High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kriengsak Chareonwongsak (born September 9, 1955) is a Thai scholar, visionary, and politician. He is noted for promoting development that is sustainable, democratic, and ennobling for every person within Thai society. Dr. Kriengsak established the first future studies research institute in Southeast Asia, served as a Member of Parliament (MP), was on the executive Board for the Democrat Party, and has published prolifically on popular and scholarly topics.