Career
He is an older brother of Peter Ungpakorn and Ji Ungpakorn, and is of Chinese-Thai and British parentage. His father was the revered Doctor Puey Ungpakorn. His mother was the former Margaret Smith of London.
In 2000 Jon Ungpakorn was elected to the Senate with the support of the non-governmental organization and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome communities.
