Tanwarin Sukkhapisit | |
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ธัญญ์วาริน สุขะพิสิษฐ์ | |
![]() Tanwarin in 2019 | |
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Born | Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand | October 23, 1973
Political party | Move Forward Party [1] |
Other political affiliations | Future Forward Party (2018–2020) |
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Tanwarin Sukkhapisit ( Thai: ธัญญ์วาริน สุขะพิสิษฐ์, RTGS: Thanwarin Sukkhaphisit, Thai pronunciation: [tʰān.wāː.rīn sùk.kʰà.pʰí.sìt]) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever openly transgender member of parliament in Thailand's House of Representatives. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
![]() | This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (August 2022) |
Tanwarin was born October 23, 1973, in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province. They graduated from Khon Kaen University. After working as an English teacher, Tanwarin entered the entertainment industry as a writer and director.
In October 2020, the Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Tanwarin from power, finding them guilty of rules barring lawmakers from owning stock in media companies. [7] Tanwarin's removal has been tied to a broader crackdown on Thailand's pro-democracy movement, [8] with one commentator in the Bangkok Post writing that they were "unjustly removed" in a "huge blow to the Thai LGBTI community". [9]
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit | |
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ธัญญ์วาริน สุขะพิสิษฐ์ | |
![]() Tanwarin in 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand | October 23, 1973
Political party | Move Forward Party [1] |
Other political affiliations | Future Forward Party (2018–2020) |
Occupation |
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Tanwarin Sukkhapisit ( Thai: ธัญญ์วาริน สุขะพิสิษฐ์, RTGS: Thanwarin Sukkhaphisit, Thai pronunciation: [tʰān.wāː.rīn sùk.kʰà.pʰí.sìt]) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever openly transgender member of parliament in Thailand's House of Representatives. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
![]() | This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (August 2022) |
Tanwarin was born October 23, 1973, in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province. They graduated from Khon Kaen University. After working as an English teacher, Tanwarin entered the entertainment industry as a writer and director.
In October 2020, the Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Tanwarin from power, finding them guilty of rules barring lawmakers from owning stock in media companies. [7] Tanwarin's removal has been tied to a broader crackdown on Thailand's pro-democracy movement, [8] with one commentator in the Bangkok Post writing that they were "unjustly removed" in a "huge blow to the Thai LGBTI community". [9]