Chea Sophara

Politician
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IntroPolitician
PlacesCambodia
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth1953, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia
Age72 years
Politics:Cambodian People's Party
Education
University of Health Sciences – CambodiaPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Positions Held
Member of the National Assembly of Cambodia(5 September 2018—)
Governor of Phnom Penh(1998—2003)
Minister of Rural Development(25 September 2008—4 April 2016)
Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction(5 April 2016—22 August 2023)
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia(6 September 2018—22 August 2023)
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Biography

Chea Sophara (Khmer: ជា សុផារ៉ា; born 20 March 1953) is a Cambodian politician who currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction since 2016. From 2008 to 2016, he was Minister of Rural Development. He was also the Governor of Phnom Penh from 1998 to 2003. He is a Member of Parliament for Tbong Khmum Province, since 2018.

Personal life

Sophara has several children, including Chea Sopha Pheaksa, who is married to Tao Seng Huor's daughter Tao Madina, and Chea Sophamaden, who is married to Yim Chhaily's son Yim Leang.

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