Sun Chanthol

His Excellency Sun Chanthol
ស៊ុន ចាន់ថុល
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 August 2023
Prime Minister	Hun Manet
Serving with	See list Aun Pornmoniroth Neth Savoeun Hang Chuon Naron Koeut Rith Sok Chenda Sophea Say Sam Al Sar Sokha Tea Seiha Vongsey Vissoth Hun Many
Minister of Public Works and Transport
In office 5 April 2016 – 22 August 2023
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
Preceded by	Tram Iv Tek
Succeeded by	Peng Ponea
In office 16 July 2004 – 24 September 2008
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
Preceded by	Khy Taing Lim
Succeeded by	Tram Iv Tek
Minister of Commerce
In office 24 September 2013 – 4 April 2016
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
Preceded by	Cham Prasidh
Succeeded by	Pan Sorasak
Personal details
Born	(1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 68) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Citizenship	Cambodia United States
Political party	Cambodian People's Party (since 2009) FUNCINPEC (until 2009)[1]
Spouse	Sun Sotha
Children	3
Alma mater	Kogod School of Business (BS) Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Harvard Kennedy School (MPA)[1]
Website	Government website

Sun Chanthol (Khmer: ស៊ុន ចាន់ថុល; born 30 June 1956) is a Cambodian politician and Deputy Prime Minister. He was the Minister for Public Works and Transport from 2016 to 2023 and previously from 2004 to 2008. He was formerly Minister for Commerce from 2013 to 2016.

Previously he was the Senior Minister and Vice Chairman of Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). He was elected to represent Kandal Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.

Sun Chanthol was the Minister of Public Works and Transport from 2004 to 2008, and again from 2016.

He was President of SC Investment Co., Ltd and served as the Economic and Finance Advisor to the President of the National Assembly from 1999 to 2003.

He served as Secretary of State for Economy and Finance and a Secretary General of the CDC from 1994 to 1997.

Chanthol worked for General Electric Company for 16 years and held various senior executive positions in General Management and Finance functions both in the United States and in Asia. He started his career with G.E. as a management trainee and worked his way up to senior international management.

He received his B.S. in business administration from the American University, an Advanced Management Program (AMP) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University.

Chanthol was elected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow of the World Economic Forum in 1995. He has been a member of the Wharton Executive Board for Asia since 2002 and was appointed as the first Chairman of the Wharton Executive Board for Asia in July 2009.^[2]