National Development Party (Thailand)

National Development Party
พรรคชาติพัฒนา
LeaderChatichai Choonhavan (first)
Suwat Liptapanlop (last)
Founded20 April 1982 (Thai People's Party)
24 May 1992 (Chart Pattana Party)
Dissolved31 August 2004
Split fromThai Nation Party
Merged intoThai Rak Thai Party
Succeeded byChart Pattana Party
HeadquartersBangkok

The National Development Party, or Chart Pattana Party (Thai: พรรคชาติพัฒนา, RTGS: Phak Chat Pattana) was a Thai political party that existed from 1992 until its merger into Thai Rak Thai Party in 2004. After the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai Party in 2007, the National Development group merged into the Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana Party.

It was founded by the former prime minister Chatichai Choonhavan. During the 1990s, it was among the country's four strongest parties. Like other Thai parties, it consisted of internal factions and lacked a strong organisation. It had no political ideology, but served the personal interests of its opportunistic leaders. It was often affected by defections to other parties.[1] The heartland of the National Development Party was the Northeastern region (Isan).[2][3]

  1. ^ Bunbongkarn, Suchit (1999), "Thailand: Democracy Under Siege", Driven by Growth: Political Change in the Asia-Pacific Region, M.E. Sharpe, p. 173, ISBN 9780765633446
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Surin7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Connors, Michael Kelly (2006), "Thaksin's Thailand: Thai Politics in 2003-04", Thailand's Economic Recovery, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p. 31, ISBN 9789812303523