President of the National Assembly | |
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ประธานรัฐสภา | |
since 5 July 2023 | |
National Assembly | |
Style | Mr. President / Than Prathan Thi Khao Rop |
Status | Presiding officer |
Member of | National Assembly House of Representatives |
Seat | Sappaya-Sapasathan |
Nominator | Vote within the House of Representatives |
Appointer | Monarch |
Term length | According to the term of the House of Representatives |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Thailand |
Inaugural holder | Chaophraya Thammasakmontri |
Formation | 28 June 1932 |
Deputy | Vice President of the National Assembly |
Salary | ฿75,590 monthly[1] |
The president of the National Assembly (Thai: ประธานรัฐสภา, RTGS: Prathan Ratthasapha, pronounced [prā.tʰāːn rát.tʰā.sā.pʰāː]) is the presiding officer (speaker) of the National Assembly of Thailand. Since 1992, the office has been an ex officio position occupied by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand. The president is therefore an MP, usually from the majority party in the House of Representatives. The president is elected at the beginning of a House session immediately after an election, there are no term limits for the office. In the aftermath of the coup d'état in 2014, the function of legislative assembly was turned over to the junta-controlled National Legislative Assembly, which Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, President of the National Legislative Assembly, occupied the ex officio position of President of the National Assembly until the election of Wan Muhamad Noor Matha as Speaker of the House in 2023.
The office of the president of the National Assembly was first established in 1932, with the establishment of the first legislature of Thailand. The office of the president of the People's Assembly of Siam was first occupied by Chaophraya Thammasakmontri (Sanan Thephasadin na Ayutthaya).