Two-time Prime Minister of Thailand (the 20th and 23rd), House Speaker
Place of Birth: Trang
Date of Birth: Thu Jul 28, 1938
Family Background:
Born to Mr. Niyom and Mrs. Tuan Leekpai, a half-Chinese family.
Education:
- Secondary: Wat Amarintraram, Bangkok
- Bachelor in Laws, Thammasat University, Bangkok
Career:
- 1969: Elected Member of the Parliament, his first term
- 1975: Minister of Justice
- 1976: Minister attached to Office of the Prime Minister
- 1981: Minister of Commerce
- 1982: Minister of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives
- 1988: Minister of Public Health</li><li>1989: Deputy Prime Minister
- 1991: Democrat Party Leader
- 1992-95: Prime Minister (first term)
- 1997-2001: Prime Minister (second term)
- 2019 Speaker of the House of Representatives
Marital Status:
A son, Surabot Leekpai, with Pakdiporn Sujaritkul, his common-law wife