Abhisit Vejjajiva (Thai:อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ; rtgs:Aphisit Wetchachiwa (Thai pronunciation); IPA:[ʔà.pʰí.sìt wêːt.tɕʰāː.tɕʰīː.wáʔ]pronunciation; born 3 August 1964) is a Thai politician who was the 27thprime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from December 2008 until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013. That same month, he was formally charged with murder resulting from a crackdown on demonstrators in 2010 that killed 90 people.
Born in England, Abhisit attended Eton College and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Oxford. He was elected to the Parliament of Thailand at the age of 27, and promoted to Democrat Party leader in 2005, after his predecessor resigned following the party's defeat in the 2005 general election.
Abhisit was appointed prime minister of Thailand on 17 December 2008, after the Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from office. At age 44, he was the country's youngest prime minister in more than 60 years.
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Former Thai Prime Minister urges a redesign of rules governing data, competition laws and intellectual property rights protection to enable technology to become a force for equality. Abhisit Vejjajiva is the former Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. Born in the United Kingdom, he attended Eton College and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Oxford.
He began his political career in at the age of 27, when he was elected a member of Parliament, and became the leader of Democratic Party in 2005. He later became the country’s youngest Prime Minister in 60 years in 2008, at the age of 44. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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published: 31 May 2010
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published: 22 Jun 2010
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Democrat Party leader, and former prime minister of Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has told the BBC that the government "clearly has not respected the law". Speaking to Jonathan Head, Mr Vejjajiva said he did not condone violence
published: 03 Feb 2014
ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA SHINAWATRA 'GOT HER PRIORITIES WRONG' - BBC NEWS
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Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva says Yingluck Shinawatra "got her priorities wrong" and that the government had been too slow to respond to the protestors frustrations.
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In the face of the protests, Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Thai prime minister has stood firm and refused the protestors demands. But if nothing else, the huge numbers of protestors confirmed that Thailand is a deeply divided country.
published: 20 Mar 2010
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Rappler Talk: Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on the future of democracy in Thailand
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Former Thai Prime Minister urges a redesign of rules governing data, competition laws and intellectual property rights protection to enable technology to become a force for equality. Abhisit Vejjajiva is the former Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. Born in the United Kingdom, he attended Eton College and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Oxford.
He began his political career in at the age of 27, when he was elected a member of Parliament, and became the leader of Democratic Party in 2005. He later became the country’s youngest Prime Minister in 60 years in 2008, at the age of 44. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Former Thai Prime Minister urges a redesign of rules governing data, competition laws and intellectual property rights protection to enable technology to become a force for equality. Abhisit Vejjajiva is the former Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. Born in the United Kingdom, he attended Eton College and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Oxford.
He began his political career in at the age of 27, when he was elected a member of Parliament, and became the leader of Democratic Party in 2005. He later became the country’s youngest Prime Minister in 60 years in 2008, at the age of 44. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Former Thai Prime Minister urges a redesign of rules governing data, competition laws and intellectual property rights protection to enable technology to become a force for equality. Abhisit Vejjajiva is the former Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. Born in the United Kingdom, he attended Eton College and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Oxford.
He began his political career in at the age of 27, when he was elected a member of Parliament, and became the leader of Democratic Party in 2005. He later became the country’s youngest Prime Minister in 60 years in 2008, at the age of 44. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Abhisit Vejjajiva (Thai:อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ; rtgs:Aphisit Wetchachiwa (Thai pronunciation); IPA:[ʔà.pʰí.sìt wêːt.tɕʰāː.tɕʰīː.wáʔ]pronunciation; born 3 August 1964) is a Thai politician who was the 27thprime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from December 2008 until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013. That same month, he was formally charged with murder resulting from a crackdown on demonstrators in 2010 that killed 90 people.
Born in England, Abhisit attended Eton College and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Oxford. He was elected to the Parliament of Thailand at the age of 27, and promoted to Democrat Party leader in 2005, after his predecessor resigned following the party's defeat in the 2005 general election.
Abhisit was appointed prime minister of Thailand on 17 December 2008, after the Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from office. At age 44, he was the country's youngest prime minister in more than 60 years.
They made the remarks at the third InternationalForum on Democracy...Abhisit Vejjajiva, former prime minister of Thailand, said that currently, there is no effective democratic global governance system, due to a lack of reform ...