HIS EXCELLENCY MR. KEAT CHHON
MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE
SENIOR MINISTER IN CHARGE OF REHABILITATION
AND DEVELOPMENT


I. PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth 11 August, 1934
Place of Birth Kratie, Cambodia
Marital Status Married, 1 Daughter, 1 Son
Languages Khmer (Native), French (Fluent), English (Fair)




II. ACADEMIC RECORD

1970 Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, Washington D.C., USA
1954 - 1961



Trained in Paris, France
- Naval Architect (Paris)
- Marine Engineer (Paris)
- Nuclear Engineer (Paris)




III. PROFESSIONAL RECORD

From October 1994 Senior Minister in Charge of Rehabilitation and Development, Vice Chairman of CDC, Minister of Economy and Finance
From Nov. 1993 Senior Minister in Charge of Rehabilitation and Development, RGC
July - October 1993 Deputy Prime Minister of the PNGC
May 1993 Elected as MP
Jan-May 1993 Adviser to SOC Government in Phnom Penh
Oct 1992 - Jan 1993 UNDP Consultant
1988 - 1992 Chief Technical Adviser of UNIDO (HQ in Vienna)
1984 - 1988 Manager for International Operations of CIEE (a private company in Paris)
1970 - 1975 Minister of Prime Minister's Office of The RGUNC
1967 - 1969 Minister of Industry (and Minister of Commerce) of the RGC
1964 - 1968 Founder and President of Royal University of Kampong Cham
1961 - 1964 Chief Engineer of Public Works, General Manager of ODEM
NB 1975 - 1979 Slave Labor; Family Scattered, its members were taken as hostages
1979 - 1983 Cambodia - Thai Border