Cham Prasidh

His Excellency
Cham Prasidh
MP
His Excellency Cham Prasidh MP
Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation
	In office; 24 September 2013 – 22 August 2023
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
Preceded by	Suy Sem, as Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy
Succeeded by	Hem Vanndy
Prime Minister	In office; 24 October 1994 – 24 September 2013
Further information
Minister of Commerce
	In office; 24 October 1994 – 24 September 2013
Prime Minister	Norodom Ranariddh; Ung Huot; Hun Sen
Preceded by	Var Huot
Succeeded by	Sun Chanthol
Member of Parliament ; for Siem Reap
	In office; 25 November 1998 – 28 July 2013
Member of Parliament ; for Kep
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 September 2013
Majority	10,134 (50.72%)
Personal details
Born	Ung You Teckhor; 15 May 1951 (age 73); Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Political party	Cambodian People's Party
Spouse	Tep Bopha
Alma mater	University of Phnom Penh

Cham Prasidh (Khmer: ចម ប្រសិទ្ធ; born 15 May 1951) is the Cambodian former Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation.^[1]^[2] His Chinese name is 黃裕德虎.^{[citation needed]} Mr Prasidh previously served as a Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce for 19 years (1994-2013).^{[citation needed]} He is a member of the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 1993, 1998, and 2003 and was elected to represent Kep Province in 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023 ^[3]

Cham was born Ung You Teckhor^[4] to an ethnic Chinese family who were engaged in Entrepot trade. His father, Ung You Y, served as the member of parliament for Stung Treng province during Lon Nol's regime before the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia.^[5]

After the 2013 general elections, the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy was split into two separate ministries: the Ministry of Industry and the Handicrafts and Ministry of Mines and Energy with the reasoning that the scale of work was too big for one ministry to handle.^[6] Since March 2020, the ministry was revamped as Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation.

References

^ Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia meet on development triangle
^ "Ministry changes its name, scope of operations". The Phnom Penh Post. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Election results" Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
^ Gottesman (2004), p. 427
^ Gottesman (2004), p. 291
^ Kuch, Naren (November 9, 2013). "Industry Ministry to Be Split, New 'Handicraft' Focus". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

^ Minister of Industry and Handicrafts from 2013 to 2020.

References

Gottesman, Evans R., Cambodia After the Khmer Rouge: Inside the Politics of Nation Building, Silkworm Books, 2004, ISBN 974-9575-52-0

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[2] Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia meet on development triangle

[3] "Ministry changes its name, scope of operations". The Phnom Penh Post. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[4] "Election results" Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.

[5] Gottesman (2004), p. 427

[6] Gottesman (2004), p. 291

[7] Kuch, Naren (November 9, 2013). "Industry Ministry to Be Split, New 'Handicraft' Focus". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

[1] Minister of Industry and Handicrafts from 2013 to 2020.

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Prime Minister	Hun Manet
Deputy Prime Ministers	Aun Pornmoniroth Hangchuon Naron Hun Many Keut Rith Neth Savoeun Prak Sokhonn Sar Sokha Say Sam Al Sok Chenda Sophea Sun Chanthol Tea Seiha Vongsey Vissoth
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