Padipat Suntiphada

On the 7 August 2024 Padipat was banned from politics along with other politicians after a ruling from the Constitutional Court of Thailand[1] Padipat received a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine from Chulalongkorn University and a Master of Theological Studies from Trinity Theological College, Singapore.

[5][6] He was the second deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Political Development, Mass Communications, and Public Participation.

His belief as a devout Christian made him abstain from voting on a Marriage Equality Bill that was proposed by his party in 2022.

Therefore, the Move Forward party's executive committee took the decision to revoke Padipat's membership.

Padipat will have thirty days to join a new party lest he forfeits his position as deputy speaker and MP.

[14] The government chief whip, Adisorn Piangkes, posted a poem critical of Padipat on his personal Twitter account.