Yim Sovann

Yim Sovann
យឹម សុវណ្ណ
Yim Sovann; យឹម សុវណ្ណ
	Sam Rainsy Party
	In office; June 1995 – 2010
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
Leader	Sam Rainsy
Succeeded by	Ky Wandara
Personal details
Born	28 September 1964 (age 59); MPS); Tsinghua University (MA)
Profession	Politician, businessman

Yim Sovann (Khmer: យឹម សុវណ្ណ; born 28 September 1964) is a Cambodian politician, who was the Spokesperson and President of the Executive Committee of the Cambodia National Rescue Party. He was an elected member of the Cambodian parliament representing Phnom Penh until 2017, when the Cambodia National Rescue Party was dissolved. He is also a successful businessman, and a father of two children. He also served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

Yim Sovann was first elected to represent

National Assembly of Cambodia. In January 2015, he became Secretary General of the Parliamentary Minority Group. In December 2016 following Sam Rainsy's exile, he became Deputy Leader of the Opposition

until the position was abolished by Parliament on 31 January 2017.

Yim Sovann is known for his calm but effective and motivational public speeches and is highly respected for his tireless effort in fighting against corruption and pursuing human rights in

Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Investigation and Anti-Corruption, considered perhaps the most key parliamentary commission, was rejected by the ruling Cambodian People's Party

on 27 August 2014. He has been an influential opposition party lawmaker having been elected since 1998.

Early life

Born in 1964, Sovann grew up in Phnom Penh and was forced to endure a miserable period like many other Cambodians under the Pol Pot regime.

Education

Yim Sovann graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the National University of Management, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In 1993, he was awarded a full-ride scholarship to Japan where he received a Master's degree in Political Science from Saitama University, Japan. He has also received a degree from Tsinghua University, studying English and Japanese.

Politics

Yim Sovann entered politics as the assistant to the minister of finance during 1993–94, while continuing his studies in Japan. He has been a member of parliament (MP) for

Parliamentary Commission on Interior, National Defense, and Civil Service Administration from 2005 to 2008 in the National Assembly. In January 2015, he became Secretary General of the Parliamentary Minority Group.^[1] In January 2015, he became Secretary General of the Parliamentary Minority Group. In December 2016 following Sam Rainsy's exile, he became Deputy Leader of the Opposition

until the position was abolished by Parliament on 31 January 2017.

References

^ "Election results" Archived 30 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Retrieved 18 June 2008.

External links

Yim Sovann on
Facebook
BBC: "Cambodia opposition boycott opening of parliament"

[1] "Election results" Archived 30 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Retrieved 18 June 2008.

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