Introducing Lakana Phakdeenarunat, spouse of Police Major General Suphisan Phakdeenarunat, who is running again for the 2026 Talat Chan District Council election. This time, she switches from the orange party to the blue, contesting under the Democrat Party banner.
On 19 May 2026, following the Election Commission's announcement of the candidate registration period for the Bangkok Governor and Bangkok Council elections from 28 May to 1 June 2026, and the election date set,for the 2026 Bangkok Governor election,which falls on Sunday, 28 June 2026, prospective candidates have begun declaring their intentions and engaging with residents to present their policies for their respective districts.
One candidate seeking re-election is Ms. Lakana Phakdeenarunat, Talat Chan District Councilor. In the 2022 election, she ran under the Progressive Party (now the People's Party), but for the 2026 Council election, she has switched affiliation to the Democrat Party to defend her seat, following Suchai Pongpianchob, or 'Hia Tai,' the Councilor for Khlong Toei District, after the Bangkok First group dissolved (read more:Profile of 'Hia Tai Khlong Toei' Suchai Pongpianchob seeking to defend his Khlong Toei Council seat)
Lakana Phakdeenarunat was born on 29 September 1956. In 2026, she will turn 70. She is the spouse of Police Major General Suphisan Phakdeenarunat, Chairman of the Thai Tham Party Advisory Board and former Deputy Leader of the Progressive Party. She holds a bachelor's degree in Education from Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University and a master's degree in Political Science (Politics and Governance) from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. After being elected Talat Chan District Councilor in 2022, she has served on both standing and special committees as follows:
Standing Committees
2022 - 2023
Second Vice Chairperson of the Education Committee
2022 - Present
1. Member of the Committee on Governance and Security
2. Member of the Community Development and Social Welfare Committee
2023 - Present
Chairperson of the Education Committee
Special Committees
2022
1. Second Vice Chairperson of the Special Committee to Consider the Bangkok Metropolitan Housing Development Office Act
2. Member of the Special Committee to Study Solutions for Stray Animals in Bangkok
3. Member of the Special Committee to Review the 2023 Annual Budget Act for Bangkok
2023
1. Second Vice Chairperson of the Special Committee to Study Amendments to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Act B.E. 2528 (1985), as amended (No. 6) B.E. 2562 (2019)
2. Member of the Special Committee to Study Bangkok's Authority in Enacting Regulations to Reduce Dust, Toxic Smoke, and Promote Environmental Protection from All Types of Transportation
3. Member of the Special Committee to Consider the Bangkok Metropolitan Pension Fund Support Act
4. Member of the Special Committee to Consider the Bangkok Metropolitan Animal Control Act
5. Member of the Special Committee to Study the Cost-effectiveness of Various Projects Using the 2023 Annual Budget
6. Member of the Special Committee to Study the Transition of Government Vehicles to Electric Vehicles
7. Member of the Special Committee to Consider the 2023 Supplemental Budget Act for Bangkok
2024
Member of the Special Committee to Consider the Bangkok Metropolitan Wage, Compensation, and Other Benefits Act for Bangkok Employees
However, attention is focused on whether Ms. Lakana, running under the Democrat Party this election, will be able to retain her Talat Chan District Council seat.
