Prak Sokhon
Prak Sokhonn | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | |
Assumed office 5 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Preceded by | Hor Namhong |
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
In office 24 September 2013 – 5 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Preceded by | So Khun |
Succeeded by | Tram Iv Tek |
Personal details | |
Born |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 3 May 1954
Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
Prak Sokhonn (Khmer: ប្រាក់ សុខុន; born 3 May 1954) is a Cambodian politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia since 2016.[1]
Biography
Born in 1954 in Cambodia, he was educatedin Hungary and France. He also spent three years as an ambassador in Europe.[2]
He was the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications from 2013 to 2016.[1]
He was sworn in as foreign minister on April 5, 2016.[2] His predecessor Hor Namhong retired from his post as foreign minister on 4 April 2016 after 17 years in office, though remained as a deputy prime minister.[3]
Prior to being named Minister of Posts and Telecommunications[4], Sokhonn was Vice-President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority[5], which regulates landmine clearance and assistance to landmine survivors in Cambodia[6]. During that tenure, he was elected to chair the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, better known as the Ottawa Treaty, aimed at eliminating landmines around the world, for one year, including presiding over the diplomatic treaty's meeting in Phnom Penh[7][8]. As President of the conference, he tried to promote adherence to the landmine treaty in South East Asia, succeeding in securing the participation of Myanmar in the meeting[9][10] The Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (11MSP) chaired by Sokhonn, was the largest international gathering ever hosted in Cambodia[11][12].
See also
- List of foreign ministers in 2016
- List of foreign ministers in 2017
- List of current foreign ministers
References
- 1 2 "Details of PM's cabinet reshuffle announced". The Phnom Penh Post. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- 1 2 Turton, Shaun; Dara, Mech (April 6, 2016), "End of an era as Sokhon steps up to Foreign Ministry", The Phnom Penh Post, retrieved June 8, 2017
- ↑ "Assembly OKs Hun Sen's Cabinet Reshuffle". The Cambodia Daily. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mine Action | Reports | Monitor". the-monitor.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ "Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention: Faces of the landmine movement" (PDF). www.apminebanconvention.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ "CMAA". www.cmaa.gov.kh. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ "Le Cambodge presidera sur la Convention sur l'interdiction de mines antipersonnel" (PDF). www.apminebanconvention.org (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ "AP Mine Ban Convention: Day 5 | Decisions Taken". www.apminebanconvention.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ "AP Mine Ban Convention: Archives 2011". www.apminebanconvention.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ "Myanmar seriously considering international landmine treaty as part of its state reforms". ReliefWeb. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ "World’s largest anti-landmines conference kicks off in Cambodia". cambodianewstoday.blogspot.ch. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ "Ottawa Treaty begins in Cambodia". Handicap International. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by So Khun |
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 2013 -2016 |
Succeeded by Tram Iv Tek |
Preceded by Hor Namhong |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 2016-present |
Incumbent |