ ประเสริฐสุวรรณ; 13 April 1919 – 13 October 2016) was a Thai politician from Suphan Buri Province. Prasertsuwan was first elected to the national House of Representatives in 1957 and won election to the House for 10 consecutive elections from 1957 to 1996.[2] He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand from 1995 to 1996.[2] He is credited with persuading Banharn Silpa-archa, the former Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 to 1996, to enter politics.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Prasertsuwan was born in Bang Pla Ma District, Suphan Buri Province, on 13 April 1919, to parents, Chuang (mother) and Lang (father) Suwanhong.[2] In 1937, he became a teacher at the Kannasut Sueksalai in his native Suphan Buri Province. He later completed his studies at military medical school and became a Thai Army sergeant.[2] Following the end of World War II, Prasertsuwan became a medical instructor at the Ananda Mahidol Hospital in Lopburi before resigning from his position in 1946 to open a family-run medical clinic.[2]
Prasertsuwan was married to Duangnet Prasertsuwan; the couple had one son, Nathawut Prasertsuwan, a politician and former MP for Suphan Buri Province.[2]
Political careers
[edit]Prasertsuwan entered politics at the local, provincial level. He was elected to the Suphan Buri provincial council, representing Bang Pla Ma district, four times.[2]
In 1957, he was elected to the House of Representatives of Thailand. He won election to the House of Representatives in ten elections from 1957 to 1996.[2] In 1975, Prasertsuwan joined the Democrat Party, but later switched to the Thamsangkhom and the now defunct Thai Nation Party (or Chart Thai Party).[2]
In 1981, Prasertsuwan was appointed Deputy Agriculture and Cooperative Minister in a government of Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda to replace the late Pol Col Krit Sangkhasap, who had died in a 1981 helicopter accident in Chiang Mai while in office.[2] Chatichai Choonhavan, the Prime Minister from 1988 to 1991, also appointed Prasertsuwan as his Office Minister and Deputy Prime Minister during his government.[2]
Prasertsuwan was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand in 1995, a position he held until September 1996.[2]
In 1997, he was named to the rank of major general in a special case.[2]
Death
[edit]Booneua Prasertsuwan, who was 97 years old, died at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok on 13 October 2016, the same day as the passing of the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej.[2]
Royal decorations
[edit]Booneua has received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:
- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
References
[edit][[Category::Royal Thai Army generals|Booneua Prasertsuwan]]
- 1919 births
- 2016 deaths
- Speakers of the House of Representatives (Thailand)
- Members of the House of Representatives (Thailand)
- Democrat Party (Thailand) politicians
- Thai Nation Party politicians
- People from Suphan Buri province
- 20th-century Thai educators
- Deputy prime ministers of Thailand
- Ministers to the Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand
- Presidents of the National Assembly of Thailand