Sukhumbhand Paripatra (Thai: สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร; RTGS: Sukhumphan Boriphat) (born 22 September 1952) is a Thai politician and MP belonging to the Democrat Party. Educated at Oxford University in England, he is a former Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand. On 11 January 2009, he was elected the 15th Governor of Bangkok by a large margin, winning 45% of the votes cast.
Sukhumbhand was born in Bangkok to His Highness Prince Sukhumbhinanda and his c...
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Sukhumbhand Paripatra (Thai: สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร; RTGS: Sukhumphan Boriphat) (born 22 September 1952) is a Thai politician and MP belonging to the Democrat Party. Educated at Oxford University in England, he is a former Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand. On 11 January 2009, he was elected the 15th Governor of Bangkok by a large margin, winning 45% of the votes cast.
Sukhumbhand was born in Bangkok to His Highness Prince Sukhumbhinanda and his commoner wife, Mom Dusadi Na Thalang. Prince Sukhumbhinanda was himself a son of His Royal Highness Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand, the Prince of Nakhon Sawan, the only child of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) with his Queen Consort Sukumalmarsri.
Sukhumbhand has received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:
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