1958-59 Secretary of State for Labour and Social Action Tong Siv Eng
1959-61 Minister of Social Action
1963-68 Minister of Health
First female MP 1957-70 and played an unheralded but crucial behind-the-scenes role in helping to end Cambodia's protracted civil war in the late 1980s.In 1987 and 1988, she brokered the first three meetings between then-prince Sihanouk and Prime Minister Hun Sen, leaders of opposing factions in the civil war, which triggered a process that led to the
Paris Peace Accords in 1991, ending more than 20 years of civil war. She and her husband, Pung Peng Cheng, 83, have been among Sihanouk's closest aides during the monarch's six decades in Cambodia's political spotlight. She also thought Sihanouk's 12 children. Her husband held a number of ministerial posts and is today ''supreme adviser'' to the king. Mother of two children. Her daughter, Kek Galabru is the head of a human rights organization. Tong Siv Eng lived (1919-2001)

1960-70 Ceremonial Head of State, Symbol of the Crown Queen Sissovath Monivong Kossomak Nearieath (10.7.60-18.3.70)
Some sources name her as joint-ruler with her husband, King Norodom Suramit († 1960), who succeeded their son, Prince Norodom Sihanouk upon his abdication. Sihanouk, who had suceeded her father as king in 1941, was Premier Minister 1955-60 Chief of State 1960-70, Head of Exile-Government 1982-1988, 1989-92, Head of State 1992-93 and King again 1993-2004. After her husband’s death, After her husband’s death she was officially nominated as Queen Regnant in the Crown Council, but instead her son became Head of State after a referendum, and during the swearing-in ceremony in the National Assembly he declared that "The Queen Kossamak incarnate and represent the Cambodian Dynasty". She carried out the ceremonial duties and was in effect Queen Regnant without reigning. After her son was deposed in 1970 she spend the rest of her life in exile in Beijing. She lived (1904-75)

1962-66 Secretary of State for Social Affairs and Labour Tip Man

1966-70 Secretary of State for National Education Diep Dinar

1966-69 Undersecretary of State for Tourism Nou Neou

1969 Secretary of State for Information Chine Renne

1969 Secretary of State for Tourism Ung Mung
1970-72 Undersecretary of State for Tourism

Until 1975 Vice-Minister of Popular Education and Education in the Government of Kampuchea 
1975-76 Minister of Education in the Government of Khmer Rouge
1981-82 Minister of Education in exile-government recognized by the UN
1982 Minister of Social Affairs Ieng Thirith
She was member of the exile-government presided over by Prince Sihanouk, and later in the Khmer Rouge horror regime. Member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Party of Pol Pot, and around 1982 Secretary General of Foreign Affairs of the Party. She was married to the Ieng Sary, Foreign Minister of Pol Pot. Her sister, Khieu Ponnary, was vice-President of the exile Government of Phnom Penh around 1976 and married to Pol Pot. Born as Khieu Thirith around 1920.

1976-79 Minister of Culture and Education Yun Yat
1981-ca. 83 Minister of Culture in Exile-government
Married to Deputy Premier and Minister of Defence Son Sen of the Red Khmers. In 1997 they were both killed together with 10 other family members by Pol Pot, leader of the Red Khmers

1980-(93) Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Health Chey Kahn Nha
In Government inside Cambodia which was supported by Vietnam.

1986-93 Member of the Politburo Men Saman

Ca. 1990-91? Minister of Industry Ho Han

1992 Vice-Minister of Culture Princess Norodom Bopha Devi of Cambodia
1998-2004 Minister of Culture and Fine Arts
Oldest daughter of King Nodorom Shianouk's 14 children with 6 wifes (many of whom died during the civil war). Princess Bopha Devi has been married four times with three Princes of Cambodia of the Sisowath family and Bruno Forsinetti. Her daughter with him is Princess Norodom Chansita (1959-), and with her other husbands she has got two daughters and two sons with the title of Princess/Prince Sisowath. She lived in exile in Paris for a number of years and was leader of The Royal Cambodian Ballet at the time of her appointment to the cabinet. Her rank and title of Princess is H.R.H. Samdech Botrei Preach Ream (b. 1943-)

1998-2004 Minister of Women’s Affairs and Veterans Mov Sok Hror Mu Sochua
She had been in exile for 18 years, when returned in 1991 and founded a NGO. 1995-98 Mu Sochua was Special Advisor on Women's Affairs to the Prime Minister. 

1998-2000 Secretary of State of Justice Ly Vouch Leng
Later President of the Court of Appeal and from 2000 Secretary General of the newly established Council for Judiciary Reform

1998-2004 Secretary of State of Women’s Affairs and Veterans and Veterans Ung Kunthea Thavery 

1998-2004 Secretary of State of Women’s Affairs and Veterans You Ay
2004- Secretary of State of Women’s Affairs

1998- Secretary of State of Social Affairs, Vocational Training and Youth Rehabilitation Prak Chantha

1999 State Secretary for Women's Affairs and Veterans Ing Kanthia Phavi
2004- Minister of Women's Affairs

2001-04 Under Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sun Saphoeun
From 2004 Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg.

2004- Minister of State and Minister of Parliamentary Relations and Inspection Men Sam An (or Mem San An)
She was Member of the Permanent Committee of the National Assembly and Chairperson of the Public Health, Social and Women’s Affairs’ Committee 1998-2004. Also member of the Standing Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party. There are 15 Ministers of State and 7 Vice-Premiers in the government with a total of 180 members. (Communist).

2004- Secretary of State of Women’s Affairs Khim Chamreoun

2004- Secretary of State of Women’s Affairs Som Kim Sour

2004- Secretary of State of Women’s Affairs Im Sithe

2004- Secretary of State of Women’s Affairs Chan Sorie

2004- Secretary of State of Health Ouk Bunna

2004- Secretary of State of Tourism Princess Norodom Rathnatevi
Other versions of her name are Naradhama Ratna Devi or Norodom Radanathev. She is daughter of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former First Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly from 1998, the son of King Norodom Sihanouk and Princess Marie. (b. 1974-).

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