Pita Limjaroenrat

Thai businessman and politician

Pita Limjaroenrat (Thai: พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์, RTGS: Phitha Limcharoenrat, Template:Ipa-th; nicknamed Tim; born 5 September 1980) is a Thai politician and businessman. He is the leader of the Move Forward Party. From 2019 to 2023, he was a member of the House of Representatives.

Pita Limjaroenrat
พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์
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30th Prime Minister-Designate of Thailand
Assuming office
4 August 2023
MonarchMaha Vajiralongkorn
SucceedingPrayut Chan-o-cha
Leader of the Move Forward Party
In office
14 March 2020 – 8 August 2023
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPrayut Chan-o-cha
Member of the House of Representatives
for Move Forward Party List
Assumed office
24 March 2019
Personal details
Born (1980-09-05) 5 September 1980 (age 44)
Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityThai
Political partyMove Forward (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Future Forward (2018–2020)
Spouse(s)
Chutima Teepanart
(m. 2012; div. 2019)
Children1
MotherLinda Limjaroenrat
FatherPongsak Limjaroenrat
Education
Nickname(s)Tim (ทิม)[1]

Pita led the Move Forward Party into the 2023 general election.[2]

Political career

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Pita first joined as a member of the Future Forward Party (Thai:, RTGS: Phak Anakhot Mai). Pita initially joined as a member of the Future Forward Party (Thai:, RTGS: Phak Anakhot Mai). He accepted Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's invitation to run in the 2019 Thai general election and was chosen as the fourth party-list representative for his party, winning a seat in the House of Representatives. He accepted Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's invitation to run in the 2019 Thai general election and was elected as the fourth party-list representative for his party, earning a seat in the House of Representatives.

He outlined the "Five-Button Theory" in a speech he gave in the House of Representatives in July 2019. According to this theory, the government should concentrate on the following agricultural policies: land ownership, farmer indebtedness, cannabis usage, agro-tourism, and water resources. Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda appreciated his remarks despite the fact that he is a member of another party.

He was chosen as the new head of the Move Forward Party (Thai:, RTGS: Phak Kao Klai) two weeks after his party was liquidated. He joined 54 other former party members there and was subsequently elected on March 14, 2020.

Pita led the Move Forward Party during the general election of 2023. When his party won the most votes on May 15, he said that he was prepared to take office as prime minister and asked the Pheu Thai Party and several other minor parties to form a coalition government.[3]

References

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  1. "เลือกตั้ง2566 : รู้จัก (ว่าที่) นายกฯ "พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์"" (in Thai). Thai PBS. 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023.
  2. "ประวัติ "พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์" ว่าที่นายกฯ คนที่ 30 ของประเทศไทย". อมรินทร์ทีวี เอชดี ช่อง 34 - AMARIN TV HD (in Thai). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. "ประวัติ "พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์" ว่าที่นายกฯ คนที่ 30 ของประเทศไทย". อมรินทร์ทีวี เอชดี ช่อง 34 - AMARIN TV HD (in Thai). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.