Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ
Thanathorn in 2019
Leader of the Future Forward Party
In office
27 May 2018 – 21 February 2020
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPita Limjaroenrat (as Leader of the Move Forward Party)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
24 March 2019 – 20 November 2019
ConstituencyParty-list
Personal details
Born (1978-11-25) 25 November 1978 (age 45)
Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyFuture Forward (2018–2020)
SpouseRawiphan Daengthongdi
Children4
Parents
RelativesSuriya Juangroongruangkit (uncle)
Education
Signature
NicknameEk (เอก)

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (Thai: ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ, RTGSThanathon Chuengrungrueangkit, pronounced [tʰā.nāː.tʰɔ̄ːn tɕɯ̄ŋ.rûŋ.rɯ̄aŋ.kìt] ; born 25 November 1978) is a Thai businessman, politician and activist who served as Leader of the Future Forward Party from 2018 until the party dissolved in 2020. From 2002 to 2018, Thanathorn was the vice president of the Thai Summit Group, Thailand's largest auto parts manufacturer.[1]

In March 2018, Thanathorn co-founded the Future Forward Party and was unanimously elected as the party's leader during its first public meeting in May 2018.[2]

  1. ^ "ประวัติ ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ กับแนวคิดการเมือง และเหตุที่ไทยต้องมีพรรคหน้าใหม่" (in Thai). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Thanathorn elected leader of Future Forward Party". Bangkok Post.[full citation needed]