Pareena Kraikupt

Pareena Kraikupt (, ; born 19 May 1976) is a former Thai politician and Member of Parliament for Ratcha Buri Province. She was elected to the 25th House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Thailand as a Phalang Pracharat Party member. On 10 February 2021, she was suspended as a Member of Parliament for trespassing on national forest reserves. Her MP status was replaced by her old rival, Chaithip Kamolpanthip, from the Democrat Party in the by-election shortly after.

Early life and political career Kraikupt was born in Ratchaburi Province on 19 May 1976. She is daughter of Thawee and Siribangorn Kraikupt. She began her political career with the Thai Rak Thai Party in 2005 and contested the 2005 Thai general election and became elected. The hashtag "#ปารีณาค้าอาวุธ" (Pareena was arms dealer) trended on Twitter in Thailand at that moment.

On 5 October 2019, she posted in her Facebook account for referred about suicide of Khanakorn Pianchana. In 2020, she opposed with Panadda Wongphoodee who is Miss Thailand in 2000, which people are believed to distraction in attempted to participation with CPTPP by Thai government.

On 10 February 2021, the Supreme Court accepted the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)’s lawsuit against her and she suspended the Member of Parliament from her duties on national forest reserves.

Personal life In April 2024, she revealed the death of her father Thawee Kraikupt.