Hangchuon Naron ( ; born 2 January 1962) is a Cambodian

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

, and

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who is the current Minister for Education, Youth and Sport, serving since 2013. A member of the

Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party (CPP; , UNGEGN: ) is a Cambodian political party which has ruled the country since 1979. Founded in 1951, it was originally known as the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP). During the Cold War it allied ...

, he was Secretary of State of Economy and Finance from 2004 to 2013. Since taking office, he has implemented major educational reforms in Cambodia, which include anti-cheating exams.

Academic background

* 2018:

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...

in Educational Administration,

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU; ; , ) is a public university, public Autonomous university, autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally founded during King Chulalongkorn's reign as a school for training ro ...

* 2012: Diploma, Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy * 2010–12:

Master of Laws A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in another subject. In many jurisdi ...

, joint degree program of

Royal University of Law and Economics The Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) is one of the oldest higher educational institutions in Cambodia. RULE was established in 1949 as the National Institute of Law, Politics and Economics. In 2003, the institute was officially deeme ...

and

Lumière University Lyon 2 Lumière University Lyon 2 () is one of the three universities that comprise the current University of Lyon system, having splintered from an older university of the same name, and is primarily based on two campuses in Lyon itself. It has a total ...

* 2006-08: Associate,

Chartered Insurance Institute The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is a professional body dedicated to building public trust in the insurance and financial planning profession. The CII's purpose, as set out in its 1912 royal charter, is to 'Secure and justify the conf ...

; Associate, Malaysian Insurance Institute; Degree in Insurance,

* 1988–91: Doctor of Philosophy in International Economics,

MGIMO Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (, also known as MGIMO University) is an higher education, institute of higher education located in Moscow, Russia. The institute is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Russian ...

* 1982–85: Student at School of International Relations and International Law,

Kiev State University The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (; also known as Kyiv University, Shevchenko University, or KNU) is a public university in Kyiv, Ukraine. The university is the third-oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and ...

* 1981–82: Preparatory courses,

Institute of Technology of Cambodia The Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC; ; ), known for short as Sala Techno (; ), is a higher education institution in Phnom Penh, Cambodia that trains students in science, technology and engineering. Enrollment is approximately 3,500 un ...

* 1980–81: Baccalauréate II,

Lycée Sisowath Lycée Sisowath (; also Sisowath High School) is a secondary school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The school was founded in 1873 as a collège (middle school) and became a lycée (middle and high school) in 1933. It is named after King Sisowath. H ...

Political offices

* 2018: Member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

, Kampong Cham constituency * 2013–present: Minister of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia * 2004–2013: Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia * 2004–2010: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia

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