Pracha Prasobdee

Pracha Prasobdee MPCh MWM MP
ประชา ประสพดี
Deputy Minister of the Interior
In office 28 October 2012 – 22 May 2014
Prime Minister	Yingluck Shinawatra
Preceded by	Tanis Thienthong Chuchart Harnsawat
Member of the Thai House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 July 2011
Constituency	Samut Prakan 7th district
Personal details
Born	31 October 1960 Thailand
Political party	Pheu Thai Party
Spouse(s)	Nuntawan Prasopdee
Alma mater	Siam University Dhurakij Pundit University Chulalongkorn University Ubon Ratchathani University
Profession	Politician
Religion	Buddhism

Pracha Prasobdee (Thai: ประชา ประสพดี) is a Thai politician. As of 2012 he was a Deputy Minister of the Interior^[1] and a member of the House of Representatives of the Pheu Thai Party.

Life

Pracha was born on 31 October 1960, the son of Pranom and Somsamai Prasobdee, with 3 siblings. He obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Siam University, and a master's degree in Public law from Dhurakij Pundit University and Education Administration from Chulalongkorn University. He graduated with a Doctoral Degree in Public Administration from Ubon Ratchathani University.

He is married to Nuntawan Prasobdee and has one child. His younger sister, Naruemon Tharndamrong^[2] (THAI: นฤมล ธารดำรงค์), was named one of 26 red-shirt political officers while serving as advisor to the Labor Minister.

Politics

Pracha was an unsuccessful candidate for the Palang Dharma Party several times.He was elected as an MP for the first time in 2001 for the Thai Rak Thai Party. He was shot and injured by a hitman in May 2011,^[3] before the 2011 general election, but won the election. In 2012, he was appointed as deputy interior minister in Yingluck cabinet.

Awards from the king of Thailand

• – Knight Commander (Second Class) Order of the White Elephant.
• – Knight Grand Cross (First Class) Order of the Crown of Thailand.
• – Knight Grand Cross (First Class) Order of the White Elephant.
• – Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) Order of the Crown of Thailand.
• – Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class)Order of the White Elephant.

References

1. "Deputy Interior Minister Pracha says Boonlert fails to control demonstrators". The Nation. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
2. "Government names 26 red-shirt political officers". The Nation. Bangkok. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
3. Jittakham, Kasikrit (25 November 2011). "Samut Prakan prosecutor declines to indict excouncillor". The Nation. Bangkok. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2012.