National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (2014)

National Legislative Assembly

สภานิติบัญญัติแห่งชาติ

(Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat)
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Structure
Seats250 seats
Political groups
Appointed from various sectors by the National Council for Peace and Order
  Military (145)
  Police (13)
  Volunteer Defense Corps (10)
  Independent (80)
Meeting place
Parliament House of Thailand, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand
Website
www.senate.go.th

The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (Thai: สภานิติบัญญัติแห่งชาติ; RTGSSapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat; abrv: NLA) was the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Thailand during the National Council for Peace and Order military junta between 2014 and 2019.

The NLA was established after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) ratified the 2014 constitution, thus making the NLA the only parliamentary body of Thailand for the period of military rule.[1]

The NLA was created to temporarily replace the elected National Assembly of Thailand (NAT) after General Prayut Chan-o-cha seized power from the civilian caretaker government during the 2013–2014 Thai political crisis. Alongside the NLA, there is another body established by the NCPO to implement political and social reforms, the National Reform Steering Assembly, which replaced the National Reform Council. The NLA was heavily influenced by NCPO. Thus, it functioned as a rubber stamp for the junta rather than the actual legislative body.[2]

After the promulgation of the 2017 constitution, the NAT was reestablished and the NLA was dissolved, albeit pending elections on 24 March 2019.[3][4]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUTION OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND (INTERIM) B.E. 2557 (2014); National Legislative Assembly (Sections 06-14)". Thailand Law Library. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Junta's reform policies literally copy and pasted".
  3. ^ "เผย สนช. จะประชุมถึงวันที่ 15 มี.ค. ยุติการทำหน้าที่ 23 พ.ค. 2562 | ประชาไท Prachatai.com".
  4. ^ "สนช. จ่อยุติทำร่างกม.ก่อนวันเลือกตั้ง1สัปดาห์ ระบุเพื่อมารยาท". 24 January 2019.