Liberal Democratic Party (Thailand)
Liberal Democratic Party พรรคเสรีประชาธิปไตย | |
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| Chairman | Meth Rattanaprasit |
| Secretary-General | Boonkum Jansrisuriyawong |
| Founded | 1 November 1955 |
| Dissolved | 20 October 1958 |
| Headquarters | Thailand |
| Ideology | Liberal democracy |
| Political position | Centre[1] |
The Liberal Democratic Party (Thai: พรรคเสรีประชาธิปไตย), also known as Free Democracy, is a political party of Thailand founded on 1 November 1955.[2] Meth Rattanaprasit is leader and Boonkum Jansrisuriyawong is secretary-general and Jarubud Ruangsuwan is vice-secretary-general. In 26 February 1957 Liberal Democratic Party won in election. They won 11 seats. In 15 December 1957 Liberal Democratic Party won in election, they won 5 seats.
Party leadership
[edit]Past Leaders
[edit]| No. | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meth Rattanaprasit | 1955 | 1957 |
| 2 | Jarubud Ruangsuwan | 1968 | 1970[3] |
| 3 | Somkit Srisangkom | 1970[3] | 1971 |
| 4 | Samak Pongsatian | 1990[4] | 1992 |
| 5 | Suban Sangpan | 1995[5] | 24 June 1997 |
| 6 | Wiwat Utthaworasit | 24 June 1997[6] | 1998 |
General election results
[edit]| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 (Feb) | 11 / 160
|
Meth Rattanaprasit | |
| 1957 (Dec) | 5 / 160
|
Meth Rattanaprasit | |
| 1969 | 1 / 219
|
Jarubud Ruangsuwan |
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Page 15
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง การจดทะเบียนพรรคการเมืองเสรีประชาธิปไตย" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2018.
- ^ a b [2][dead link] [bare URL PDF]
- ^ [3][dead link] [bare URL PDF]
- ^ [4] [bare URL PDF]
- ^ [5][dead link] [bare URL PDF]
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