# Sun Chanthol > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sun_Chanthol > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sun_Chanthol.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Chanthol > Source revision: 1349547474 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Cambodian politician}} {{Family name hatnote|lang=Cambodian|Sun|Chanthol}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Sun Chanthol 2026.jpg | caption = Chanthol in 2026 | honorific_prefix = [His Excellency](/source/Excellency) | honorific_suffix = | name = Sun Chanthol | native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|km|ស៊ុន ចាន់ថុល}}}} | office = [Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia) | status = | prime_minister = [Hun Manet](/source/Hun_Manet) | 1blankname = Serving with | 1namedata = {{Collapsible list|title=''See list''|[Aun Pornmoniroth](/source/Aun_Pornmoniroth)
[Neth Savoeun](/source/Neth_Savoeun)
[Hang Chuon Naron](/source/Hang_Chuon_Naron)
[Koeut Rith](/source/Koeut_Rith)
[Sok Chenda Sophea](/source/Sok_Chenda_Sophea)
[Say Sam Al](/source/Say_Sam_Al)
[Sar Sokha](/source/Sar_Sokha)
[Tea Seiha](/source/Tea_Seiha)
[Vongsey Vissoth](/source/Vongsey_Vissoth)
[Hun Many](/source/Hun_Many)}} | term_label = | term_start = 22 August 2023 | term_end = | order3 = [Minister of Commerce](/source/Ministry_of_Commerce_(Cambodia)) | term_start3 = 24 September 2013 | prime_minister3 = Hun Sen | term_end3 = 4 April 2016 | predecessor3 = [Cham Prasidh](/source/Cham_Prasidh) | successor3 = Pan Sorasak | order1 = [Minister of Public Works and Transport](/source/Ministry_of_Public_Works_and_Transport_(Cambodia)) | term_start1 = 5 April 2016 | term_end1 = 22 August 2023 | prime_minister1 = [Hun Sen](/source/Hun_Sen) | predecessor1 = [Tram Iv Tek](/source/Tram_Iv_Tek) | successor1 = Peng Ponea | monarch2 = | prime_minister2 = Hun Sen | term_start2 = 16 July 2004 | term_end2 = 24 September 2008 | predecessor2 = [Khy Taing Lim](/source/Khy_Taing_Lim) | successor2 = Tram Iv Tek | alma_mater = Kogod School of Business ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))
[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania](/source/Wharton_School_of_the_University_of_Pennsylvania)
[Harvard Kennedy School](/source/Harvard_Kennedy_School) ([MPA](/source/Master_of_Public_Administration)){{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2015/12/02/investors-take-note/?sh=5e67d57721ca|title=A Chat With Cambodia's Commerce Minister Chanthol Sun--On Making Business Easier|work=Forbes|date=2 December 2015|accessdate=21 December 2020}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|30|df=y}} | birth_place = [Phnom Penh](/source/Phnom_Penh), [Cambodia](/source/Kingdom_of_Cambodia_(1953%E2%80%931970)) | citizenship = {{hlist|Cambodia|United States}} | spouse = Sun Sotha | children = 3 | party = [Cambodian People's Party](/source/Cambodian_People's_Party) (since 2009)
[FUNCINPEC](/source/FUNCINPEC) (until 2009) | website = {{URL|mpwt.gov.kh/en/about-us/the-senior-minister|Government website}} }} '''Sun Chanthol''' ({{langx|km|ស៊ុន ចាន់ថុល}}; born 30 June 1956) is a [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia)n [politician](/source/politician) currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister. He was the [Minister for Public Works and Transport](/source/Ministry_of_Public_Works_and_Transport_(Cambodia)) from 2016 to 2023 and previously from 2004 to 2008. He was formerly [Minister for Commerce](/source/Ministry_of_Commerce_(Cambodia)) from 2013 to 2016. Chanthol holds dual Cambodian and U.S. citizenships.{{Cite news|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501682260/cambodian-delegation-heads-to-us-for-tariff-talks-eyes-win-win-deal/|title=Cambodian delegation heads to US for tariff talks, eyes win-win deal|work=[Khmer Times](/source/Khmer_Times)|date=12 May 2025|accessdate=8 August 2025}} Chanthol served as chief negotiator during Cambodia's trade negotiations with the [United States](/source/United_States) on the [Liberation Day tariffs](/source/Liberation_Day_tariffs), resulting in a tariff reduction to 19% from the initial 49%.{{Cite news|url=https://thediplomat.com/2025/08/trump-cuts-tariffs-on-cambodia-and-thailand-to-19-after-border-ceasefire/|title=Trump Cuts Tariffs on Cambodia and Thailand to 19% After Border Ceasefire|work=[The Diplomat](/source/The_Diplomat_(magazine))|date=1 August 2025|accessdate=8 August 2025}} == Early life and education == He received his B.S. in business administration from the [American University](/source/American_University), an Advanced Management Program (AMP) from the [Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania](/source/Wharton_School_of_the_University_of_Pennsylvania) and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_Kennedy_School). == Career == [[File:Sun Chanthol (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Chanthol at the [World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2013](/source/World_Trade_Organization_Ministerial_Conference_of_2013)]] Chanthol worked for [General Electric](/source/General_Electric) for 16 years and held various senior executive positions in General Management and Finance functions both in the United States and in Asia.{{Cite web |title=Sun Chanthol |url=https://www.weforum.org/people/sun-chanthol/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241103230559/https://www.weforum.org/people/sun-chanthol/ |archive-date=2024-11-03 |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=World Economic Forum |language=en}} He served as Secretary of State for Economy and Finance and a Secretary General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) from 1994 to 1997. He was President of SC Investment Co., Ltd and served as the Economic and Finance Advisor to the President of the [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Cambodia)) from 1999 to 2003. He was elected to represent [Kandal Province](/source/Kandal_Province) in the [National Assembly of Cambodia](/source/National_Assembly_of_Cambodia) in 2003.[http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/Result_2003/Result_2003.html "Election results"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616211105/http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/Result_2003/Result_2003.html|date=2008-06-16}}. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008. Sun Chanthol was the Minister of Public Works and Transport from 2004 to 2008, and again from 2016. == Personal life == He is married to Sun Sotha, heir to the Khau Chuly Group fortune.{{Cite web |title=Cambodia's new cabinet is steeped in nepotism |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/special/hunmanet-nepotism/index.html |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=RFA}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Cabinet of Cambodia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sun, Chanthol}} Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Cambodian politicians Category:Cambodian emigrants to the United States Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States Category:Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) Category:Deputy prime ministers of Cambodia Category:Transport ministers of Cambodia Category:Trade ministers of Cambodia Category:Public works ministers of Cambodia Category:Cambodian People's Party politicians Category:FUNCINPEC politicians Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni Category:People from Phnom Penh Category:Kogod School of Business alumni Category:Wharton School alumni {{Cambodia-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sun Chanthol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Chanthol) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Chanthol?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.