Pattaya’s newly re-elected
mayor, deputy mayors and city council members in front of the King Taksin
Monument at City Hall.
Warunya Thongrod
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and 24 newly elected members of
the Pattaya City Council officially took office at the first council meeting
of their new term, with Chonburi Gov. Khomsan Ekachai on hand to offer
congratulations.
“I will manage Pattaya the same way that I have done in
my first term and will continue the old policies and implement new ones for
the benefits of Pattaya’s citizens for a better quality of life,” Itthiphol
said July 11.
Pattaya Permanent Secretary Pakorn Sukhonthachat, who
managed the city during the two months and seven days since elected
officials’ terms expired, appointed Councilman Farooq Wongborisuthi the
temporary council chair before stepping aside for new council members to
elect their own president and vice presidents.
Re-elected as council president, Tavich Chaiswangwong
then administered oaths of office to the other council members. Sanit
Boonmachai and Manoch Nongyai were also re-elected to council vice president
positions.
Khomsan congratulated the mayor and council members on
their election, saying they would be “the face of the nation with their
perseverance in working hard. I hope that with your knowledge, skills and
experience, Pattaya will progress to the next level.”
