Dr. Chadchart Sittipunt, SM '89

Governor of Bangkok

Education

2012 Master of Business Administration, Chulalongkorn Business School, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

1991 Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign, USA

1989 Master of Science (Civil Engineering), School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

1987 Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering, 1st Class Honors), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Working Experiences

22nd May 2022 – Present Governor of Bangkok

2019 – 2022 - Candidate for Bangkok Gubernatorial Election - Founder of the campaign called “Better Bangkok”

2018 – 2019 Candidate for the Prime Minister of Thailand, Pheu Thai Party

2014 – 2017 Chief Executive Officer, Q House, PLC.

2012 – 2014 Minister of Transport

2012 Deputy Minister of Transport

1995 – 2011 Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

1994 – 1995 Structural Engineer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), USA

Honors and Awards

- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant

- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

- Associated Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University