Mallika Mahasook

Mallika Boonmeetrakool Mahasuk (; born 22 February 1973) is a Thai politician and former journalist. She served as a party-list Member of the House of Representatives and was a deputy spokesperson and executive committee member for the Democrat Party.

Early life and education Mallika was born on 22 February 1973 in Chiang Muan, Chiang Rai (now Phayao), Thailand. She is of Tai Lue descent. She completed her secondary education at Phayao Pittayakhom School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from Ramkhamhaeng University, and both a Master's degree and a Ph.D. in Social Innovation from Rangsit University.

Career Mallika began her career in news media as a television host and news anchor for ITV. She left the network to enter politics, running as a candidate for the Mahachon Party in the 2005 general election, and later for the Democrat Party in the 2007 and 2011 elections for the Phayao constituency, though she was not elected.

Following the 2006 coup d'état, she was appointed to the National People's Assembly. She also served as an assistant secretary to various ministers, including Sukhumbhand Paribatra. On 27 September 2022, following the resignation of Chaiyos Jiramethakorn, Mallika was elevated to the House of Representatives as a party-list MP, subsequently resigning from her advisory role.

She ran again in the 2023 general election as the 19th party-list candidate for the Democrat Party but was not elected, as the party secured only three party-list seats. She officially resigned from the Democrat Party on 21 September 2023. Following her resignation, she took a break from politics and worked as an online content creator and live streamer. She advocated the use of AI to help generate solutions and address problems facing Bangkok. In the election, she came in second with 304,494 votes, representing 13.45% of the total vote, a result that was widely regarded as exceeding expectations.

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