Profile of Prayoon Krongyos, who seeks another chance from Bangkok residents to apply his experience in developing the capital. He demonstrated his fitness by doing 50 push-ups and claimed to be fitter than Chadchart.
On 27 May 2026 GMT+7, Dr. Prayoon Krongyos, a former longtime Bangkok official, officially launched his campaign again for the Bangkok governor position. Now aged 66, Dr. Prayoon appeared with friends and showcased his physical fitness by performing 50 push-ups to demonstrate his readiness for the race. He stated he can do more push-ups than Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt, the former Bangkok governor, and declared he seeks an opportunity to bring his administrative experience to further develop the capital city.
Dr. Prayoon Krongyos was born on 16 March 1960 and is currently 66 years old.
His education includes completing the equivalent of Grade 7 through an examination in Khon Kaen province.
He completed Mathayom 5 (equivalent to Grade 11) at Pali Preparatory School, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University.
He earned a bachelor's degree in Education from Srinakharinwirot University, Prasarnmit campus.
He holds two master's degrees: a Master of Education from Chulalongkorn University and a Master of Public Administration from the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University.
He earned a Doctorate in Education from Eastern Asia University.
Career Path
He entered government service in 1980 and worked until retirement. He began as a teacher at Wat Klong Toei School, Klong Toei District Office, then advanced to an education administration officer, assistant education officer in Prawet District Office, and continuously promoted within the education sector. He served as education officer at Wattana and Bang Kapi District Offices, head of the education division in Bang Kapi, and in 2009 was promoted to assistant district director at Bang Kapi, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, and Prawet District Offices sequentially.
In 2013, he became director of the Teacher Civil Service Development Division at the Education Bureau. Later, he served as senior inspector at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Secretariat and was appointed Khlong San District Director in 2016. He retired in 2020 as deputy director of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
In the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election, Dr. Prayoon ran and received 2,219 votes, accounting for 0.08% of the total.