to December 1996. He became a founder and member of the Steering Committee of the Khmer Nation Party in November 1995, which was later renamed the Sam Rainsy Party. From August 1999 to December 2005, and then again from September 2007 to January 2009, he held the position of Secretary General of the Sam Rainsy Party. In the 2003 Cambodian general election for the 3rd mandate, Chhai Eang was elected as a member of Parliament for Battambang province, and was re-elected in the 2008 Cambodian general election for the 4th mandate. He was elected as a member of the Senate for the region of Kandal province in the 2012 Senator election. From April 2013 to March 2017, Chhai Eang served as the Vice Chair of the Steering Committee of the Cambodia National Rescue Party. In the 2013 Cambodian general election for the fifth mandate, he was elected as a member of Parliament for Kandal province. In September 2014, Chhai Eang was elected as the Chairperson of the First Commission on Human Rights, Complaints, and Investigations of the National Assembly (Cambodia). As of March 2017, Chhai Eang serves as the Vice President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party. References Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) Members of the Senate (Cambodia) Candlelight Party politicians Living people Cambodian physicians Cambodian politicians of Chinese descent Cambodia National Rescue Party politicians 1965 births People from Kampong Thom province