Tea Banh
Tea Banh (Khmer: ទៀ បាញ់, Khmer pronunciation: [tiə ɓaɲ]) (born November 5, 1945, Koh Kong Province)[2] is a Cambodian politician who is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Defence of Cambodia.[3] He is a former general and a member of the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in the 2003 elections.[4]
Tea Banh ទៀ បាញ់ | |
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Minister of National Defence | |
Assumed office 27 June 2006[1] | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
In office 1987–2004 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen Norodom Ranariddh Ung Huot Hun Sen |
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
Assumed office 16 July 2004 | |
Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihamoni |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Minister of Transport Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
In office 1984–1987 | |
Prime Minister | Chan Sy Hun Sen |
Member of Parliament for Siem Reap | |
Assumed office 14 June 1993 | |
Majority | 52,356 (13.24%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tea Sangvan 5 November 1945 Koh Kong, Cambodia |
Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Tao Toeun (m. 1975) |
Children |
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Profession | Politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1962– |
Rank | |
Commands | National Committee for Maritime Security |
Battles/wars | Cambodian Civil War |
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,[5] 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.[6][7] Banh married Tao Toeun (Thai: เตือนใจ ธรรมเกษร; RTGS: Tueanchai Thamma-keson), who is also an ethnic Thai, in 1975. They have three children.
References
- Tea Banh Accessed July 2, 2014.
- 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."