Pen Sovan
Pen Sovann | |
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| ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ | |
| Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Cambodia | |
| In office 27 June 1979 – 5 December 1981 | |
| President | Heng Samrin |
| Preceded by | Pol Pot (1979) |
| Succeeded by | Chan Sy (acting) |
| Member of Parliament for Kampong Speu | |
| In office 5 August 2014 – 29 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Say Chhum |
| Succeeded by | Suon Rida |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 10 January 1979 – 5 December 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Son Sen |
| Succeeded by | Bou Thang |
| General Secretary of the Cambodia People's Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 5 January 1979 – 4 December 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Tou Samouth |
| Succeeded by | Heng Samrin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1936 Tram Kak District, Takéo Province, Cambodia, French Indochina |
| Died | 29 October 2016 (aged 80) Doun Kaev, Takéo Province, Cambodia |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Cambodia People's Republic of Cambodia |
| Branch/service | Khmer Issarak Cambodia United Front for National Salvation |
| Years of service | 1949–1981 |
| Battles/wars | First Indochina War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
Pen Sovann (Khmer: ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ; 15 April 1936 – 29 October 2016) was a Cambodian politician and revolutionary who served as the Prime Minister of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Cambodia from 27 June 1979 to 5 December 1981. He also served as General Secretary of the Cambodia People's Revolutionary Party (CPRP) from 1979 to 1981. He was arrested and removed from office in December 1981 by the Vietnamese for irritating Lê Đức Thọ, the chief adviser to the PRK government. He was imprisoned in Vietnam until January 1992.
Sovann founded the Cambodia National Sustaining Party, which contested in the 1998 election but did not win a seat in parliament. He later joined the Human Rights Party founded in 2007 and served as its vice president. In 2012, he became a member of the newly founded Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and stood as an MP candidate for Kampong Speu. He was elected and was sworn in on 5 August 2014, serving until his death in October 2016.