PHNOM PENH, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's National Assembly will hold an extraordinary session on Feb. 21 to approve a new deputy prime minister and two senior ministers, according to a National Assembly's statement on Thursday.
Civil Service Minister Hun Many, 41, will be the candidate for a deputy prime ministerial post, as Sry Thamarong and Pen Vibol, currently ministers attached to the Prime Minister, will be promoted to senior ministers in charge of special mission.
Hun Many, who became the minister of Civil Service in August 2023, is a younger brother of incumbent Prime Minister Hun Manet and the youngest son of former Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen.
With their appointments next week, the number of deputy prime ministers in the Southeast Asian country will increase to 11, as the number of senior ministers will rise to 23.
The National Assembly is made up of 125 lawmakers, including 120 from the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and five from the royalist Funcinpec Party. ■
