Sisowath Youtevong | |
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ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស | |
Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In office 15 December 1946 – 17 July 1947 | |
Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk |
Preceded by | Sisowath Monireth |
Succeeded by | Sisowath Watchayavong |
Leader of the Democratic Party | |
In office June 1946 – July 1947 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1913 Oudong, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Died | 17 July 1947 (aged 33–34) Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | French Section of the Workers' International |
Spouse | Dominique Laverne |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Sisowath Chamraengvongs Sisowath Yubhiphan |
Alma mater | University of Montpellier (PhD) |
House | House of Sisowath |
Sisowath Youtevong (Khmer: អ្នកអង្គម្ចាស់ ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស; 1913 – 17 July 1947) was a Cambodian prince, politician and mathematician, credited as the "Father of Cambodian Democracy",[1] and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as the fourth Prime Minister of Cambodia from December 1946 to July 1947.[citation needed] He was the first to be elected prime minister.