Chem Snguon (1926-1999) was a Cambodian politician and member of the cabinet. He was born in 1926 in Phnom Penh. He worked in the administration of

Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk (; 31 October 192215 October 2012) was a member of the House of Norodom, Cambodian royal house who led the country as Monarchy of Cambodia, King, List of heads of state of Cambodia, Chief of State and Prime Minister of Cambodi ...

and followed him into exile as ambassador of

National United Front of Kampuchea The National United Front of Kampuchea ( or , FUNK; , ) was an organisation formed by the deposed then Chief of State of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, in 1970 while he was in exile in Beijing. History The front was supposed to be an umbrella orga ...

in Algeria and Egypt. In 1975 he returned to Cambodia, and was briefly detained and then sent to political camp of returnees in Kampong Cham province. He remained in the camp until the 1978 Vietnamese invasion. He then renounced his ties with

and agreed to work with the new revolutionary council led by

Heng Samrin Heng Samrin (; born 25 May 1934) is a Cambodian politician who served as the President of the National Assembly of Cambodia (2006–2023). Between 1979 and 1992, he was the '' de facto'' leader of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea ...

. He was the deputy minister of justice from 1983 to 1993, and then the minister of justice for Cambodia from 1993 to 1998. In 1993 he was a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee. He was elected to the

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in 1993 and in 1998. However, he died of cancer in New York on 14 June 1999.

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1926 births 1999 deaths Justice ministers of Cambodia Government ministers of Cambodia Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) Communist Party of Kampuchea politicians {{Cambodia-politician-stub