[[Category:Political parties established in 2012]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Thailand]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Thailand]]
[[Category:Green parties in Asia]]
Thai political party
The Thai Kao Mai Party (TKM, Thai: พรรคไทยก้าวใหม่) it is a Thai political party founded under the name of the Thai Forest Land Reclamation Party, Thai Forest Conservation Party, Thai Opportunity Party, and later renamed the Thai Forest Conservation Party and the Forest Conservation Party. Currently, Kongkiat Korrasut is the party leader and Pinetawee Silpawanich is the party secretary.
The Thailand Forest Land Reclamation Party was founded on January 9, 2013, with Damrong Pidech and Thiti Kanoktaweetakorn serving as the party’s first leader and secretary-general.
Thai Forest Conservation Party (1st time)
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At the 1/2018 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Thai Forest Land Reclamation Party on December 10, 2018, the party decided to change its name from the Thai Forest Land Reclamation Party to the Thai Forest Conservation Party.[2] On Sunday, November 21, 2021, the 1/2021 General Meeting voted to elect Suchin Pianthong, a former forestry expert, as party leader, replacing Damrong, who had been promoted to party advisory chairman.[3] In addition, the party headquarters was moved to 11 Soi Chokchai 4, Soi 60, Chokchai 4 Road, Lat Phrao Subdistrict, Lat Phrao District which is the current party headquarters. Later, on Thursday, September 22, 2022, Suchin submitted a letter of resignation from the position of party leader.
Thai Opportunity Party
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On Sunday, October 2, 2022, at the 1/2022 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Thai Forest Conservation Party resolved to change the party’s name to the Thai Opportunity Party and move the party headquarters to 62, The Millenia Tower, along with the election of a new party executive committee of 9 people, in which the meeting resolved to select Mingkwan Saengsuwan, former Deputy Prime Minister, as a new party leader.[4] Until November 25, 2022, Mingkwan submitted a letter of resignation from the Thai Opportunity Party member, causing him to be out of party leader and the entire party executive committee out of the committee.
Thai Forest Conservation Party (2nd time)/Forest Conservation Party
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Later, on January 22, 2023, the Thai Opportunity Party held a general meeting to amend the party regulations, returning to using the name “Thai Forest Conservation Party” and moving the party headquarters back to 11 Soi Chokchai 4, Soi 60, Chokchai 4 Road, Lat Phrao Subdistrict, Lat Phrao District, along with electing a new party executive committee. The meeting voted to elect Prasert Apipunya as party leader.
Prasert then submitted a letter of resignation from the party membership on January 17, 2024, which the party was informed of on January 26. This resulted in his out of the position of party leader and the entire party executive committee being out of their positions.[5] Later, on March 17, 2024, the Thai Forest Conservation Party held a meeting to elect a new party executive committee. The meeting voted to elect Udomphan Inthayotha and Rapee Chamnanruea as a new party leader and secretary-general. The party’s logo and name were also changed to the Forest Conservation Party.
On July 19, 2025, the Forest Conservation Party held a general meeting to change the party’s regulations, changing the party’s name to the Thai Kao Mai Party, changing the party’s logo, and electing a new 12-member party executive committee. The meeting voted to elect Kongkiat Korrasut and Pinetawee Silpawanich as the new party leader and secretary-general. This change in the party name is in line with news reports on July 4, 2025, after Suchatvee Suwansawat, former Bangkok gubernatorial candidate and former deputy leader of the Democrat Party, resigned from the Democrat Party and announced the establishment of a political party called the Thai Kao Mai Party.[6] Suchatvee later made it clear that he not return to the Democrat Party, despite suggesting call for he return to help revive the party after Chalermchai Sri-on resigned as party leader. Due to he is preparing to launch the Thai Kao Mai Party, that promote education as a key policy and the party meeting within september.[7][8]
| Election | Total seats won | Popular vote | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Invalidated | Invalidated | Invalidated | Unconstitutional-nullified | Damrong Pidej |
| 2019 | 134,816 | 0.38% |  |
Damrong Pidej | |
| 2023 | 12,601 | 0.03% |  |
Prasert Aphipunya |
