Sok An
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His Excellency Sok An |
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| Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers | |
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In office 16 July 2004 – 15 March 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Bin Chhin (Acting) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
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In office 16 July 2004 – 15 March 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
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Member of Parliament for Takéo |
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In office 28 May 1993 – 15 March 2017 |
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| Succeeded by | Chea Vandeth |
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Samdech Vibol Panha Sok An 16 April 1950 Kirivong, Takéo, Cambodia |
| Died | 15 March 2017 (aged 66) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Theng Ay Annie |
| Children | Sok Soma Sok Puthyvuth Sok Sokan Sok Soken Sok Songvar |
| Alma mater | University of Phnom Penh |
| Profession | Politician, academic |
| Website | pressocm |
Samdech Vibol Panha Sok An (Khmer: សម្តេចវិបុលបញ្ញា សុខ អាន; 16 April 1950 – 15 March 2017) was a Cambodian academic and politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Office of the Council of Ministers from 2004 to his death, and started serving in the Cabinet in 1993. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Takéo and a member of the central committee of the Cambodian People's Party.
Samdech Vibol Panha Sok An was born in Kampong village, Preah Bat Chuan Chum commune, Kirivong district, Takeo province to a Hakka Chinese Cambodian family. He was married to Lok Chumteav Annie Sok An, and together they have five children.
An completed his secondary education in 1967, becoming a high school teacher and in 1969 was appointed as principal of a high school in Kirivong. He pursued higher education at the École Normale Supérieure in Phnom Penh, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Geography, History and Sociology in 1972. In 1972, he earned a High Diploma in Pedagogy. From 1973-75, he attended a high-ranking official training program in Diplomacy at the National School of Administration.
In 1980, An served as personal secretary to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hun Sen. In 1981, he was named Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in 1983, as Secretary-General of the Cambodian National Peace Council. In 1985, he was posted as Cambodia’s Ambassador to India and, on his return to Cambodia in 1988, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Then in 1991, he served as Deputy Minister of Interior and as Secretary General of the CPP-affiliated Supreme National Council for the national reconciliation and peace process in Cambodia. Following the general election organized by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1993, he was elected to the National Assembly as a Member of Parliament for Takeo constituency and was assigned as Minister in charge of the government office of the Royal Government in the first legislature. In 1998, he became the Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers. Appointed as Senior Minister in 1998, he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Prime Minister in 2004.
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