Keat Chhon
Samdech Setha Vitou Pheakdey Keat Chhon | |
|---|---|
| គាត ឈន់ | |
Chhon in 2013 | |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 24 October 1994 – 23 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Norodom Ranariddh Ung Huot Hun Sen |
| Preceded by | Sam Rainsy |
| Succeeded by | Aun Pornmoniroth |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
| In office 25 September 2008 – 4 April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Member of Parliament for Phnom Penh | |
| In office 25 November 1998 – 29 July 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham | |
| In office 14 June 1993 – 25 November 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1934 |
| Party | Cambodian People's Party |
| Spouse | Lay Neari |
| Education | Institut national des sciences et techniques nucléaires |
Keat Chhon (Khmer: គាត ឈន់; born 11 August 1934) is a Cambodian politician. He belongs to the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Phnom Penh in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003. He was the Minister for Economy and Finance from 1994 to 2013. By 2018, he has retired from all public offices.
He is one of the only political leaders to have served in the current government of Cambodia after serving under the Khmer rouge along with five other government officials: Senate President Chea Sim, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, National Assembly President Heng Samrin and Cambodian People's Party Senators Ouk Bunchhoeun and Sim Ka.
According to researchers Justin Corfield and Laura Summers, he is "one of the most experienced technocrats in the government [of Cambodia], [who] has succeeded in imposing greater budgetary controls on spending for years".