Making history: Hun Many becomes youngest-ever Deputy Prime Minister

In step with the Cambodian Individuals’s Social gathering (CPP)’s push to have youthful generational leaders, Hun Many has made historical past by turning into the youngest-ever Deputy Prime Minister.

Many, who’s Civil Service Minister, was elected to be an eleventh Deputy Prime Minister by the Nationwide Meeting throughout its plenary session, chaired by NA President Khuon Sudary and attended by 120 lawmakers, all of whom gave their stamp of approval.

The NA mentioned in a press release that “The NA voted on the appointment of three extra positions within the Royal Authorities, together with Hun Many as Deputy Prime Minister”.

Prime Minister Hun Manet additionally attended the session.

Sry Thamarong, Minister Delegate hooked up to the Prime Minister, and Common Pen Vibol, Deputy Nationwide Police Chief, have been appointed as Senior Ministers in command of particular missions, it mentioned.

Nhoeun Raden, NA member and Funcinpec social gathering spokesman, mentioned that he and three different social gathering lawmakers attended the assembly and voted for Many as Deputy Prime Minister.

“Funcinpec has 5 lawmakers within the Nationwide Meeting and all of us apart from social gathering president Prince Norodom Chakravuth attended the session. Prince Chakravuth didn’t attend the assembly as a result of he had a mission overseas,” he mentioned.

Following the Nationwide Meeting vote, King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday issued a Royal Decree to formally appoint Many as an eleventh Deputy Prime Minister and likewise Thamarong and Gen Vibol as Senior Ministers in command of particular missions.

Info Minister Neth Pheaktra prolonged a felicitation letter to Many for his promotion.

“Receiving the best degree of confidence as we speak is a sacred testimony that displays the achievements, onerous work, dedication and all the good dedication of you as a deputy prime minister in constructing achievements, participating within the legislature and, most just lately, managing public features and administrative reform to be more practical,” Pheaktra mentioned.

Authorities Spokesman Pen Bona yesterday additionally congratulated Many over his appointment because of his dedication in main reform within the civil service.

“It is a new period to serve the nation and the individuals. It’s the reform of public features to strengthen and improve the capability and effectivity of civil servants in Cambodia,” Bona added.

Many, 41, is the youngest brother of Mr Hun Manet who assumed workplace on August 22.

Many began his first political work by working as an assistant to then Prime Minister Hun Sen, his father, in 2008.

He served as a lawmaker representing Kampong Speu province and the Chairman of the Nationwide Meeting fee on Schooling, Youth and Sport; Cult and Spiritual Affairs; Tradition and Tourism in 2013 earlier than he turned the Minister of Civil Service on August 22.

Many can also be the President of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia.

The brand new authorities led by Mr Hun Manet consists of 10 different deputy prime ministers. They’re Neth Savoeun who serves because the Performing Prime Minister within the absence of the Prime Minister; Minister of Financial system and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth; Schooling Minister Grasp Chuon Naron; Land Administration Minister Say Samal; Inside Minister Sar Sokha;Defence Minister Common Tea Seiha;Justice Minister Keut Rith; International Affairs Minister Sok Chenda Sophea; Minister of the Council of Ministers Vongsey Vissoth; and Solar Chanthol, first vice-president of the Council for the Improvement of Cambodia.

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