Senate of Thailand
Senate of Thailand วุฒิสภา Wutthisapha | |
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| 13th Senate of Thailand | |
Seal of the National Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Mongkol Surasajja since 26 July 2024 | |
First Vice-President | Kriangkrai Srirak since 26 July 2024 |
Second Vice-President | Bunsong Noisophon since 26 July 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 200 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | Five years |
| Elections | |
| Indirect limited voting with self-nomination | |
Last election | 9–26 June 2024 |
Next election | August–September 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
| Chandra Chamber Sappaya-Sapasathan Dusit District Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Website | |
| www.senate.go.th | |
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| Thailand portal |
The Senate of Thailand is the upper house of the National Assembly of Thailand, Thailand's legislative branch. In accordance with the 2017 constitution of Thailand, the Senate is a non-partisan legislative chamber, composed of 200 members. Senators are indirectly voted by the candidates from 20 professional and social groups and serve five year terms. In practice, the chamber is split into factions with political ties.
Thailand has not always had a senate. Some constitutions provided for senate, with senators being fully appointed, half-elected, and fully elected. Most recently, between 2014 and 2019, the senate was abolished and replaced by unicameral National Legislative Assembly.