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Chuwit Kamolvisit
(ชูวิทย์ กมลวิศิษฎ์)

Chuwit Kamolvisit<br>(ชูวิทย์ กมลวิศิษฎ์)

Outspoken politician, founder and leader of Rak Prathetthai Party

Place of Birth: Bangkok

Date of Birth: Tue Aug 29, 1961

Family Background:

Born to a Hong Kong-born Chinese father and a Thai mother

Education:

  • Thepsirin School
  • B.A. Commerce and Accountancy, Thammasat University
  • MBA San Diego University, California, USA
  • M.A. Political Science, Thammasat University

Career:

  • Founded the Davis Group, which owned six luxurious massage parlours in Bangkok
  • 2003 Formed Tontrakulthai Party
  • 2004 Ran for Bangkok governorship
  • 2005 Merged Tontrakulthai Party with Chart Thai Party, became a member of parliament
  • 2008 Ran for Bangkok governorship
  • 2011 Formed Rak Prathetthai Party

Marital Status:

Divorced Kate W Johnson, who lives in the United States with their two children. Remarried Ngamta Sukniran with 4 children