Yim Sovann is a Cambodian politician, currently serving as the Spokesperson and President of the Executive Committee of the Cambodia National Rescue Party.
Education
Yim Sovann has a Bachelor of Economics from the National University of Management, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In 1993, he was given a scholarship to Japan where he received a master"s degree in Political Science from Saitama University, Japan. He has also completed a Diploma in Languages, studying English and Japanese at Tsinghua University.
Career
Yim Sovann is affiliated with the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and was first elected to represent Phnom Penh in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 1998. He was the Treasurer and Spokesperson of the Sam Rainsy Party. When the Cambodian National Rescue Party was formed, he was appointed President of the Executive Committee of the party as well as being the Party"s Spokesperson.
He was also the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Interior, National Defense, and Civil Service Administration from 2005 to 2008 in the National Assembly of Cambodia.
In January 2015, he became Secretary General of the Parliamentary Minority Group. Yim Sovann is known for his calm but effective and motivational public speeches and is highly respected for his tireless effort in fighting against corruption and pursuing human rights in Cambodia.
He has been an influential opposition party lawmaker having been elected since 1998. Born in 1964, Sovann grew up in Phnom Penh and was forced to endure a miserable period like many other Cambodians under the Political Pot regime.
Yim Sovann was an assistant to the minister of finance during 1993-1994, while continuing his studies in Japan.
He was also Chairman of Parliamentary Commission on Interior, National Defense, and Civil Service Administration from 2005 to 2008 in the National Assembly. In January 2015, he became Secretary General of the Parliamentary Minority Group.
Membership
He first joined Cambodian politics as the Secretary to the Minister of Finance in 1993 and later became a member of the Khmer Nation Party (later changed its name to Sam Rainsy Party). He has been a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Phnom Penh since 1998.