Governor of Bangkok

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Governor of Bangkok ผู้ว่าราชการ กรุงเทพมหานคร
Seal of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Incumbent Chadchart Sittipunt since 22 May 2022
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Reports to	Minister of Interior
Residence	Bangkok City Hall
Appointer	Direct election[a]
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holder	Chamnan Yaovabun
Formation	1 January 1973
Deputy	Deputy Governor of Bangkok
Salary	฿113,560 per month
Website	http://www.bangkok.go.th/

The governor of Bangkok (Thai: ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร, RTGS: phu wa ratchakan krung thep maha nakhon) is the head of the local government of Bangkok. The governor is also the chief executive of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The governor is elected to a renewable term of four years, currently it is one of the two directly elected executive offices in the kingdom. The office is comparable to that of a city mayor.

From 2016 to 2022 Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang acted as Governor of Bangkok.^[1] He was appointed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha using Section 44 of the interim charter to replace Sukhumbhand Paribatra. The reason given for his ouster was "...because he was involved in many legal cases."^[2]

The current incumbent is Chadchart Sittipunt. He was elected in a landslide victory in the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election, receiving 52.65 % (1.38 Million) of all votes cast, marking a new record-high, and winning in all 50 districts of Bangkok.^[3][4]

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