Democrat Party (Thailand)
The Democrat Party is a Thai political party. The oldest party in Thailand, it was founded as a royalist party; it now upholds a conservative and pro-market position.
Khuang Aphaiwong one of the founders of the Democrat Party
Election results in the south, 1975–2005
Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai hosts a dinner welcoming Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen
Abhisit Vejjajiva and Suthep Thaugsuban in Party Executive Committee Meeting in 2011
Abhisit Vejjajiva is a Thai politician who was the prime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. He was the leader of the Democrat Party from 2005 until he resigned following the party's weak performance in the 2019 election. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from 2005 to 2008 and again after his premiership until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013. As of 2023, Abhisit is the last prime minister to not come from the military or be related to the Shinawatra family.
Abhisit in 2010
Eton College
Abhisit Vejjajiva, wearing prime ministerial attire, including the golden brocaded Senamat gown (ครุยเสนามาตย์), and his wife, Dr Pimpen, wearing a Thai silk dress
Abhisit with his political mentor Chuan Leekpai