Author(s): Phongsawut Rachjun
The research article titled “Potential, Role, and Authority Local Government Leader in the 21st Century of Sub-district Headmen and Village Headmen, Roi Et Province” has the following objectives: (1) study the potential Roles and Duties of Local Government Leaders in the 21st Century of the Sub-district Headmen and Village Headmen. (2) Analyze the problems and obstacles, potential, roles, and authority of local government leaders in the 21st century of Sub-district Headmen and Village Headmen. and (3) Suggest solutions to potential problems. Roles and Duties of Leaders The 21st-century localities of the Sub-district Headmen and Village Headmen are in line with the current conditions. This research was conducted in Roi Et Province, Thailand, and it was qualitative research which has research tools such as an in-depth interview form with in-depth interview data collected from a sample group, which consists of (1) Sub-district Headmen and Village Headmen, (2) Government officials of the Department of Provincial Administration, and (3) political and administrative scholars, a total of 44 people. The data collected from document studies and interviews were then analyzed by the content analysis method. The results showed that;
The potential, roles, and authority of Local Government Leaders in the 21st Century of the Sub-district Headmen and Village Headmen were found to be able to demonstrate their potential, roles, and authority in three ways: (1) Potential, Roles and Duties according to Legal Status: Acting according to the underlying law that is directly and specifically defined in the law, in other words, it is important to perform duties as a local administrative officer who must perform duties following the powers and duties set out in the Local Administrative Act of 1914. (2) the role as a representative of the state: Other roles that are specifically authorized by law, such as assisting and supporting the work of government agencies or other government organizations that operate in the area for which they are responsible or other types of work requested by the government agency. (3) the role as a Community Leader: Caring for the suffering of the residents in their jurisdiction, as well as helping, facilitating, mentoring, and admonishing the residents. This is to maintain peace and order within the community.