Orapin Chaiyakan

Orapin Chaiyakan was the first woman to be elected to hold a post in the Parliament of Thailand.[1][2] Specifically, she was elected to become a member of the House of Representatives of Thailand on June 5, 1949.[1][2] She was elected as a representative for Ubon Ratchathani Province.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Sopchokchai, Orapin. Female Members of Parliament, Women's Political Participation at the National Level Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine., Women's Political Participation in Thailand, TDRI Quarterly Review, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 1998, pp. 11-20
  2. 1 2 Iwanaga, Kazuki. Women in Politics in Thailand Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine., Working Paper No. 14, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, Sweden, 2005
  3. ↑ Statistical Booklet on Thai Women and Men, page iv, National Statistical Office, Office of the Prime Minister, 1995
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