Yem Ponhearith (Khmer: យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ធិ; born 7 July 1960) is a Cambodian politician and was elected a Member of Parliament for Prey Veng in 2008.[1] He is the Chairman of the Commission on Education, Youth, Sport, Religious Affairs, Culture and Tourism.[2][3]
Yem Ponhearith | |
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Member of Parliament for Prey Veng | |
In office 24 September 2008 – 16 November 2017 | |
Majority | 36,089 (6.3%) |
Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Education | |
In office 27 August 2014 – 16 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mom Chim Huy |
Personal details | |
Born | Kiri Vong, Takéo, Cambodia | 7 July 1960
Political party | Cambodia National Rescue Party (2012–17) Human Rights Party (2007–2012) |
In 2018 police and officials from the Phnom Penh Culture Department seized copies of two books by Ponhearith - Human Value and, Vision to National Reconciliation and Social Arrangement. The books were published in France.[4] According to the director of the culture department, Ponhearith had not obtained the required license for the book to be published.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Directory of the Fourth National Assembly of Cambodia (2008-2013)" (PDF). COMFREL. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Carmichael, Robert (26 August 2014). "Cambodian Opposition Gets Parliamentary Commission Roles". VOA. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Hay Pisey (8 September 2014). "Education Minister Called to National Assembly". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "CNRP-linked books seized from in front of capital high school". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Former Opposition Lawmaker's Books Seized". Khmer Times. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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