page_title: Chitpas Kridakorn
section_title: Family and education
hierarchical_section_title: Chitpas Kridakorn / Family and education
caption_attribution_description: นายกรัฐมนตรีและภริยา ในนามรัฐบาลเป็นเจ้าภาพงานสโมสรสันนิบาตเฉลิมพระเกียรติเนื่องในวันเฉลิม พระชนมพรรษา พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว ณ สนามหญ้าหน้าตึกไทยคู่ฟ้า 7ธันวาคม2552 (The Official Site of The Prime Minister of Thailand Photo by พีรพัฒน์ วิมลรังครัตน์)
context_page_description: Chitpas Kridakorn is a Thai politician and activist. She was a speaker of the People's Democratic Reform Committee during the 2013–2014 mass protests. Since May 2019 she has been a member of the Thai House of Representatives for the Democrat Party.
context_section_description: Chitpas, also known under her nickname "Tant" (ตั๊น), was born in Bangkok as the eldest daughter of an aristocratic family. Her father Chutinant Bhirombhakdi is one of the heirs to the Boon Rawd Brewery fortune and executive vice-president of the Singha Corporation, producing the beer brands Singha and Leo. Her grandfather Chamnong Bhirombhakdi was the president of Singha Corporation and was listed as number seven of the richest Thais by Forbes in 2011 with an estimated net worth of US$2 billion. Therefore, she is often referred to as the "Singha heiress" or "beer heiress" in Thai press. Chitpas' mother, Mom Luang Piyapas Bhirombhakdi née Kridakorn, is a distant member of the Thai royal family (great-great-granddaughter of King Mongkut) and actress, primarily known for her portrayal of Queen Suriyothai in the 2001 history film The Legend of Suriyothai. In 2017, the Asian edition of Tatler magazine chose Chitpas as number two of "Thailand's Most Eligible Ladies".
  Chitpas went to Chitralada School (the school attended by children of the Thai royal family) and Westonbirt School in England. She took a bachelor's degree in geography from King's College London in 2009, and a master's degree in public administration from Chulalongkorn University in 2014, as the valedictorian of her class.
caption: Chitpas as a staff member at Government House in 2009
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