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 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

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Lifespan) | Election  | Term of office  | Political party  | Head of state
(Reign/Tenure)

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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  |  | 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  |  | 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  |  | Chhean Vam
ឈាន វម
(1916–2000) | 1947 | 20 February
1948  | 14 August
1948  | 176 days  | Democratic
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  | 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 |
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  |  | 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

King
Norodom Sihamoni
(since 2004)
2008
2013
2018
33  |  | Samdech
Hun Manet
ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត
(born 1977) | 2023 | 22 August
2023  | Incumbent  | 1 year, 198 days  | CPP
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## See also

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

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "PM office 'first held power with Pol Pot". The Phnom Penh Post. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Cambodia". rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
4. ^ 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 2020.132-138&rft.pub=Taylor+&+Francis+Group&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-1-884964-44-2&rft.aulast=Lentz&rft.aufirst=Harris+M.&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:List+of+prime+ministers+of+Cambodia" class="Z3988">

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