Thong Khon (; born 23 November 1951) is a

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

n politician. He is 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 ...

and was elected to represent Kampong Thom Province in 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 ...

in 2003. Thong Khon used to serve the country as

Minister of Tourism The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture. The position exists in many countries under several names: *Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania) *Ministry of Touri ...

. On 22 June 2016, on the rostrum of World Best Tourist Destination award for Cambodia he announced a new tourism policy for the Kingdom targeting 7 million tourists arrivals per year until 2020. The main features of the Kingdom New Tourism Policy are based on promoting Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom as special cultural destination coupled with promoting the seafront of Cambodia for leisure and sea-related activities."World Best Tourist Destination"
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1951 births Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) Cambodian People's Party politicians Living people Government ministers of Cambodia Governors of Phnom Penh {{Cambodia-politician-stub