Chitpas Kridakorn (, ; née Bhirombhakdi , born 16 June 1985) is a Thai politician and activist. She was a speaker of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) during the 2013–2014 mass protests. Since May 2019 she has been a member of the Thai House of Representatives for the Democrat Party. Family and education Chitpas, also known under her nickname "Tant" (), was born in Bangkok as the eldest daughter of an aristocratic family. Her father Chutinant Bhirombhakdi is one of the heirs to the Boon Rawd Brewery fortune and executive vice-president of the Singha Corporation, producing the beer brands Singha and Leo. Her grandfather Chamnong Bhirombhakdi was the president of Singha Corporation and was listed as number seven of the richest Thais by Forbes in 2011 with an estimated net worth of US$2 billion. Therefore, she is often referred to as the "Singha heiress" or "beer heiress" in Thai press. Chitpas' mother, Mom Luang Piyapas Bhirombhakdi née Kridakorn, is a distant member of the Thai royal family (great-great-granddaughter of King Mongkut) and actress, primarily known for her portrayal of Queen Suriyothai in the 2001 history film The Legend of Suriyothai. In 2017, the Asian edition of Tatler magazine chose Chitpas as number two of "Thailand's Most Eligible Ladies". Chitpas went to Chitralada School (the school attended by children of the Thai royal family) and Westonbirt School in England. She took a bachelor's degree in geography from King's College London in 2009, and a master's degree in public administration from Chulalongkorn University in 2014, as the valedictorian of her class. Political career As a 23-year-old, she joined the Democrat Party and became a staff member of Niphon Promphan, who was secretary-general to prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. In December 2009, Chitpas caused controversy when she distributed advertising calendars of her family's Leo beer brand, depicting scantily clad models, at Government House. She resigned her position, but was hired for another government position as secretary to the minister of information and communication technology (ICT). In the 2011 parliamentary election, she ran as a constituency candidate for the Dusit and Ratchathewi districts of Bangkok, but lost. She then served as the deputy spokeswoman of the Democrat Party, that was the main opposition after the 2011 election. In this position, she called for a clampdown on websites insulting the monarchy, under the Thai lèse majesté law and Computer Crimes Act. Chitpas joined the 2013