Thai Kao Mai Party
The Thai Kao Mai Party It is a Thai political party originally founded in 2013 under the name of the Thai Forest Land Reclamation Party. Currently, Suchatvee Suwansawat is the party leader and Kongkiat Korasut is the party secretary.
History
The Thai Forest Land Reclamation Party was founded on January 9, 2013 by Damrong Pidech, former director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Damrong and Thiti Kanoktaweetakorn served as the party's first leader and secretary-general. The party took part in the 2014 elections, which were declared void.Thai Forest Conservation Party (1st time)
At the 1/2018 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Thai Forest Land Reclamation Party on December 10, 2018, the party decided to change its name from the Thai Forest Land Reclamation Party to the Thai Forest Conservation Party. In the 2019 general elections, the party won two party-list seats and joined a coalition headed by the Phalang Pracharath Party with enough seats to form a government.On Sunday, November 21, 2021, the 1/2021 General Meeting voted to elect Suchin Pianthong, a former forestry expert, as party leader, replacing Damrong, who had been promoted to party advisory chairman. In addition, the party headquarters was moved to 11 Soi Chokchai 4, Soi 60, Chokchai 4 Road, Lat Phrao Subdistrict, Lat Phrao District. Later, on Thursday, September 22, 2022, Suchin submitted a letter of resignation from the position of party leader.
Thai Opportunity Party
On Sunday, October 2, 2022, at the 1/2022 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Thai Forest Conservation Party resolved to change the party's name to the Thai Opportunity Party and move the party headquarters to 62, The Millenia Tower, along with the election of a new party executive committee of 9 people, in which the meeting resolved to select Mingkwan Saengsuwan, former Deputy Prime Minister, as a new party leader. Until November 25, 2022, Mingkwan submitted a letter of resignation from the Thai Opportunity Party member, removing him from the position of party leader along with the entire party executive committee.Thai Forest Conservation Party (2nd time)/Forest Conservation Party
Later, on January 22, 2023, the Thai Opportunity Party held a general meeting to amend the party regulations, returning to the name "Thai Forest Conservation Party" and moving the party headquarters back to 11 Soi Chokchai 4, Soi 60, Chokchai 4 Road, Lat Phrao Subdistrict, Lat Phrao District, along with electing a new party executive committee. The meeting voted to elect Prasert Apipunya as party leader.Prasert then submitted a letter of resignation from the party membership on January 17, 2024, which the party was informed of on January 26. This resulted in his out of the position of party leader and the entire party executive committee being out of their positions. Later, on March 17, 2024, the Thai Forest Conservation Party held a meeting to elect a new party executive committee. The meeting voted to elect Udomphan Inthayotha and Rapee Chamnanruea as a new party leader and secretary-general. The party's logo and name were also changed to the Forest Conservation Party.
On July 4, 2025, Udomphan submitted his resignation as party leader, which the party was informed of the same day. This caused the remaining five party executive committee had to leave office as a group, but they will continue to serve until a new party executive committee is election. Rapee, as the party secretary-general, served as acting party leader.