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'{{Infobox Political post |post = President |body = the National Assembly<br>ประธานรัฐสภาไทย |insignia = Seal of the Parliament of Thailand.svg |insigniasize = 120px |insigniacaption = Seal of the Parliament of Thailand |flag = Flag of the President of the National Assembly of Thailand.svg |flagsize = 160px |flagborder = yes |flagcaption = Standard of the President of the National Assembly of Thailand |image = |incumbent = [[Pornpetch Wichitcholchai]] <br><small>(President of the National Legislative Assembly)</small> |incumbentsince = 8 August 2014 |style = Mr. President or Mr. Speaker |appointer = [[Monarchy of Thailand|HM The King of Thailand]] |nominator = Vote within the [[House of Representatives of Thailand|House of Representatives]] |termlength = |formation = 28 June 1932 |succession = |inaugural = [[Chaophraya Thammasakmontri]] |website = }} {{Politics of Thailand|Thai Garuda emblem.png}} The '''President of the National Assembly''' ({{lang-th|ประธานรัฐสภาไทย)}} is the [[Speaker (politics)|presiding officer]] (speaker) of the [[National Assembly of Thailand]]. Since 1997, the office has been an ''[[ex officio]]'' position occupied by the '''[[List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Thailand|Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand]]''' ({{lang-th|ประธานสภาผู้แทนราษฎร)}}. The President is therefore an [[Member of Parliament|MP]], usually from the majority party in the [[House of Representatives (Thailand)|House of Representatives]]. The Speaker or the President is elected at the beginning of a House session immediately after an election, there are no term limits for the office. In the aftermath of the [[2014 Thai coup d'état|Coup d'etat in 2014]], the function of legislative assembly was turned over to the junta-controlled [[National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (2014)|National Legislative Assembl]]<nowiki/>y, which [[President of the National Assembly of Thailand|Pornpetch Wichitcholchai]], President of the National Legislative Assembly, is occupying ''ex officio'' position of President of the National Assembly. The office of the President of the National Assembly was first established in 1932, with the establishment of the first legislature of Thailand. The office of the '''President of the People's Assembly of Siam''' was first occupied by [[Chaophraya Thammasakmontri]] (Sanan Thephasadin na Ayutthaya). ==Powers and Functions== ===As President=== The President of the National Assembly, apart from being the presiding officer of the National Assembly whenever there is a joint-sitting, is also the chief representative and leader of the [[legislative branch]] in Thailand. In the [[2007 Constitution of Thailand|2007 constitution]] the President of the National Assembly is given many powers. The President is assisted by the Vice President of the National Assembly, another ex officio position occupied by the [[President of the Senate|President]] [[Senate of Thailand|of the Senate]]. * Countersign the [[King of Thailand|King]]'s appointment and removal of the President of the [[Privy Council of Thailand|Privy Council]] and [[Regent of Thailand]]. * Countersign the Royal Command for the amendment of the [[1924 Palace Law of Succession]]. * Inviting the Heir to ascend the Throne. * Ensure all votes in the Assembly is recorded. * Asking the Monarch to convoke an extraordinary session of the Assembly. ===As Speaker=== The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives. The Speaker is also entrusted with some legislative powers, as it is his main role to ensure all the legislative process is followed. The Speaker is assisted by two Deputy Speakers. The Speaker must act impartially on all matters and therefore cannot be a member of an executive committee of a [[List of political parties in Thailand|political party]], this also apply to his deputies. * Filling a vacancy of a [[Party list]] MP, by submitting a name on the list for publication in the [[Royal Thai Government Gazette|Royal Gazette]]. * Submitting to the King the name of the [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister-elect]] to be formally appointed, then countersigning it. * Countersign the King's appointment of the [[Leader of the Opposition (Thailand)|Leader of the Opposition]]. * Be an ex officio member of the Selection committee for: ** [[Constitutional Court of Thailand|Constitutional Court]] Judges ** [[Election Commission (Thailand)|Election Commissioners]] ** [[Ombudsmen]] ** [[National Counter Corruption Commission (Thailand)|National Counter Corruption Commissioners]] ====List of Speakers==== {{Main|List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Thailand}} ==List of presidents== ''Note: According to the 2007 Constitution of Thailand the office of President of the National Assembly of Thailand is held as an ''ex officio'' position by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. However throughout Thailand's long constitutional history this has not always been the case, at certain times the office of 'President' of the legislature was sometimes held by the presiding officer of the upper house or that of a unicameral chamber.'' {{See also|List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Thailand|List of Presidents of the Senate of Thailand}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Order || No. || Term || Name || Term start || Term ends ||Note |- |1 ||1 ||(1)|| [[Chaophraya Thammasakmontri]]<br>(Snan Thephasadin na Ayutthaya) ||28 June 1932|| 1 September 1932|| First President of the National Assembly |- |2 ||2 || ||Chao Phya Pichaiyart<br>(Dhan Bunnag)||2 September 1932||10 December 1933||President of the People’s Assembly |- |3 || ||(2)|| [[Chaophraya Thammasakmontri]]||15 December 1933 ||26 February 1934|| President of the People’s Assembly |- |4 ||3 ||(1)||Rear Admiral Phraya Sorayudthasenee<br>(Krasea Pravahanavin)|| 26 February 1934||22 September 1934|| President of the People’s Assembly |- |5 ||4 || ||Chao Phya Sridhamadhibes<br>(Chita na Songkhla)||22 September 1934||22 July 1936|| President of the People’s Assembly |- |6 ||5 ||(1)||Phya Manavarajasevee<br>(Plod Vichear na Songklha)||3 August 1936||10 December 1937|| President of the People’s Assembly |- |7 || ||(2)|| Rear Admiral Phya Sorayudthasenee||6 July 1943||24 June 1944|| President of the People’s Assembly |- |8 || ||(2)|| Phya Manavarajasevee||2 July 1944||24 June 1945|| President of the People’s Assembly |- |9 ||6 || ||Major Vilas Osatananda||4 June 1946||24 August 1946||President of the Senate |- |10 || ||(3)||Rear Admiral Phya Sorayudthasenee||31 August 1946||8 November 1947||President of the Senate |- |11 || ||(2)||Chao Phya Sridhamadhibes||26 November 1947||29 November 1951||President of the Senate |- |12 ||7 || ||General Phra Prachonpachanuk <br>(Phok Mahadilok)||1 December 1951||20 October 1957||Speaker of the House of Representatives |- |13 ||8 ||(1)||General Luang Sudhisararonakara <br>(Suthi Sukhavatee)||20 September 1957||14 December 1957|| Speaker of the House |- |14 || ||(2)||General Phra Prachonpachanuk ||6 February 1958||17 April 1968||President of the Constitution Drafting Assembly |- |15 ||9 || ||[[Tawee Boonyaket]]||8 May 1968 ||20 June 1968|| President of the Constitution Drafting Assembly |- |16 ||10 || ||Colonel Vorkarnbancha<br>(Boonkerd Stantanont)||22 July 1968||17 November 1971||President of the Senate |- |17 ||11 || ||Major General Siri Siriyothin||18 December 1972||11 December 1973|| President of the National Legislative Assembly |- |18 ||12 || ||MR [[Kukrit Pramoj]]||29 December 1973||7 October 1974||President of the National Legislative Assembly |- |19 ||13 || ||Praphas Ouchai||17 October 1974||25 January 1975|| President of the National Legislative Assembly |- |20 ||14 || ||Prasit Kanjonwat||7 February 1975||12 January 1976|| Speaker of the House |- |21 ||15 ||(1)||Uthai Pimjaichon||19 April 1976||6 October 1976|| Speaker of the House |- |22 ||16 || ||Air Chief Marshal Kamol Dechatungka||22 October 1976||20 February 1976||President of the Prime Ministerial Consultative Assembly |- |23 ||17 ||(1)||Air Chief Marshal Harin Hongsakul||28 November 1976||20 October 1977||President of the National Reform Assembly |- |24 || ||(2)||Air Chief Marshal Harin Hongsakul||25 November 1977||22 April 1979||President of the National Legislative Assembly |- |25 || ||(3)||Air Chief Marshal Harin Hongsakul||9 May 1979||19 March 1983||President of the Senate |- |26 ||18 || ||Charubutr Ruengsuvan||26 April 1983||19 March 1984|| President of the Senate |- |27 ||19 ||(1)||Ukrit Mongkolnavin||30 April 1984||21 April 1989|| President of the Senate |- |28 ||20 || ||Van Chanchue||4 May 1989||23 February 1991|| President of the Senate |- |29 || ||(2)||Ukrit Mongkolnavin||2 April 1991||21 March 1992||President of the National Legislative Assembly |- |30 || ||(3)||Ukrit Mongkolnavin||3 April 1992||26 May 1992|| President of the Senate |- |31 ||21 ||(1)||[[Meechai Ruchuphan]]||28 June 1992||29 June 1992|| President of the Senate |- |32 ||22 || ||Marut Bunnag||22 September 1992 ||19 May 1995||Speaker of the House |- |33 ||23 || ||Boon-eur Prasertsuwan||11 July 1995||27 September 1996|| Speaker of the House |- |34 ||24 || ||Vanmuhamadnor Mata||24 November 1996||27 June 2000|| Speaker of the House |- |35 ||25 || ||Pichai Rattakul||30 June 2000||9 November 2000|| Speaker of the House |- |36 || ||(2)||Uthai Pimjaichon||6 February 2001||5 January 2005|| Speaker of the House |- |37 ||26 || ||Bhokin Bhalakula||6 January 2005||24 February 2006|| Speaker of the House |- |38 || ||(2)||[[Meechai Ruchuphan]]||11 October 2006||19 March 2008||President of the National Legislative Assembly |- |39 ||27 || ||Yongyut Tiyapairach||23 January 2008||30 April 2008|| Speaker of the House; resignation after the [[Election Commission (Thailand)|Election Commission]] took a case of [[electoral fraud]] against him to the [[Constitutional Court of Thailand|constitutional court]]. |- |40 || || ||Prasobsook Boondech||19 March 2008||15 May 2008|| President of the Senate (Acting) |- |41 ||28|| ||[[Chai Chidchob]]||15 May 2008||10 May 2011 || Speaker of the House |- |42 || || ||General [[Teeradej Meepien]]||10 May 2011||3 August 2011|| President of the Senate (Acting) |- |43 ||29|| ||[[Somsak Kiatsuranont]]||3 August 2011|| 9 December 2013 || Speaker of the House |- |44 ||30|| ||[[Pornpetch Wichitcholchai|Pornpech Wichitcholchai]]||17 August 2014||Incumbent|| Present President of the National Legislative Assembly |} ==See also== * [[National Assembly of Thailand]] * [[Senate of Thailand]] * [[House of Representatives of Thailand]] * [[List of Presidents of the Senate of Thailand]] ==References== * [http://www.parliament.go.th/ Parliament of Thailand] * https://web.archive.org/web/20080629062600/http://phetchaburi.ect.go.th/news/1.1.1.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20080618030359/http://www.rakbankerd.com/01_jam/thaiinfor/country_info/index.html?topic_id=87&db_file= * http://rulers.org/thaigov.html {{DEFAULTSORT:President Of The National Assembly Of Thailand}} [[Category:Government of Thailand]] [[Category:Political history of Thailand]] [[Category:Presidents of the National Assembly of Thailand| ]] [[Category:Chairs of lower houses]]'