Mok Mareth

His Excellency Mok Mareth MP
Minister of the Environment
In office 24 September 1993 – 24 September 2013
Prime Minister	Norodom Ranariddh Ung Huot Hun Sen
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Say Sam Al
Chairman of the National Assembly Commission on Planning and Investment
In office 24 September 2013 – 26 August 2014
Succeeded by	Pol Hom
Member of Parliament for Takéo
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 July 2003
Personal details
Born	(1948-01-20) 20 January 1948 Samraong, Takéo, Cambodia
Political party	Cambodian People's Party

Mok Mareth (born 20 January 1948) is a Cambodian politician and former Minister of the Environment. He was born in Rumchang, Samraŏng District, Takeo province, Cambodia.

Political career

Mok was named a Senior Minister in the Cambodian Government in 2004 and is a member of the ruling Cambodian People's Party. He served as head of the Ministry of Environment from 1993 to 2013.^[1] Mok was also elected a Member of Parliament for Takeo province in 2003. He formerly served as Vice Minister of Agriculture (1989–1993) and Vice Governor of Phnom Penh (1987–1989). Prior to these positions he served as vice president and president of the Phnom Penh party committee (1981–1987).

Studies

A natural scientist by training, Mareth earned a Bachelor degree in Agronomy and Fisheries Engineering from the University of Agronomy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1971 and his PhD. in Animal and Aquatic Biology from Paul Sabatier University, in Toulouse, France, in 1974. After completing his doctoral work, he was a biological researcher at ORSTROM in France (1976–1979).

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