Tea Banh

Tea Banh
General; Samdech Pichey Sena; Tea Banh; NM GCC MP
	ទៀ បាញ់
Minister of National Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 June 2006[1]
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
	In office; 1987–2004
Prime Minister	Hun Sen; Norodom Ranariddh; Ung Huot; Hun Sen
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 July 2004
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk; Norodom Sihamoni
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
Minister of Transport ; Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
	In office; 1984–1987
Prime Minister	Chan Sy ; Hun Sen
Member of Parliament ; for Siem Reap
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 June 1993
Majority	52,356 (13.24%)
Personal details
Born	Tea Sangvan; 5 November 1945; Koh Kong, Cambodia, French Indochina
Political party	Cambodian People's Party
Spouse(s)	Tao Toeun (m. 1975)
Children	Siam; Tyhas; Kanha;
Profession	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Cambodia
Branch/service	Royal Cambodian Army
Years of service	1962–
Rank	General
Commands	National Committee for Maritime Security
Battles/wars	Cambodian Civil War

Tea Banh (Khmer: ទៀ បាញ់, Khmer pronunciation: [tiə ɓaɲ]; born 5 November 1945)[2] is a Cambodian politician who is the current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Defence of Cambodia.[3] He is a former general and a member of the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in the 2003 elections.[4]

Personal life

Banh, whose birth name was "Tea Sangvan" later changed to Thai name, Sangvan Hin-kling (Thai: สังวาลย์ หินกลิ้ง) and "Tea Banh" in last,[5] is of Sino-Thai descent. His father, a Thai-Chinese, was named Tea Toek (Thai: เต็ก; RTGS: Tek) and his mother Nou Peng Chenda (Thai: หนู เพ่งจินดา; RTGS: Nu Phengchinda), was an ethnic Thai.[6][7] Banh married Tao Toeun (Thai: เตือนใจ ธรรมเกษร; RTGS: Tueanchai Thamma-keson), who is also an ethnic Thai, in 1975. They have three children.

Honours

Cambodia:
- Collar of the Grand Order of National Merit
- Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia
- Grand Cross of the Royal Order Of Sowathara
- Grand Officer of the Royal Order of H.M. The Queen Preah Kossomak Nearireath
- Recipient of the Sena Jayaseddh Medal
- Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in gold, two stars
- Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in silver, two stars
- Recipient of the Medal of National Defense in bronze, two stars
- Recipient of the Medal of Labour
- Recipient of the Decoration of National Construction (Twice)
Thailand:
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant[8]

References

Tea Banh Accessed July 2, 2014.
His Excellency Tea Banh Archived 2009-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
Visit to Japan by Gen. Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia
"Election results" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed 18 June 2008.
Rungmani Meksophon. Khon Song Phaendin [Two Lands People]. Bangkok:Banpraathit, 2008, p. 167-169
吴锐成主任出席柬埔寨中国港澳侨商总会十周年会庆 2008-03-19, Guangdong Qiaowang
Asiaweek, Volume 15, Issues 40-51; Asiaweek Limited, 1989, p. 32, "So would Tea Banh, an ethnic Thai with extensive business contacts in Thailand."
ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/00020956.PDF. เล่ม ๑๑๘, ตอน ๑๙ ข, ๒๖ ตุลาคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๔ม หน้า ๕

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[1] Tea Banh Accessed July 2, 2014.

[2] His Excellency Tea Banh Archived 2009-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Visit to Japan by Gen. Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia

[4] "Election results" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed 18 June 2008.

[5] Rungmani Meksophon. Khon Song Phaendin [Two Lands People]. Bangkok:Banpraathit, 2008, p. 167-169

[6] 吴锐成主任出席柬埔寨中国港澳侨商总会十周年会庆 2008-03-19, Guangdong Qiaowang

[7] Asiaweek, Volume 15, Issues 40-51; Asiaweek Limited, 1989, p. 32, "So would Tea Banh, an ethnic Thai with extensive business contacts in Thailand."

[8] ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/00020956.PDF. เล่ม ๑๑๘, ตอน ๑๙ ข, ๒๖ ตุลาคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๔ม หน้า ๕