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 37 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 Manet, since 22 August 2023.[2]
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties
- Other factions
| No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Head of state (Reign/Tenure) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  | King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012) | — | 18 March 1945 | 13 August 1945 | 148 days | Independent |  King Norodom Sihanouk (1941–1955) |
| 2 | .jpg) | Sơn Ngọc Thành សឹង ង៉ុក ថាញ់ (1908–1977) | — | 14 August 1945 | 16 October 1945 | 63 days | Independent | |
| 3 |  | Prince Sisowath Monireth ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត (1909–1975) | — | 17 October 1945 | 15 December 1946 | 1 year, 59 days | Independent | |
| 4 | .jpg) | Prince Sisowath Youtevong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស (1913–1947) | 1946 | 15 December 1946 | 17 July 1947† | 214 days | Democratic | |
| 5 |  | Prince Sisowath Watchayavong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ វឌ្ឍឆាយាវង្ស (1891–1972) | — | 25 July 1947 | 20 February 1948 | 210 days | Democratic | |
| 6 | .svg) | Chhean Vam ឈាន វម (1916–2000) | 1947 | 20 February 1948 | 14 August 1948 | 176 days | Democratic | |
| 7 | .jpg) | 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 | Independent | |
| 10 |  | Prince Sisowath Monipong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីពង្ស (1912–1956) | — | 30 May 1950 | 3 March 1951 | 277 days | Independent | |
| 11 | | Oum Chheang Sun អ៊ុំ ឈាងស៊ុន (1900–1963) | — | 3 March 1951 | 12 October 1951 | 223 days | Democratic | |
| 12 | | Huy Kanthoul ហ៊ុយ កន្ធុល (1909–1991) | 1951 | 13 October 1951 | 16 June 1952 | 247 days | Democratic | |
| (1) |  | King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012) | — | 16 June 1952 | 24 January 1953 | 222 days | Independent | |
| (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 | Independent | |
| (1) | | King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012) | — | 7 April 1954 | 18 April 1954 | 11 days | Independent | |
| (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) | 1955 | 3 October 1955 | 5 January 1956 | 94 days | Sangkum | |
| (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) | 1958 | 24 April 1958 | 10 July 1958 | 77 days | Sangkum | |
| (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 | Independent | |
| (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) | 1962 | 6 October 1962 | 25 October 1966 | 4 years, 19 days | Sangkum | |
| 21 |  | Marshal Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985) | 1966 | 25 October 1966 | 1 May 1967 | 188 days | Sangkum | |
| 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) | |
 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) | 1972 | 15 October 1972 | 6 May 1973 | 203 days | PRS | |
| 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 | PRS | |
| (7) | | Samdech Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985) | — | 17 April 1975 | 4 April 1976 | 353 days | FUNK | .jpg) 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) | 1976 | 14 April 1976 | 27 September 1976 | 166 days | CPK | |
| — |  | 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 | .svg) | Pen Sovan ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ (1936–2016) | 1981 | 27 June 1981 | 5 December 1981 | 161 days | KPRP | |
| 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) | — | 26 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | 19 days | KPRP |  Chea Sim (1992–1993) |
| 14 January 1985 | 2 July 1993 | 8 years, 169 days | ||||||
| 31 |  | Prince Norodom Ranariddh នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ (1944–2021) First Prime Minister | 1993 | 2 July 1993 | 6 August 1997 | 4 years, 35 days | FUNCINPEC | 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) | 1998 | 30 November 1998 | 22 August 2023 | 24 years, 265 days | CPP | |
| 2003 | ||||||||
.jpg) King Norodom Sihamoni (since 2004) | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 33 |  | Samdech Hun Manet ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត (born 1977) | 2023 | 22 August 2023 | Incumbent | 306 days | CPP | |
| Sources:[3][4] | ||||||||
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See also
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edit- ^ "PM office 'first held power with Pol Pot". The Phnom Penh Post. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "King issues Royal Decree appointing new Council of Ministers with HE Dr. Hun Manet as Prime Minister". Khmer Times. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Cambodia". rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2013). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 132–138. ISBN 978-1-884964-44-2. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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