Who's Pita Limjaroenrat, Thailand's opposition chief more likely to be subsequent PM? | World News

Pita Limjaroenrat, Thailand's 42-year-old opposition chief, is ready to turn into the nation's subsequent prime minister, together with his Transfer Ahead Social gathering rising because the single-largest occasion in Sunday's parliamentary elections.

On Monday, Limjaroenrat took to Twitter saying he was ‘clear’ and ‘prepared’ to be the thirtieth prime minister of Thailand.

“We've the identical dream, the identical hopes, and we consider that Thailand that we love will be higher. Change is feasible If we begin doing it from immediately... Our desires and hopes are fairly easy and simple,” he stated in his tweet.

He continued: “Whether or not you agree or disagree with me, I can be your prime minister. Whether or not you voted for me or not, I'll serve you.”

To turn into the premier, nonetheless, the younger chief will want the help of different events, as Transfer Ahead didn't safe a single-party majority within the 500-member decrease home. Accordingly, he has prolonged an invite to 4 different opposition events, together with the runner-up Pheu Thai, to affix palms with Transfer Ahead and type a coalition authorities.

Right here is, in the meantime, a short profile of Pita Limjaroenrat:

(1.) Born in Bangkok on September 5, 1980, he comes from an influential household. Each his father and uncle have been advisors to Thai governments, with the latter additionally being a detailed aide to erstwhile PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

(2.) A businessman by career, he has studied in New Zealand and america. His alma mater consists of College of Texas, Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Know-how, amongst others.

(3.) At 25, Limjaroenrat grew to become the managing director of CEO Agrifood, a rice bran oil enterprise run by his household. From 2017 to 2018, he was the manager director at Seize Thailand, the Thailand unit of Seize Holdings Inc, a Southeast Asian multinational technological agency.

(4.) He started his political profession with Future Ahead Social gathering, the predecessor to Transfer Ahead Social gathering. In March 2020, he was formally elected because the chief of Transfer Ahead Social gathering.

(5.) In December 2012, Pita married actress Chutima Teepanart, however the couple obtained divorced in March 2019. They're mother and father to a daughter.