Anutin to appoint Dr. Ekkaphop as Government Spokesperson

Khaosod•Politics•8d ago

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plans to appoint Dr. Ekkaphop Pienpiset as the new government spokesperson.

•Anutin Charnvirakul intends to appoint Dr. Ekkaphop Pienpiset as the government spokesperson.
•Ratchada Thanadirek will be moved from spokesperson to assistant minister for women's affairs in the South.
•The appointment proposal will be submitted to the Cabinet meeting next week.
•The announcement was made on September 1, 2026, at Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus.

•On September 1, 2026, Anutin Charnvirakul gave an interview at Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus, in Songkhla province.
•Anutin Charnvirakul plans to appoint Dr. Ekkaphop Pienpiset, also known as Dr. Ek, as the new government spokesperson.
•Anutin Charnvirakul stated the change is a reshuffling of duties because Ratchada Thanadirek has been working on women's issues in the three southern border provinces.
•Ratchada Thanadirek will be moved to the position of assistant minister to the Prime Minister to handle women's affairs in the South and other tasks.
•Dr. Ekkaphop Pienpiset has political experience as a former Member of Parliament.
•Anutin Charnvirakul asserted that Dr. Ekkaphop Pienpiset has been a member of the Bhumjaithai Party for a long time.
•The proposal for the new spokesperson will be brought to the Cabinet meeting next week.

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Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Ekkaphop Pienpiset(เอกภพ เพียรพิเศษ)

Candidate for government spokesperson and Bhumjaithai Party list member ranked 35.

Ratchada Thanadirek(รัชดา ธนาดิเรก)

Current government spokesperson being moved to assistant minister for women's affairs in the South.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

The political party to which Ekkaphop Pienpiset currently belongs.

Future Forward Party(พรรคอนาคตใหม่)ℹ️

The party Ekkaphop Pienpiset joined after being elected as MP for Chiang Rai District 1 in 2019.

Move Forward Party(พรรคก้าวไกล)ℹ️

The party Ekkaphop Pienpiset joined after the dissolution of the Future Forward Party.

Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus(มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ วิทยาเขตหาดใหญ่)

The location where Anutin Charnvirakul gave the interview.

Songkhla Province(จ.สงขลา)ℹ️

The province where Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus is located.

Chiang Rai(เชียงราย)ℹ️

The location of the constituency where Ekkaphop Pienpiset ran for Member of Parliament.