Orapin Chaiyakan

Orapin Chaiyakan (Thai: อรพินท์ ไชยกาล) (born May 6, 1904) was a Thai politician and teacher. She was born in Ubon Ratchathani, studied education in Bangkok,^[1] and served as headteacher of Narinukun School from 1924 to 1940. She was the first woman to be elected to hold a post in the Parliament of Thailand.^[2][3] Specifically, she was elected to become a member of the House of Representatives of Thailand on June 5, 1949.^[2][3] She was elected as a representative for Ubon Ratchathani Province.^[4] She was a member of the Democrat Party.

Orapin Chaiyakan
อรพินท์ ไชยกาล
Born	(1904-05-06)6 May 1904 Ubon Ratchathani, Siam
Died	1 January 1996(1996-01-01) (aged 91) Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Occupations	Politician teacher
Known for	First woman elected to the Parliament of Thailand
Political party	Democrat Party

References

1. "Celebrating the Thai female heroes you probably didn't know about - Thai Enquirer The Culture Blog". Thai Enquirer. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
2. Sopchokchai, Orapin. Female Members of Parliament, Women's Political Participation at the National Level Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Women's Political Participation in Thailand, TDRI Quarterly Review, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 1998, pp. 11-20
3. Iwanaga, Kazuki. Women in Politics in Thailand Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Working Paper No. 14, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, Sweden, 2005
4. Statistical Booklet on Thai Women and Men, page iv, National Statistical Office, Office of the Prime Minister, 1995