Tea Banh ( km, ទៀ បាញ់ ; born 5 November 1945) is a Cambodian politician who is the current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Defence of

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand ...

. He is a former general and a member of the

Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party (CPP), UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; is a Cambodian political party which has ruled Cambodia since 1979. Founded in 1951, it was originally known as the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP)., UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ...

and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the

National Assembly of Cambodia The National Assembly ( km, រដ្ឋសភា, ) is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Cambodia. It is referred to as the lower house, with the Senate being referred to as the upper house. The National Assembly is an el ...

in the 2003 elections.

Personal life

Banh, whose birth name was "Tea Sangvan" later changed to Thai name, Sangvan Hin-kling ( th, สังวาลย์ หินกลิ้ง) and "Tea Banh" in last, is of

Sino-Thai Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin ( th, ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; ''exonym and also domestically''), endonym Thai people ( th, ชาวไทย), are Chinese descenda ...

descent. His father, a Thai-Chinese, was named Tea Toek ( th, เต็ก; ) and his mother Nou Peng Chenda ( th, หนู เพ่งจินดา; ), was an ethnic Thai. Banh married Tao Toeun ( th, เตือนใจ ธรรมเกษร; ), who is also an ethnic Thai, in 1975. They have three children.

Honours

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Collar of the Grand Order of National Merit ** KHM Ordre Royal du Cambodge - Grand Croix BAR

Grand Cross of the

Royal Order of Cambodia The Royal Order of Cambodia ( km, គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា; french: Ordre royal du Cambodge) was a colonial order of chivalry of French Cambodia, and is still in use ...

KHM Royal Order Of Sowathara - Grand Cross rib

Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sowathara ** KHM Order of Queen Kossomak - Grand Officer

Grand Officer of the Royal Order of H.M. The Queen Preah Kossomak Nearirath ** KHM Sena Jayaseddh Medal (present) BAR

Recipient of the Sena Jayaseddh Medal ** KHM National Defence Medal - gold x2 BAR

Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in gold, two stars ** KHM National Defence Medal - silver x2 BAR

Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in silver, two stars ** KHM National Defence Medal - bronze x2 BAR

Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in bronze, two stars ** KHM Medal of Labour

Recipient of the Medal of Labour ** KHM National Construction Decoration

Recipient of the Decoration of National Construction (Twice) *: ** Order_of_the_White_Elephant_-_1st_Class_(Thailand)_ribbon

Knight Grand Cross of the

Order of the White Elephant __NOTOC__ The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; ) is an order of Thailand. It wa ...

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References

1945 births Cambodian People's Party politicians Cambodian politicians of Chinese descent Cambodian people of Thai descent Tea Banh Cambodian generals Cambodian military personnel Deputy Prime Ministers of Cambodia Government ministers of Cambodia Defence ministers of Cambodia Living people People from Koh Kong province Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) {{Cambodia-politician-stub