LY NEARY

Born on First January 1943 in Speu, Kompong Cham, Cambodia.
Married to Chet Chin - 5 children (age 36, 33, 31, 28, and 22)

Education
-1964 - High School Diploma.

Work experience
- 1967-1997: Nurse - Pediatric Service, Preah Ket Mealea Hospital, Phnom Penh.
- 1979-1993: Nurse at 7 January Hospital, Phnom Penh
- 1993-1997: Nurse - Surgical Service, Norodom Sihanouk Hospital, Phnom Penh
- 1997-Present: Retiree.

Political activities:
- 1993-1995 : Member of the Liberal Party for National Reconciliation.
- 1995: Founding Member of the Khmer Nation Party (now Sam Rainsy Party).
- April 2000-Present: Vice-President of the Women Movement of the Khmer Nation.

Foreign languages skills:
- French: good.
- English: beginner.

Other information:
Mother of Chet Duong Daravuth, killed on Sunday Easter 30 March 1997 during a demonstration organized by the workers to protest against the corruption of the Courts. Unlike previous demonstrations directed by President Sam Rainsy, the demonstration of March 30 1997 had been lawfully authorized by the Ministry of Interior. Hardly five minutes after the arrival of the procession in front of the National assembly, four grenades were thrown in the group of 300 demonstrators, mostly young factory workers, killing at least 16 persons and injuring 200 persons. An FBI investigation, launched because an American observer had been injured, points to the body guard's unit of Prime Minister Hun Sen as to have organized the attempt, on the order or at least with the blessing of the Prime Minister himself. Aside from the FBI investigation, to this day, the Cambodian police has never questioned any witness, nor released a report on the results of any investigation. Because of the death of her son, Ly Neary decided to leave the work at the hospital and to fully commit in politics: "I want to continue the work of my son". She will run in the commune elections of February 2002 as candidate for the commune Tuol Svay Prey 2 of Phnom Penh.