Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
Chea Sophara | |
Native Name: | ជា សុផារ៉ា |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia |
Primeminister: | Hun Sen |
Term Start: | 6 September 2018 |
Term End: | 22 August 2023 |
Office1: | Chairman of the National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution |
Term Start1: | 12 September 2018 |
Term End1: | 22 August 2023 |
Primeminister1: | Hun Sen |
Predecessor1: | Bin Chhin |
Successor1: | Say Sam Al |
Office2: | Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction |
Primeminister2: | Hun Sen |
Term Start2: | 5 April 2016 |
Term End2: | 22 August 2023 |
Predecessor2: | Im Chhun Lim |
Constituency Mp3: | Tboung Khmum Province |
Term Start3: | 5 September 2018 |
Office4: | Minister of Rural Development |
Primeminister4: | Hun Sen |
Term Start4: | 25 September 2008 |
Term End4: | 4 April 2016 |
Successor4: | Ouk Rabun |
Office5: | Governor of Phnom Penh |
Primeminister5: | Hun Sen |
Term Start5: | 1998 |
Term End5: | 2003 |
Predecessor5: | Chhim Siek Leng |
Successor5: | Kep Chuktema |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1953 |
Birth Place: | Kampong Cham, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Alma Mater: | University of Health Sciences |
Party: | Cambodian People's Party |
Children: | Chea Sopha Pheaksa Chea Sophamaden |
Chea Sophara (km|ជា សុផារ៉ា; born 20 March 1953) is a Cambodian politician who currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction since 2016.[1] From 2008 to 2016, he was Minister of Rural Development. He was also the Governor of Phnom Penh from 1998 to 2003. He is a Member of Parliament for Tbong Khmum Province, since 2018.[2] [3]
Sophara has several children, including Chea Sopha Pheaksa, who is married to Tao Seng Huor's daughter Tao Madina, and Chea Sophamaden, who is married to Yim Chhaily's son Yim Leang.[4] [5]