Tea Banh

Tea Banh
ទៀ បាញ់
Minister of National Defence
In office
1987 – 22 August 2023[a]
Prime MinisterHun Sen
Norodom Ranariddh
Ung Huot
Hun Sen
Preceded byBou Thang
Succeeded byTea Seiha
Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party
Assumed office
24 December 2021
Serving with Say Chhum, Sar Kheng and Men Sam An
PresidentHun Sen
Preceded byHun Sen (2015)
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office
16 July 2004 – 22 August 2023
Prime MinisterHun Sen
Additional positions
Minister of Transport
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
1982–1987
Prime MinisterChan Sy
Hun Sen
Member of Parliament
for Siem Reap
Assumed office
14 June 1993
Majority52,356 (13.24%)
Personal details
Born
Tea Sangvan

(1945-11-05) 5 November 1945 (age 79)
Kampot Province, Cambodia, French Indochina
(in present-day Koh Kong Province, Cambodia)
Political partyCambodian People's Party
SpouseTao Toeun (m. 1975)
Children
RelativesTea Vinh (brother)
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
Allegiance Cambodia
Branch/serviceRoyal Cambodian Army
Years of service1962–present
Rank General
CommandsNational Committee for Maritime Security
Battles/warsCambodian Civil War

Tea Banh (Khmer: ទៀ បាញ់ [tiə ɓaɲ]; born 5 November 1945)[1] is a Cambodian politician and general. He was a Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Defence of Cambodia from 1987 until 2023.[2] 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.[3] He was succeeded as defence minister by his eldest son Tea Seiha.


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