Cham Prasidh (Khmer: ចម ប្រសិទ្ធ; born 15 May 1951) is the Cambodian former Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation.[1][2] His Chinese name is 黃裕德虎.[citation needed] Mr Prasidh previously served as a Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce for 19 years (1994-2013).[citation needed] He is a member of the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 1993, 1998, and 2003 and was elected to represent Kep Province in 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023 [3]
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| Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 September 2013 – 22 August 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Suy Sem, as Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hem Vanndy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Ung You Teckhor 15 May 1951 Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Cambodian People's Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Tep Bopha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Phnom Penh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cham was born Ung You Teckhor[4] to an ethnic Chinese family who were engaged in Entrepot trade. His father, Ung You Y, served as the member of parliament for Stung Treng province during Lon Nol's regime before the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia.[5]
After the 2013 general elections, the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy was split into two separate ministries: the Ministry of Industry and the Handicrafts and Ministry of Mines and Energy with the reasoning that the scale of work was too big for one ministry to handle.[6] Since March 2020, the ministry was revamped as Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation.
References
edit- ^ Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia meet on development triangle
- ^ "Ministry changes its name, scope of operations". The Phnom Penh Post. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Election results" Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
- ^ Gottesman (2004), p. 427
- ^ Gottesman (2004), p. 291
- ^ Kuch, Naren (November 9, 2013). "Industry Ministry to Be Split, New 'Handicraft' Focus". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ Minister of Industry and Handicrafts from 2013 to 2020.
References
edit- Gottesman, Evans R., Cambodia After the Khmer Rouge: Inside the Politics of Nation Building, Silkworm Books, 2004, ISBN 974-9575-52-0
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