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2026Former BMC candidate · Campaign & urban policy

Samphanthawong campaign

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Developed and presented proposals on local trade, public space and heritage with residents and the campaign team.

Proposals & communication

Local trade, shared public space and neighbourhood heritage.

2026 campaign archive

Thanapat’s number-one campaign billboard above Yaowarat Road in 2026 — Campaign communication on Yaowarat Road · Image: Matichon Weekly

Thanapat and the campaign team outside a shop beneath a campaign banner — The campaign team in the neighbourhood

Thanapat and fellow speakers seated with residents at Phanurangsi Pier in Talat Noi — Forum on street vending, pavements and the urban economy · Phanurangsi Pier, Talat Noi · 24 May 2026

Thanapat listens to a resident and reviews visual evidence on a tablet during the campaign — Listening to residents and reviewing evidence from the neighbourhood

Thanapat and Thanathorn campaign from a moving vehicle in the rain on Yaowarat Road — Campaigning with Thanathorn on Yaowarat Road · 23 Jun 2026

Poster for the Bangkok Made Easy: Easier Trading forum at Phanurangsi Pier, Talat Noi — ‘Bangkok Made Easy: Easier Trading’ forum · Phanurangsi Pier, Talat Noi · 24 May 2026

2025; 2026Budget Review Subcommittee · FY2026–27

Bangkok budget review

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Analysed district budget proposals through document review, meetings and site visits.

Analysis & scrutiny

Eight district offices across two budget-review appointments.

FY2026–27 review record

Thanapat reviews Bangkok FY2027 draft-budget documents — Reviewing the FY2027 draft budget · 2026

Thanapat inspects canal conditions with the BMA budget subcommittee — On-site project review · BMA Budget Subcommittee · 2025

Thanapat reviews budget documents at a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration meeting — Reviewing budget and project details · 2025

Thanapat reviews the Bangkok budget in a subcommittee meeting — District-budget review meeting · 2025

Thanapat examines the local context of a proposed Bangkok project — Reviewing project context on site · 2026

Thanapat uses a tablet while reviewing Bangkok FY2027 draft-budget documents — FY2027 draft-budget review · 2026

2023–25Parliamentary Assistant & Secretary

Parliamentary work

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Contributed to joint e-commerce drafting, agency coordination and follow-up on constituency concerns.

Research & coordination

Joint legislative drafting and follow-up across public agencies.

2023–25 work archive

Khlong Satri Chulanak discussion with microphones, a laptop and working documents — Contributing to the Khlong Satri Chulanak discussion · 11 March 2025 · Thanapat’s work archive

Thanapat holding documents outside the Bureau of Legal Affairs in an image about the draft Electronic Commerce Bill — Contributing to the draft Electronic Commerce Bill

A canal field visit showing the waterway and buildings on both sides — Examining canal conditions and the surrounding community · Thanapat’s work archive

Thanapat speaks into a microphone in a meeting with police officers — Agency coordination as a Parliamentary Assistant

Thanapat listens during a discussion with police officers — Listening to officials during the meeting

Proposal diagram connecting tuk-tuk registration, camera detection and an online command system — Tuk-tuk proposal · connecting information across agencies

Thanapat with the MP and team during a constituency visit — A constituency visit with the MP and team

Thanapat and the constituency team listen to vendors during a discussion near Wat Chakkrawat — Maha Chak Road vendor dialogue near Wat Chakkrawat · 10 Mar 2025

Thanapat speaks at a meeting with Bangkok municipal-enforcement officials — Discussion with Bangkok municipal-enforcement officials · owner-provided archive · 2025

Thanapat records conditions at a drainage canal beside a Bangkok community during a field visit — Documenting conditions at the site of the problem

Thanapat speaks with residents in the rain while responding to flooding — Coordinating flood response in the community

Thanapat joins a district-level community committee meeting — District-level community committee meeting

Thanapat joins residents for Christmas at Krit Community — Christmas at Krit Community

Thanapat stands with the working group and officials in front of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration emblem — Working group and participants in the municipal-enforcement discussion · 2025

2023–25Adviser to the Chair

Committee advisory work

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Contributed legal and policy research on committee summons and advice on people fleeing conflict in Myanmar, through two distinct appointments.

Legal & policy advice

The Myanmar study report credits Thanapat as an adviser, separately from its report-writing working group.

Two distinct appointments

Thanapat works on a tablet during a parliamentary security committee meeting — Working with material during a committee meeting

Cover of the parliamentary study report on people fleeing conflict in Myanmar — Parliamentary study report on people fleeing conflict in Myanmar

Thanapat stands with colleagues at a parliamentary press podium — At a press briefing during committee work · owner-provided photograph

2023 · 2026Campaign Coordinator

Campaign Coordinator

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Coordinated field operations and communications for the 2023 campaign; supported the 2026 campaign.

Field operations

Constituency feedback, campaign communication and team coordination.

2023 coordination · 2026 support

Bangkok Constituency 1Phra Nakhon, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Samphanthawong, Bang Rak and Dusit (excluding Thanon Nakhon Chai Si). District coverage ↗

Thanapat waves from a campaign vehicle carrying Paramait’s number 5 signs in 2023 — On the campaign route · 2023 parliamentary election

Thanapat with Paramait and the Move Forward campaign team in 2023 — With Paramait and the campaign team · 2023 parliamentary election

Thanapat and a fellow campaigner communicating with residents from the campaign vehicle in 2023 — Campaign communication in the constituency · 2023

Thanapat with the campaign team during the 2026 parliamentary election — With the campaign team · 2026 parliamentary election

Thanapat and the campaign team greeting residents during the 2026 parliamentary election — Greeting residents on the campaign route · 2026 parliamentary election

Thanapat and the campaign team talking with a resident during the 2026 parliamentary election — Conversations in the constituency · 2026 parliamentary election

Education & research

Thanapat during his internship with the Department of ASEAN Affairs at Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2022Intern

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand

Department of ASEAN Affairs

Supported diplomats with high-level meetings, bilingual communications, protocol and Asian energy-transition research.

2019–2023

Thammasat University

B.A. International Studies (ASEAN–China)

English-taught international programme

First Class Honours
GPA 3.61/4.00

2022

Research & conference

Kyoto University · ICTS14

Shan migrant mobility and livelihoods during COVID-19

Co-authored with Pornpimon Tangchaisirikul and presented online at the 14th International Conference on Thai Studies, hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, on 30 April 2022.

Conference programme · 2B01-04-04

News & media

Thanapat and fellow speakers talking with a vendor in Talat Noi, the THE STANDARD article cover

THE STANDARD25 May 2026

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Samphanthawong campaign

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