Jakrapob Penkair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Thai politician
Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1967
Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand
Profession: politician
Nationality: Thailand
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
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About Jakrapob Penkair
- Jakrapob Penkair (Thai: ?????? ??????; born October 21, 1967) is a Thai media personality, diplomat and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Bangkok, the Government Spokesperson of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 2003 to 2005, and later as a Cabinet Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister from 2007 to 2008 under the premiership of Samak Sundaravej. Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état by the Royal Thai Army, he became a key organizer of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship opposed to it.
- He was forced to step down after allegations of lèse majesté, a legal weapon commonly used in Thailand to silence dissent, and has been in exile since the 2009 Thai political unrest.
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