Sun Chanthol (Khmer: ស៊ុន ចាន់ថុល; born 30 June 1956) is a Cambodian politician and Deputy Prime Minister. He was the Minister for Public Works and Transport from 2016 to 2023 and previously from 2004 to 2008. He was formerly Minister for Commerce from 2013 to 2016.
Sun Chanthol | |
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| ស៊ុន ចាន់ថុល | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Manet |
| Serving with | |
| Minister of Public Works and Transport | |
| In office 5 April 2016 – 22 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Preceded by | Tram Iv Tek |
| Succeeded by | Peng Ponea |
| In office 16 July 2004 – 24 September 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Preceded by | Khy Taing Lim |
| Succeeded by | Tram Iv Tek |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 24 September 2013 – 4 April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Preceded by | Cham Prasidh |
| Succeeded by | Pan Sorasak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1956 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | Cambodian People's Party (since 2009) FUNCINPEC (until 2009)[1] |
| Spouse | Sun Sotha |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Kogod School of Business (BS) Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Harvard Kennedy School (MPA)[1] |
| Website | Government website |
Previously he was the Senior Minister and Vice Chairman of Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). He was elected to represent Kandal Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.
Sun Chanthol was the Minister of Public Works and Transport from 2004 to 2008, and again from 2016.
He was President of SC Investment Co., Ltd and served as the Economic and Finance Advisor to the President of the National Assembly from 1999 to 2003.
He served as Secretary of State for Economy and Finance and a Secretary General of the CDC from 1994 to 1997.
Chanthol worked for General Electric Company for 16 years and held various senior executive positions in General Management and Finance functions both in the United States and in Asia. He started his career with G.E. as a management trainee and worked his way up to senior international management.
He received his B.S. in business administration from the American University, an Advanced Management Program (AMP) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University.
Chanthol was elected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow of the World Economic Forum in 1995. He has been a member of the Wharton Executive Board for Asia since 2002 and was appointed as the first Chairman of the Wharton Executive Board for Asia in July 2009.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "A Chat With Cambodia's Commerce Minister Chanthol Sun--On Making Business Easier". Forbes. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ . "Election results" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
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