Jon Ungpakorn
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Jon Ungpakorn is a London
-born Thai
non-governmental organization
(NGO) 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.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-born Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
(NGO) executive and member of the Senate of Thailand
Senate of Thailand
The Senate of the Kingdom of Thailand is the upper house of the National Assembly of Thailand, . In accordance with the 2007 Constitution of Thailand, the Senate is a non-partisan legislative chamber, composed of 150 members...
. He is an older brother of Peter Ungpakorn and Ji Ungpakorn
Ji Ungpakorn
Giles Ji Ungpakorn Giles Ji Ungpakorn Giles Ji Ungpakorn (Thai: ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์, pronounced (born 1953) is a Thai-British academic and political activist. He formerly worked as an associate professor at Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, before he fled to the United Kingdom...
, and is of Chinese-Thai and British parentage. His father was the revered Dr Puey Ungpakorn
Puey Ungpakorn
Puey Ungpakorn, MBE was an extremely successful bureaucrat who played a central role in the shaping of Thailand's economic development and in the strengthening of its system of higher education...
; 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
Prachatai
Prachatai is a non-profit online newspaper in Thailand. Focusing on news from and commentary on NGOs, social movements, and human rights issues, the website became an alternative source for social and political news. Its current editor-in-chief is Chuwat Rerksirisuk, with Chiranuch Premchaiporn...
online newspaper, once served as its board member but no longer.