|
Jon Ungpakorn (Thai จอน อึ๊งภากรณ์, born September 19, 1947) 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. ==External links== *(Short biography at senate.go.th ) *(Ramon Magsaysay Award Citation ) * (Thaingo ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jon Ungpakorn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|