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Dates in Office
Term I: Assembly
I: June 28, 1932 - December 9, 1932
Term II: Assembly II: December
10, 1932 - April 1, 1933
Term III: Assembly III: April 1, 1933
- June 20, 1933
Biography
 Phya
Manopakorn Nitithada (Gon Hutasingsa) was born in Bangkok, on July 15,
1884 (11:20), son of Mr. Huad and Mrs. Kaew Hutasinha. He later married
Khunying Manopakorn Nitithada (Nitt Samsen).
He
received his formal education first at Wat Rajaburana (Wat Liab) School.
Then, he continued at Suan Kularb Wittayalai School, Assumption College,
and Ministry of Justice Law School, respectively. Once obtained his bachelor,
he was granted Royal Scholarship to further law study at the Middle Temple
Law School.
Returned
to Thailand, he was assigned to work at the Ministry of Justice, with
the title of Luang Praditpicharnkarn. He had been working with devotion
and due responsibility and was finally granted the title of Phya Manopakorn
Nitithada, Minister of Justice.
In
1918, Phya Manopakorn Nitithada was appointed Privy Councillor of King
Rama VII.
On
June 28, 1932 (14:00), upon the decree of Act of Temporary Administration
of the Kingdom of Thailand, Phya Manopakorn Nitithada was appointed Public
Committee President (equivalent to Prime Minister) in the First Assembly
of the Committee. He remained in office until December 9, 1932, when the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand was granted by King Rama VII,
after which he resumed his office as Thailand's first Prime Minister.
On
April 1, 1933, Phya Manopakorn Nitithada left office, when the Royal Decree
of Parliament Closure was vigorized, only to be re-appointed for the third
time in office, several months later.
On
June 20, 1933, General Phya Phahon Phonpayuhasena staged a Coup d'Etat
and Phya Manopakorn Nitithada was exiled to Penang. He lived there until
his decease, 16 years later, on October 1, 1948, at the age of 64.
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