Mu Sochua
Mu Sochua (Khmer: មូរ សុខហួ; born 15 May 1954) is a Cambodian politician and rights activist. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Battambang from 2013 to 2017, a seat which she previously held from 1998 to 2003. She was a member and Vice President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) until its dissolve, and previously a member of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) prior to its merger with the Human Rights Party. As a member of FUNCINPEC, she also served as Minister of Women and Veterans' Affairs in Hun Sen's coalition government from 1998 to 2004. She is currently one of 118 senior opposition figures serving a five-year ban from politics following a court ruling on 16 November 2017.
Mu Sochua | |
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| មូរ សុខហួ | |
Sochua in 2018 | |
| Vice President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party | |
| In office 2 March 2017 – 16 November 2017 | |
| President | Kem Sokha |
| Preceded by | Kem Sokha |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Battambang | |
| In office 5 August 2014 – 16 November 2017 | |
| In office 25 November 1998 – 27 July 2003 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kampot | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 28 July 2013 | |
| Minister of Women's and Veterans' Affairs | |
| In office 30 November 1998 – 15 July 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Succeeded by | Ing Kuntha Phavi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1954 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | Cambodia National Rescue Party (2012–17) Sam Rainsy Party (2004–12) FUNCINPEC (1989–2004) |
| Spouse |
Scott Leiper
(m. 1984; died 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MSW) |
| Awards | Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights |
| Website | sochua |
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