Yim Sovann
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Yim Sovann យឹម សុវណ្ណ MP |
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| Minority Whip of the National Assembly | |
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In office 5 December 2016 – 31 January 2017 |
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| Leader | Kem Sokha |
| Preceded by | Kem Sokha |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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Member of Parliament for Phnom Penh |
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Assumed office 26 July 1998 |
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| Majority | 125,529 (18.9%) |
| President of the Executive Committee of the Cambodia National Rescue Party | |
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Assumed office 9 April 2013 |
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| President |
Sam Rainsy Kem Sokha |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Chairman of Parliamentary Commission on Interior, National Defense, and Civil Service Administration | |
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In office 2005–2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Treasurer of Sam Rainsy Party | |
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In office June 1995 – 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Leader | Sam Rainsy |
| Succeeded by | Ky Wandara |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 September 1964 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Political party | Cambodia National Rescue Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Sam Rainsy Party (1998–2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Ke Sovannaroth |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Saitama University (M.P.S.) National University of Management (B.Ec) Tsinghua University |
| Profession | Politician, businessman |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Yim Sovann (Khmer: យឹម សុវណ្ណ; born 28 September 1964) is a Cambodian politician, currently serving as the Spokesperson and President of the Executive Committee of the Cambodia National Rescue Party. He is an elected member of the Cambodian parliament, a successful businessman, and a father of two children.
Yim Sovann is affiliated with the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and was first elected to represent Phnom Penh in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 1998. He first joined Cambodian politics as the Secretary to the Minister of Finance in 1993 and later became a member of the Khmer Nation Party (later changed its name to Sam Rainsy Party). He was the Treasurer and Spokesperson of the Sam Rainsy Party. When the Cambodian National Rescue Party was formed, he was appointed President of the Executive Committee of the party as well as being the Party's Spokesperson. He was also the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Interior, National Defense, and Civil Service Administration from 2005 to 2008 in the National Assembly of Cambodia. In January 2015, he became Secretary General of the Parliamentary Minority Group.
Yim Sovann is known for his calm but effective and motivational public speeches and is highly respected for his tireless effort in fighting against corruption and pursuing human rights in Cambodia. He has been an influential opposition party lawmaker having been elected since 1998.
Born in 1964, Sovann grew up in Phnom Penh and was forced to endure a miserable period like many other Cambodians under the Pol Pot regime.
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