Career
He is also the Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, having held the post since December 1998. Before his appointment as minister, he has worked in the Ministry of Economy and Finance, with the rank of Secretary of State. Aun Pornmoniroth was born in 1965 in Cambodia"s capital, Phnom Penh.
An economist, he has served in the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia since 1994.
His first post began in September 1993, as the assistant to Prime Minister Hun Senator until February 1994. In December 1998, he became Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, with the rank of Secretary of State.
On 6 February 1999, he was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. In 2013, he was chosen to succeed outgoing finance minister Keat Chhon and assumed the office on 24 September 2013.
Doctor Moniroth is also the Chairman of the Supreme National Economic Council (since September 2001).
