Khem Veasna
President of the League for Democracy Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 June 2006
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Born	11 December 1965 (age 49) Prey Veng, Cambodia
Nationality	Cambodian
Political party	League for Democracy Party
Parents	Khem Huot(father) Sek Heng (mother)
Spouse	None
Children	None
Religion	None
Occupation	Businessman
Signature
Website	Khem-Veasna

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Khem Veasna  born December 11, 1965, is a Cambodian politician, the founder of the League for Democracy Party, businessman and current President of the LDP.
In the engagement as a politician, initially, he was a member of the Sam Rainsy Party, listed of Representatives since 1998 but not elected, later elected as a representative in 2003, at that time he was 38 years old, then in 2006, also established their own party called The League for Democracy Party reach today.
From 2005 to 2009, he was a speaker of the Training Development Organization. This organization was a part of the League For Democracy Party, and was closed by government.

Early life and career

Khem Veasna at the age of 18.

Veasna was born on December 11, 1965, in Peanea village, Kdueng Reay commune, kanh chreak district, Prey Veng Province. and was the first child of two children and the second was female, born in a peasant family. His father was Khem Huot, a dentist. His mother was Sek Heng,also a dentist. When Veasna was eight years old, one night he asked his mother "Mom, Will you die when you're old?" His mother looked at him and said "Yes, I will." so "Where will you be waiting for me?" then Veasna slept and cried for a night.
In 1979 after the Khmer Rouge was finished, Veasna was eight and the first year he started public school. He spent 7 year as a student. In 1982, the family moved to Phnom Penh. In 1986, he became a student at the Department of Media and Communication (RUPP). There, he learned Camera Maintenance and Repair for four years. In 1988, he initially began working as a photographer. After finishing shool and during the years 1989-1993, he formed a production named the youth filmography and was an actor, a filmmaker and screenwriter for his own. he made four films (One slap for memory, Girl's Charm, the Same Number One, Only one stronger.) and the last was a drama, Whose fault? This drama nearly finished but because of some problem this drama was paused. At that time, the school had no degrees for its graduates. so in 1994, he attended a law school and graduated in 1998. It was a luck that his generation, the last that government allows graduates to enter public job without examination so his name was in the Ministry of Interior until 2004, but he told that he never went to work, he suspended his account, terms for 6 years in the public framework. and about 7 years ago, his mother died of hypertension in Phnom Penh.

Education

• 1979-1986: Student.
• 1986-1993: Student (without degree) at The Department of Media and Communication (RUPP) (The Ministry of Information)
• 1994-1997: Law student at the Royal University of Law and Economics
• 1998-2006: Public officer at the Department of Political Affairs (The Ministry of Interior)
• 1998-July 15, 2005: Member at the Sam Rainsy Party
• 2003-February 28, 2006: Representative at Prey Veng Province
• Function in the political party: Party president.

In politics: 1998-present

In the engagement as a politician, initially, he was a member of the Sam Rainsy Party, listed of Representatives since 1998 but not elected, later elected as a representative in 2003. At that time he was 38 years old, then in 2006, also established their own party called the League for Democracy Party reach today.

Argument in the Sam Rainsy Party

when he was in samrainsy party.

The cause that he wanted to be a politician, he said that initially, he didn't think he entered politics for anything and it was not clear, just wanted to make big because they entered the public job, also wanted like them. Sooner or later, he grew gradually with politics for a long time to work on our own pitch . Because of careful heart for others and the love of justice, accuracy, when he joined this party ( SRP ) for a period of time he found no accuracy, corruption, factions and people did not know the inside of the party. because outside the party they speak differently inside the party they speak differently, so the conflicts often occurred and it was heard to the president of the party then they find the way to take him out until they used his words "king's shit is also bad" as an excuse to take him out the party. but it did not matter the king did not care about this until he signed out himself. From one step to another step veasna also understood about how to do politics. and then he start researching about how to do politics outside the country, according to some documents and international news also understood some more .


SRP Lawmaker Allegedly Blasts Royal Family “What I have said was not at­tacking any King,” he said. “It’s unjust that one corner of my words was used when the whole meaning was not. If people listened through they will understand what I mean. It was not any attack but just history.”

The League for Democracy Party 2006-present

2013 Election campain

In the name of the party president for 7 years, Veasna noted that an identification that he started understanding politics was that he saw his Sam Rainsy Party always takes issue as a solution whenever they meet people they always talk about problems. He felt that why politicians do not talk about how to solve problems of the nation that is their views, how to deal, and each platform they tell and require the people to vote for them without telling the measures that is how to deal. Then he also noted that politicians are the people who have views forward and speaking about problems is not enough for us to become politicians . It's time to see the party getting along, getting along He also came out to create a party self- perception .

Coming out to create a party, tired body is normal, but nevertheless it is not the same It's difficult because what we want and satisfactory to hard work something like that, Now we have a collective responsibility not like before we get partly responsible . If indeed politicians, they need to have a vision associated with their activities and if they have a different perspective they cannot be together .
Nowadays, he saw politicians in each political party in vulgar to insult another party, when vulgar is full then go to join with that party no longer go out . So In Cambodia cannot find obvious politicians because he distinguished himself Cambodia has to be solved by this way, this time not along perfectly also find another way to do the same understanding . But the politicians are not that, vulgar each other's when give personal interests then they go to join that party, because politics is a lengthy process .
“We explain to the candidates that politics is not a business, you know,” Veasna said. “We do not choose candidates who join politics because they want to get a high profile or want to be famous. Politics is not that. If charity to the people is your view of politics, and you don’t want anything from the politics, then you come here.”

For other parties they focus on market whether how to drag ballots, but The LDP focus on accuracy, for ballots we don't care. He thinks that if accuracy is not absorbed the supports from the people we don't know any way can download or deception? but it does not know how to forge because it is not in accordance with the self - consciousness. It cannot be done. so, come out to establish their own party once .

According to past election results like do not get anything, He still continues by explaining that he knew it was not a time quickly because people need time and he knew it must be like this He also thought already . Shuffle think like nothing it strange, too . Think ultimately will be successful but then there His presence or is unknown, it's another story . Believed accurate faithful will absorb download support a lot of people . Until now this party commune-sangkat council has 8 communes. 7 in Siem Reap province and 1 in Oddar Meanchey province. and in a month there are more and more ordinary people join to pay in party.

The accounting cost of the League for Democracy Party come from people who listen to the radio and most of their members are students. They come to pay from 1,000 Riel, and monthly payment as well, and not force them to pay . Unemployment pressure If they want to keep paying or stop, it's up to them. This is a new political ideology because the political action is not want to win alone but for all the people win.

Business career

Veasna at paper field.

Veasna emphasized the politics that " Politics is not a business but it is a job of the generous who do to help people." but to him, he works hard on business to help political movement. He initially began investing in breeding pigs in Takeo, planted fragrant Coconut in Banteay Meanchey. He later built the chicken house and made the fish pond​​ in Battambang. Then he turned to the rice-growing in Kampong Thom; planted potato in Siem Reap.A long time later, nothing more then agriculture, he still continued in selling fertilize. Until today he still insists growing any plant that give the best harvest to facilitate the pay of the party. More then this, he exported health products into the country as well.
Veasna said that in this life, He had avoided working for anyone or company to make money.

Views on religion

Veasna said he is neither a believer nor a nonbeliever but an understanding one. and he explained about religion that "The root of religion is belief, when belief ends religion ends—The Buddha's teaching is not religion and also against religion—The belief means something that has not yet experienced."

Khem Veasna