List of prime ministers of Cambodia

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The prime minister of Cambodia is the head of government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The prime minister is also the chairman of the Council of Ministers, and represents the government at home and abroad. Under the current constitution, the prime minister is elected to a five-year term, with no limits imposed on the office. Since 1945, there have been 36 prime ministers, including 4 who served in acting capacity.^[1]

Constitutionally the prime minister is required to be a member of the National Assembly. He must also gain their approval through a resolution before an official appointment by the King can take place. The traditional swearing-in ceremony takes place at the Royal Palace where the prime minister-elect has to take an oath of office in front of the King and the two Patriarch monks.

The current prime minister of Cambodia is Hun Sen, since 14 January 1985.^[a]

Key[]

Political parties

•   Democratic Party
•   Sangkum
•   Khmer Serei
•   Social Republican Party
•   National United Front of Kampuchea
•   Communist Party of Kampuchea
•   Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party → Cambodian People's Party
•   FUNCINPEC

Other factions

•   Military (FARK / FANK)
•   Non-partisan

Prime ministers[]

No.	Prime minister		Term of office			Political party		Elected	Head of state (Reign/Tenure)
	Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	18 March 1945	13 August 1945	148 days		Non-partisan	—	King Norodom Sihanouk (1941–1955)
2		Sơn Ngọc Thành សឹង ង៉ុក ថាញ់ (1908–1977)	14 August 1945	16 October 1945	63 days		Non-partisan
3		Prince Sisowath Monireth ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត (1909–1975)	17 October 1945	15 December 1946	1 year, 59 days		Non-partisan
4		Prince Sisowath Youtevong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស (1913–1947)	15 December 1946	17 July 1947†	214 days		Democratic	1946
5		Prince Sisowath Watchayavong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ វឌ្ឍឆាយាវង្ស (1891–1972)	25 July 1947	20 February 1948	210 days		Democratic	—
6		Chhean Vam ឈាន វម (1916–2000)	20 February 1948	14 August 1948	176 days		Democratic	1947
7		Samdech Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	15 August 1948	21 January 1949	159 days		Democratic	—
8		Yem Sambaur យ៉ែម សំបូរ (1913–1989)	12 February 1949	20 September 1949	220 days		Democratic
9		Ieu Koeus អៀវ កើស (1905–1950)	20 September 1949	29 September 1949	9 days		Democratic
(8)		Yem Sambaur យ៉ែម សំបូរ (1913–1989)	29 September 1949	28 April 1950	211 days		Democratic
(1)		King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	28 April 1950	30 May 1950	32 days		Non-partisan
10		Prince Sisowath Monipong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីពង្ស (1912–1956)	30 May 1950	3 March 1951	277 days		Non-partisan
11		Oum Chheang Sun អ៊ុំ ឈាងស៊ុន (1900–1963)	3 March 1951	12 October 1951	223 days		Democratic
12		Huy Kanthoul ហ៊ុយ កន្ធុល (1909–1991)	13 October 1951	16 June 1952	247 days		Democratic	1951
(1)		King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	16 June 1952	24 January 1953	222 days		Non-partisan	—
(7)		Samdech Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	24 January 1953	22 November 1953	302 days		Democratic
13		Chan Nak ចាន់ ណាក់ (1892–1954)	23 November 1953	7 April 1954	135 days		Non-partisan
(1)		King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	7 April 1954	18 April 1954	11 days		Non-partisan
(7)		Samdech Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	18 April 1954	26 January 1955	283 days		Democratic
14		Leng Ngeth ឡេង ង៉ែត (1900–1975)	26 January 1955	3 October 1955	250 days		Democratic
									King Norodom Suramarit (1955–1960)
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	3 October 1955	5 January 1956	94 days		Sangkum	1955
(11)		Oum Chheang Sun អ៊ុំ ឈាងស៊ុន (1900–1963)	5 January 1956	29 February 1956	55 days		Sangkum	—
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	1 March 1956	24 March 1956	23 days		Sangkum
15		Khim Tit ឃឹម ទិត (1896–1975)	3 April 1956	29 July 1956	117 days		Sangkum
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	15 September 1956	15 October 1956	30 days		Sangkum
16		San Yun សាន យន់ (1905–1974)	25 October 1956	9 April 1957	166 days		Sangkum
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	9 April 1957	7 July 1957	89 days		Sangkum
17		Sim Var ស៊ឹម វ៉ា (1906–1989)	26 July 1957	11 January 1958	169 days		Sangkum
18		Ek Yi Oun ឯក យីអ៊ុន (1910–2013)	11 January 1958	17 January 1958	6 days		Sangkum
(7)		Samdech Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	17 January 1958	24 April 1958	97 days		Sangkum
(17)		Sim Var ស៊ឹម វ៉ា (1906–1989)	24 April 1958	10 July 1958	77 days		Sangkum	1958
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	10 July 1958	19 April 1960	1 year, 284 days		Sangkum	—
									Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1960–1970)
19		Pho Proeung ផូ ព្រឿង (1903–1975)	19 April 1960	28 January 1961	284 days		Non-partisan
(7)		Samdech Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	28 January 1961	17 November 1961	293 days		Sangkum
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	17 November 1961	13 February 1962	88 days		Sangkum
—		General Nhiek Tioulong ញឹក ជូឡុង (1908–1996) Acting Prime Minister	13 February 1962	6 August 1962	174 days		Sangkum
���		Samdech Chau Sen Cocsal ចៅ សែនកុសល (1905–2009) Acting Prime Minister	6 August 1962	6 October 1962	61 days		Sangkum
20		Prince Norodom Kantol នរោត្តម កន្តុល (1920–1976)	6 October 1962	25 October 1966	4 years, 19 days		Sangkum	1962
21		Marshal Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	25 October 1966	1 May 1967	188 days		Sangkum	1966
22		Samdech Son Sann សឺន សាន (1911–2000)	1 May 1967	31 January 1968	275 days		Sangkum	—
(7)		Samdech Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	31 January 1968	14 August 1969	1 year, 195 days		Sangkum
(21)		Marshal Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	14 August 1969	11 March 1971	1 year, 209 days		Sangkum / FARK (ARK)
							FANK (ANK)		Cheng Heng (1970–1972)
23		Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ សិរិមតៈ (1914–1975)	11 March 1971	18 March 1972	1 year, 7 days		FANK (ANK)
									President Lon Nol (1972–1975)
(2)		Sơn Ngọc Thành សឹង ង៉ុក ថាញ់ (1908–1977)	18 March 1972	15 October 1972	211 days		Khmer Serei
24		Hang Thun Hak ហង្ស ធុនហាក់ (1926–1975)	15 October 1972	6 May 1973	203 days		Socio-Republican	1972
25		In Tam អ៊ិន តាំ (1916–2006)	6 May 1973	9 December 1973	217 days		Democratic	—
26		Long Boret ឡុង បូរ៉េត (1933–1975)	26 December 1973	17 April 1975†	1 year, 129 days		Socio-Republican
(7)		Samdech Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	17 April 1975	4 April 1976	353 days		FUNK		Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1975–1976)
—		Khieu Samphan ខៀវ សំផន (born 1931) Acting Prime Minister	4 April 1976	14 April 1976	10 days		CPK
									Khieu Samphan (1976–1979)
27		Pol Pot ប៉ុល ពត (1925–1998)	14 April 1976	27 September 1976	166 days		CPK	1976
—		Nuon Chea នួន ជា (1926–2019) Acting Prime Minister	27 September 1976	25 October 1976	28 days		CPK	—
(27)		Pol Pot ប៉ុល ពត (1925–1998)	25 October 1976	7 January 1979	2 years, 74 days		CPK
Office vacant: 7 January 1979 – 27 June 1981									Heng Samrin (1979–1992)
28		Pen Sovan ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ (1936–2016)	27 June 1981	5 December 1981	161 days		KPRP	1981
29		Chan Sy ចាន់ ស៊ី (1932–1984)	9 February 1982	26 December 1984†	2 years, 321 days		KPRP	—
30		Samdech Hun Sen ហ៊ុន សែន (born 1952)	14 January 1985	2 July 1993	8 years, 169 days		KPRP		Chea Sim (1992–1993)
31		Prince Norodom Ranariddh នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ (1944–2021) First Prime Minister	2 July 1993	6 August 1997	4 years, 35 days		FUNCINPEC	1993	King Norodom Sihanouk (1993–2004)
(30)		Samdech Hun Sen ហ៊ុន សែន (born 1952) Second Prime Minister	24 September 1993	30 November 1998	5 years, 70 days		CPP
32		Ung Huot អ៊ឹង ហួត (born 1945) First Prime Minister	6 August 1997	30 November 1998	1 year, 116 days		FUNCINPEC	—
(30)		Samdech Hun Sen ហ៊ុន សែន (born 1952)	30 November 1998	Incumbent	23 years, 71 days		CPP	1998
								2003
									King Norodom Sihamoni (since 2004)
								2008
								2013
								2018
Sources:[2][3]

Timeline[]

See also[]

• Monarchy of Cambodia
• List of heads of state of Cambodia
• Prime Minister of Cambodia

References[]