President of the National Assembly of Thailand

President of the National Assembly
ประธานรัฐสภา
Seal of the Parliament of Thailand
Standard of the president of the National Assembly of Thailand
since 5 July 2023
National Assembly
StyleMr. President / Than Prathan Thi Khao Rop
StatusPresiding officer
Member ofNational Assembly
House of Representatives
SeatSappaya-Sapasathan
NominatorVote within the House of Representatives
AppointerMonarch
Term lengthAccording to the term of the House of Representatives
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Thailand
Inaugural holderChaophraya Thammasakmontri
Formation28 June 1932; 92 years ago (1932-06-28)
DeputyVice President of the National Assembly
Salary฿75,590 monthly[1]

The president of the National Assembly (Thai: ประธานรัฐสภา, RTGSPrathan 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).

  1. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกา เงินประจำตำแหน่งและประโยชน์ตอบแทนอย่างอื่นของประธานและรองประธานสภาผู้แทนราษฎร ประธานและรองประธานวุฒิสภา ผู้นำฝ่ายค้านในสภาผู้แทนราษฎร สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร สมาชิกวุฒิสภา และกรรมาธิการ พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๕ (PDF). senate.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 25 March 2022.