Rosana Tositrakul

Rosana Tositrakul (Thai: รสนา โตสิตระกูล, born 27 September 1957) is Thailand's Bangkok Senator. She was first elected in 2006, only to find the polls scrapped by a military coup.[1] She was voted into office a second time in 2008 with over 740,000 votes.[2]

Rosana Tositrakul
Born (1957-07-27) July 27, 1957
Bangkok, Thailand
OccupationNGOs, Politician
Years active2006-present

Early life and education

Rosana graduated from secondary school from Mahaprutharam Girls' School and a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Thammasat University in 1974.

Activist work

After graduating from Thammasat University, Rosana formed the NGO "Traditional Medicine for Self-Curing", later renamed the "Thai Holistic Health Foundation". She spent a year studying with Masanobu Fukuoka, the developer of natural farming, and helped introduce organic farming to Kut Chum District, Yasothon Province. She studied medicinal plants in the district and helped form the "Natural Medication and Herb Interest Group" there.[3]

Rosana worked for many years as a women's rights activist[4] for the Thai Health Foundation, calling for the resignation of Rakkiat Sukthana on corruption charges. She also called for the resignation of Purachai Piumsomboon over a supposed cover-up of the spread of bird flu in Thailand.[5][6]

She represented a coalition of over 30 NGOs in an appeal against a government plan to establish special economic zones around Thailand.[7][8]

Religious views

Rosana Tositrakul has stated she has no political leanings. Instead, she advocates what she calls an "engaged" form of Buddhist feminism.[4][9]

References
  1. "Interview Rosana Tositrakul, social activist". Thai Press Reports. April 16, 2007. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  2. "Thailand Interview - Rosana Tositrakul Senator Elect". Thai Press Reports. March 4, 2008. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  3. Parnwell, Michael J.G. (2005). "The Power to Change: Rebuilding Sustainable Livelihoods in North-East Thailand" (PDF). Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies. UK: Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds. 4 (2): 1–21. ISSN 1602-2297.
  4. Kate Hodal (February 9, 2014). "Rosana Tositrakul: 'There's cronyism among women in Thai politics'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. "Activists tell govt to come clean". The Nation. January 23, 2004. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  6. "THAIHEALTH: Activists demand axe for Purachai". The Nation. August 16, 2004. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  7. "NGOs: What about the others?". The Nation. October 29, 2003. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  8. "Special Economic Zones: Monks and NGOs say no". The Nation. February 6, 2005. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  9. Sukrung, Karnjariya (June 28, 2008). "Walking the Path". Bangkok Post. The Buddhist Channel. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2010.


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