Tea Banh
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | |||||||||||||
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In office 16 July 2004 – 22 August 2023 | |||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Hun Sen | ||||||||||||
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Born | Tea Sangvan 5 November 1945 Koh Kong Province, Cambodia) | ||||||||||||
Political party | Cambodian People's Party | ||||||||||||
Spouse | Tao Toeun (m. 1975) | ||||||||||||
Children |
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Relatives | Tea Vinh (brother) | ||||||||||||
Profession | Politician | ||||||||||||
Military service | |||||||||||||
Allegiance | Cambodia | ||||||||||||
Branch/service | Royal Cambodian Army | ||||||||||||
Years of service | 1962–present | ||||||||||||
Rank | General | ||||||||||||
Commands | National Committee for Maritime Security | ||||||||||||
Battles/wars | Cambodian Civil War | ||||||||||||
Tea Banh (
National Assembly of Cambodia in the 2003 elections.[3] He was succeeded as defence minister by his eldest son Tea Seiha
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Personal life
Banh, whose birth name was "Tea Sangvan" later changed to Thai name, Sangvan Hin-kling (Thai: สังวาลย์ หินกลิ้ง) and "Tea Banh" in last,[4] is of Sino-Thai descent. His father, a Thai-Chinese, was named Tea Toek (Thai: เต็ก; RTGS: Tek) and his mother Nou Peng Chenda (Thai: หนู เพ่งจินดา; RTGS: Nu Phengchinda), was an ethnic Thai.[5][6] Banh married Tao Toeun (Thai: เตือนใจ ธรรมเกษร; RTGS: Tueanchai Thamma-keson), who is also an ethnic Thai, in 1975. They have three children, including Tea Seiha (also spelt Tea Seyha), the governor of Siem Reap province.[7] Banh's brother Tea Vinh is the commander of the Royal Cambodian Navy.[7]
Honours
- Cambodia:
- Collar of the Grand Order of National Merit
- Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia
- Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sowathara
- Grand Officer of the Royal Order of H.M. The Queen Preah Kossomak Nearirath
- Recipient of the Sena Jayaseddh Medal
- Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in gold, two stars
- Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in silver, two stars
- Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in bronze, two stars
- Recipient of the Medal of Labour
- Recipient of the Decoration of National Construction (Twice)
References
- ^ His Excellency Tea Banh Archived 2009-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Visit to Japan by Gen. Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia
- ^ "Election results" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed 18 June 2008.
- ^ Rungmani Meksophon. Khon Song Phaendin [Two Lands People]. Bangkok:Banpraathit, 2008, p. 167-169
- ^ 吴锐成主任出席柬埔寨中国港澳侨商总会十周年会庆 2008-03-19, Guangdong Qiaowang
- ^ Asiaweek, Volume 15, Issues 40-51; Asiaweek Limited, 1989, p. 32, "So would Tea Banh, an ethnic Thai with extensive business contacts in Thailand."
- ^ a b "Exiled opposition leader supports Cambodian defense minister's son as PM candidate". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Co-Minister from 1993 to 2006.