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Tong Siv Eng was born on 31 October, 1919 in Cambodia, is a Cambodian politician. Discover Tong Siv Eng's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 31 October 1919
Birthday 31 October
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Date of death 12 June, 2001
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Nationality Cambodia

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1919

Tong Siv Eng (31 October 1919 – 12 June 2001) was a Cambodian politician.

She was the first female member of parliament, and the first female cabinet minister, in Cambodia.

She was the daughter of a school principal who encouraged her to study.

As there were no secondary education for females in Cambodia, she was given a scholarship to study in Saigon.

1939

When she returned to Cambodia, she married the courtier Pung Peng Cheng in 1939.

She was a tutor of the royal children, and she and her spouse came to be personal advisers of king Sihanouk.

1958

In 1958, women suffrage was introduced in Cambodia.

In the following elections the same year, Tong Siv Eng became the first and only woman elected to parliament.

She served as state secretary in 1958–59, minister of Social Action in 1959–61, and minister of Health in 1963–68.

Women were legally subservient to men in the Cambodian civil code of 1958, and there were only three other examples of women in higher positions in Cambodia during the 1960s: Tip Man (1962-66), the minister of education Diep Dinar (1966-70), and the Undersecretary of State for Tourism Nou Neou (1969-70).

Sihanouk described the attempted implementation of the government’s retraining programme for sex workers as follows:

Tong Siv Eng also served as editor of the Samlanh Neary ("Woman's Voice").

1970

She left Cambodia after the coup of 1970.

1987

Tong Siv Eng played an important part in the peace negotiations, as she arranged the meetings between Sihanouk and Hun Sen in 1987 and 1988.

2001

She died of a heart attack on 12 June 2001, aged 81.

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