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Somchai Wongsawat

1947 - Today

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Somchai Wongsawat (Thai: สมชาย วงศ์สวัสดิ์, pronounced [sǒm.t͡ɕʰāːj wōŋ.sā.wàt] ; born 31 August 1947) is a Thai politician who was the prime minister of Thailand in 2008 and a former executive member of the People's Power Party (PPP) whose political rights were disenfranchised by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) for five years. Prior to entering electoral politics, he had served civil service and judicial service, having been appointed Permanent Secretary of Justice (the highest non-elected position in the civil service) in 2000 by the government of Chuan Leekpai. Following his retirement from office in 2006 owing to the pensionable age, he entered politics after the 2006 coup unseating the government of his brother-in-law, Thaksin Shinawatra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Somchai Wongsawat has received more than 170,080 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Somchai Wongsawat is the 8,007th most popular politician (up from 9,856th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Thailand (up from 40th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Thai Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Somchai Wongsawats by language

Over the past year Somchai Wongsawat has had the most page views in the with 67,681 views, followed by English (34,250), and Chinese (10,821). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Quechua (89.22%), Occitan (87.04%), and Wu Chinese (80.25%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Somchai Wongsawat ranks 8,007 out of 19,576. Before him are Arturo Frondizi, Milan Stojadinović, Anna of Trebizond, Marcus Valerius Corvus, Galeazzo II Visconti, and Laurentino Cortizo. After him are Michail Stasinopoulos, Jean Rapp, Rudamun, Ippolito II d'Este, Thongsing Thammavong, and Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Somchai Wongsawat ranks 185. Before him are Malam Bacai Sanhá, Mario Aurelio Poli, Godfrey Chitalu, Mary Simon, Ben Cross, and Philippe Herreweghe. After him are Rita Lee, Michel Sardou, Larry David, Anne Archer, Kjell Magne Bondevik, and Don Henley.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Somchai Wongsawat ranks 33 out of 186. Before him are Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Srettha Thavisin (1962), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), Sunanda Kumariratana (1860), Samak Sundaravej (1935), and Ajahn Chah (1918). After him are Sarit Thanarat (1908), Uthong (1314), Srinagarindra (1900), Si Inthrathit (1188), Phetracha (1632), and Surayud Chulanont (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Somchai Wongsawat ranks 23. Before him are Narai (1629), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), and Samak Sundaravej (1935). After him are Sarit Thanarat (1908), Uthong (1314), Srinagarindra (1900), Si Inthrathit (1188), Phetracha (1632), and Surayud Chulanont (1943).

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