Chairman Constitution Drafting Committee, prominent legal expert
Place of Birth: Bangkok
Date of Birth: Wed Feb 02, 1938
Education:
- 1961 Bachelor of Laws, Thammasat University
- 1966 Master of Comparative Laws, Southern Methodist University, Texas, USA
Career:
- Office of the Council of State
- 1973 Legal Advisor to prime minister Sanya Dharmasakti
- 1977 Member of the National Legislative Assembly, deputy secretary-general of the prime minister
- 1980 – 90 Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister in the cabinet of General Prem Tinsulanonda
- 1983 – 89 Senator
- 1991 Deputy Prime Minister
- 1992 – 2000 Speaker of the Senate
- 2006 President of National Legislative Assembly of Thailand
- 2011 Chairman of Thailand’s Law Reform Commission at the Council of State
- 2014 Member of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)
- 2015 Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee
Marital Status:
Married to Khunying Amporn Ruchuphan (née Seneewongse na Ayutthaya) with 2 daughters, Mrs. Mayura Chotechuang and Mrs. Mathuros Lojaya