Jon Ungpakorn
Politician, Person
1947 –
Who is Jon Ungpakorn?
Jon Ungpakorn is a London-born Thai non-governmental organization executive and member of the Senate of Thailand. He is an older brother of Peter Ungpakorn and Ji Ungpakorn, and is of Chinese-Thai and British parentage. His father was the revered Dr Puey Ungpakorn; his mother was the former Margaret Smith of London.
In 2000 Jon Ungpakorn was elected to the Senate with the support of the NGO and HIV/AIDS communities.
In 2005 he was awarded with the Magsaysay Award for Governmental Services, exactly 40 years after his father won the award.
He is a founder of Prachatai online newspaper, once served as its board member but no longer.
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- Born
- Sep 19, 1947
London - Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Sussex
Electronics
- University of Sussex
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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