Orapin Chaiyakan

Orapin Chaiyakan
Orapin Chaiyakan
อรพินท์ ไชยกาล
Born	6 May 1904; Ubon Ratchathani, Siam
Died	1 January 1996 (aged 91); Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Occupations	Politician; teacher;
Known for	First woman elected to the Parliament of Thailand
Political party	Democrat Party

Orapin Chaiyakan (Thai: อรพินท์ ไชยกาล) (born May 6, 1904) was a Thai politician and teacher. She was born in Ubon Ratchathani, studied education in Bangkok,^[1] and served as headteacher of Narinukun School from 1924 to 1940. She was the first woman to be elected to hold a post in the Parliament of Thailand.^[2]^[3] Specifically, she was elected to become a member of the House of Representatives of Thailand on June 5, 1949.^[2]^[3] She was elected as a representative for Ubon Ratchathani Province.^[4] She was a member of the Democrat Party.

References

^ "Celebrating the Thai female heroes you probably didn't know about - Thai Enquirer The Culture Blog". Thai Enquirer. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
^ ^a ^b Sopchokchai, Orapin. Female Members of Parliament, Women's Political Participation at the National Level Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Women's Political Participation in Thailand, TDRI Quarterly Review, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 1998, pp. 11-20
^ ^a ^b Iwanaga, Kazuki. Women in Politics in Thailand Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Working Paper No. 14, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, Sweden, 2005
^ Statistical Booklet on Thai Women and Men, page iv, National Statistical Office, Office of the Prime Minister, 1995

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[1] "Celebrating the Thai female heroes you probably didn't know about - Thai Enquirer The Culture Blog". Thai Enquirer. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

[TDRI-2] Sopchokchai, Orapin. Female Members of Parliament, Women's Political Participation at the National Level Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Women's Political Participation in Thailand, TDRI Quarterly Review, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 1998, pp. 11-20

[Iwanaga-3] Iwanaga, Kazuki. Women in Politics in Thailand Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Working Paper No. 14, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, Sweden, 2005

[4] Statistical Booklet on Thai Women and Men, page iv, National Statistical Office, Office of the Prime Minister, 1995

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