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Published on February 18, 2008

Sutthipol Thaweechai-karn, secretary-general of

the EC office who also acts

as secretary to the senator selection committee, said the list of appointees would be submitted to the EC at 1pm today.

The selection committee, chaired by Supreme Court president Wiraj Limwichai, will meet this morning to make final checks and rearrange the names of the appointees in alphabetical order and distribute them by regions.

It will then send the list to the EC for endorsement.

Sutthipol said the EC could not make any change.

The list will be announced in the Royal Gazette soon after the EC endorses it.

The election of 76 other senators, each from 76 provinces including Bangkok, will be held on March 2.

The 74 appointed senators were selected by government agencies, academic institutions, professional groups and the private sector.

Sutthipol said there were over 1,000 nominees for the committee to choose from.

The committee yesterday selected 15 appointees on the quota of the private sector.

Sutthipol said the committee was confident the 74 senatorial appointees were qualified and possessed acceptable standings.

He said the committee also took into account that there should be a fair distribution among the sexes.

Sutthipol said the female-to-male ratio of the 1,000 nominees was 1:6.

The selection committee had tried to select female candidates based on this ratio.

The Nation