As well as holding the position of Secretary General for the Council of Asian Liberals, Kiat Sittheeamorn is Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party of Thailand, responsible for Foreign Affairs and Economics and serves as a Member of Human Rights Committee of Liberal International.

Sittheeamorn has had a vast political career, being elected twice as a Member of Parliament who has been actively involved in Thai Politics since 1997. He has served as the Advisor to Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai & acted as the special envoy of the Prime Minister on international trade and investment for Thailand between 2008 -2011. Prior to his political career, he served as the Director of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Chairman of ICC Thailand, the Director of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Deputy Secretary General of the Board of Trade of Thailand. It is Sittheeamorn’s goal to bring Asian voices & LI together by focusing on different perspectives and challenges facing political parties in the Asian region, therefore enriching the vision and mission of LI as a whole.

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As a Deputy Leader of Democrat Party of Thailand, he is responsible for Foreign Affairs and Economics. He also holds the positions of Secretary General of Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats as well as a Member of Human Rights Committee of Liberal International.

He received B.S. in Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, graduated in Business Management from Harvard Business School and M.A. in International Affairs from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Elected twice as a Member of Parliament, Kiat Sittheeamorn has been actively involved in Thai Politics since 1997. Between 1998 to 2001, he served as the Advisor to the Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai. When Democrat party of Thailand was again the ruling party between 2008 to 2011, he served as the President of Thailand Trade Representative (Deputy PM ranking), acting as the special envoy of the Prime Minister on international trade and investment for Thailand. He was also responsible for developing strategies, negotiations and implementation of international agreements.

Prior to his political career, he served as the Director of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Chairman of ICC Thailand, the Director of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Deputy Secretary General of the Board of Trade of Thailand. He also has had extensive work experiences in many countries in Asia, Europe and Middle East.

As Liberal International (LI) is the world federation of Liberal and progressive political parties, it is important that its bureau is well represented by members from all regions around the world. It is our wish to act as Asian voices and bring to LI the perspectives and challenges facing political parties in Asian region, therefore enriching the vision and mission of LI as a whole.