Mok Mareth (; born 20 January 1944) is a Cambodian politician and former

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. He was born in Rumchang, Samraŏng District, Takéo Province,

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Political career

Mareth was named a Senior Minister in the Cambodian Government in 2004 and is a member of the ruling

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 served as head of the

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from 1993 to 2013. Mok was also elected a Member of Parliament for Takeo province in 2003. He formerly served as Vice Minister of Agriculture (1989–1993) and Vice Governor of

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industr ...

(1980–1989). Prior to these positions he served as vice president of the Phnom Penh party committee (1981–1989).

Studies

A natural scientist by training, Mareth earned a bachelor's degree in agronomy and fisheries engineering from the University of Agronomy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1970 and his PhD in animal and aquatic biology from

Paul Sabatier University Paul Sabatier University (''Université Paul Sabatier'' , UPS, also known as Toulouse III) was a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse. It was one of the several successor universities of the University of Toulouse, established in 1229, m ...

, in

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, France in 1974. After completing his doctoral work, he was a biological researcher at ORSTROM in France (1974–1976).

References

1944 births Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) Living people Cambodian People's Party politicians Government ministers of Cambodia University of Toulouse alumni {{Cambodia-politician-stub