PUBLISHED: 11 Dec 2024 at 04: 00
Prayuth Siripanich, a member of the Pheu Thai Party list, has been in the limelight since his proposal to alter the Defence Ministry Administration Act to lessen the government’s authority to carry out coupsd’etats.
Mr Prayuth’s act is one of three– the other two were proposed before by the Women’s Party and past defence secretary Sutin Klungsaeng. The consumer can then vote on the proposed bill on the parliament website through January 1st.
Mr. Prayuth is regarded as a brave and sincere politician who will not back down and keeps moving forward with his ideas.
However, this proposal may raise tensions between Pheu Thai and the military, as well as among coalition functions or even group members.
On Oct 18, 2013, when Yingluck Shinawatra was prime minister, Mr Prayuth, as deputy chairman of the House committee on reviewing the asylum bill, proposed amending Content 3 to grant asylum to people involved in political groups, problems or those accused of wrongdoing by organizations established after the revolt from Sept 19, 2006, to Aug 8, 2013, regardless of whether they acted as perpetrators, supporters or leaders.
Political opponents opposed the proposed type, saying it was meant for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who had been living in self-imposed exile since 2008, in particular.
The parole bill at the time heightened tensions, causing widespread unrest among different groups and causing people to take to the streets. Eventually, Yingluck announced the dissolution of parliament in 2013.
This incident served as a catalyst for the social unrest that led to Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 2014 military coup.
Mr. Prayuth has spent a long time in Thai elections. Born on Sept 30, 1945, in Maha Sarakham, he gained a bachelor’s degree in law from Ramkhamhaeng University.
Since 1979, he has been an MP for Maha Sarakham for eight conditions. He again held the position of Social Action Party secretary-general under the command of the later Montri Pongpanich.
He even held supervisory positions in many governments.
In 2010, Mr. Prayuth was chosen as Pheu Thai’s assistant leader. He and several other members of the executive council resigned in April 2011.
During the Yingluck state, he was made an assistant to assistant leading Plodprasop Suraswadi.