CURRICULUM VITAE OF SAM RAINSY

French Version		  

PERSONAL
  • Born on 10 March 1949 in Phnom Penh.
  • Father: Sam Sary, Deputy Prime Minister in Prince Norodom Sihanouk's Government in the 1950's.
  • Mother: In Em, teacher, first Cambodian woman to have completed high school and past the "Baccalauréat" exam.
  • Married to Tioulong Saumura since 1971, 3 children.
  • Left Cambodia for France in 1965 and returned to Cambodia in 1992.

EDUCATION
  • Primary school in Phnom Penh, Paris and London.
  • High school in Phnom Penh (Lycée Descartes and Lycée Sisowath) and Paris (Lycée Janson de Sailly).
  • University degrees in:

Business Administration (Master of Business Administration from INSEAD - Fontainebleau - France) - 1980.

Accounting (Diplôme d'Etudes Comptables Supérieures issued by the French Ministry of Education) - 1979.

Economics (Maîtrise + Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures de Sciences Economiques de la Faculté de Droit et des Sciences Economiques de Paris) - 1973.

Political Science (Diplôme de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris) - 1971.

WORKING EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FRANCE
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DR Gestion, a Paris-based investment company (1988 - 1992).
  • Bank Director at Paluel-Marmont, a French bank specialized in financial research and stock investment (1985 - 1988).
  • Financial analyst and investment manager with various banks and financial institutions in Paris, including Manufacturers Hanover and Paribas (1971 - 1985).

POLITICAL CAREER IN CAMBODIA
  • Member of the FUNCINPEC Movement since its inception (1981).
  • Founding member of the FUNCINPEC Party and member of the FUNCINPEC Steering Committee (1992 - 1995).
  • Member of the Supreme National Council of Cambodia (1992 - 1993).
  • Elected Member of Parliament for Siem Reap province (1993 - 1998).
  • Minister of Finance of the Royal Government of Cambodia (1993 - 1994).
  • President of the Khmer Nation Party (1995 - 1998).
  • President of the Sam Rainsy Party (since 1998).
  • Elected Member of Parliament for Kompong Cham province (since 1998).
  • Leader of the Opposition (represented in Parliament by 15 National Assembly members and 7 Senators).