Piyabutr Saengkanokkul

Piyabutr Saengkanokkul
ปิยบุตร แสงกนกกุล
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul in 2019
Secretary-General of the Future Forward Party
In office
27 May 2018 – 21 February 2020
LeaderThanathorn Juangroongruangkit
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChaithawat Tulathon (Move Forward Party; de facto)
Member of House of Representatives
In office
24 March 2019 – 21 February 2020
Personal details
Born (1979-10-23) 23 October 1979
Bangkok, Thailand
PartyFuture Forward (2018–2020)
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Movement (since 2020)
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Alma mater
Occupation
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Piyabutr Saengkanokkul (Thai: ปิยบุตร แสงกนกกุล, RTGSPiyabut Saengkanokkun, Thai pronunciation: [pìyábùt sɛ̌ːŋkànòkkūn], born 23 October 1979) is a Thai socialist academic, associate professor, former politician, and Secretary-General of the Progressive Movement, a socio-political group. He served as a member of the Thai House of Representatives and was the first and only Secretary-General for the Future Forward Party, which he co-founded in 2018. Prior to his political career, Piyabutr was an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University. He has worked as a constitutional law professor for more than 16 years. In 2020, he was banned from national politics by the Constitutional Court.