First cabinet of Sơn Ngọc Thành

First cabinet of Sơn Ngọc Thành
First cabinet of Sơn Ngọc Thành
; 2nd Cabinet of Cambodia
Date formed	14 August 1945
Date dissolved	16 October 1945
People and organisations
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk
Prime Minister	Sơn Ngọc Thành
Total no. of members	9
History
Predecessor	Sihanouk I
Successor	Monireth

Sơn Ngọc Thành formed a cabinet on 14 August 1945 following a nationalist coup that brought down the previous cabinet. This cabinet collapsed after the restoration of the French protectorate and the arrest of Prime Minister Thành by the French authorities on 15 October. On the same day, Economy Minister Pach Chhoeun escaped to Vietnam accompannied by Chau Sen Cocsal.

Cabinet

Cabinet members
Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Ref
Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs	Sơn Ngọc Thành	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	15 October 1945 (1945-10-15)	^[1]
Minister of Agriculture	Norodom Montana	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	16 October 1945 (1945-10-16)	^[1]
Minister of Interior	Sum Hieng	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	16 October 1945 (1945-10-16)	^[1]
Minister of Cult, Buddhist Studies and Arts	Var Kamel	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	16 October 1945 (1945-10-16)	^[1]
Minister of National Economy and Supply	Pach Chhoeun	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	15 October 1945 (1945-10-15)	^[1]
Minister of Justice	Pitou de Monteiro	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	16 October 1945 (1945-10-16)	^[1]
Minister of National Defense, Public Works and Health	Khim Tit	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	16 October 1945 (1945-10-16)	^[1]
Minister of National Education	Nhiek Tioulong	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	16 October 1945 (1945-10-16)	^[1]
Minister of Finance	Penn Nouth	14 August 1945 (1945-08-14)	16 October 1945 (1945-10-16)	^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Puy, Kea (2010). រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាពីឆ្នាំ ១៩៤៥ ដល់ ឆ្នាំ ២០១០ [The Cambodian Government From 1945 To 2010] (in Khmer) (2nd ed.). សេវាបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយ រាហុ៍. p. 5. ISBN 978-99950-64-15-0.

[Puy-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Puy, Kea (2010). រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាពីឆ្នាំ ១៩៤៥ ដល់ ឆ្នាំ ២០១០ [The Cambodian Government From 1945 To 2010] (in Khmer) (2nd ed.). សេវាបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយ រាហុ៍. p. 5. ISBN 978-99950-64-15-0.

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