If you see Asst Prof Dr Rachada Dhnadirek, you might not have thought she is a politician.

At 32, she is small and looks so young... How can she work such hard work or walk for three hours a day?  That’s what people commonly think of her.

However, this public administration lecturer at Mahidol University one day thought she qualified to be an MP. So she just walked in Democrat Party and asked for a chance to represent the party in an MP election.

She first got a chance to talk to chief adviser Chuan Leekpai, and then followed the party’s candidate selection process.

Today, she is named to be the party’s new-face MP candidate for Bangkok’s 12th constituency: Bang Plat, Bangkok Noi, Taling Chan and Taweewattana districts.

Hear what she said ...