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Keat Chhon

Keat Chhon (; 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". Provided by Wikipedia