List of prime ministers of Cambodia

The prime minister of Cambodia (Khmer: នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី, UNGEGN: Néayôk Rôdthâmôntrei, pronounced [niəjuək rɔəttʰamɔntrəj]; literally 'chief minister') 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

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

Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Election	Cabinet	Head of state (Reign/Tenure)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Election	Cabinet	Head of state (Reign/Tenure)
Kingdom of Kampuchea (1945)
1		King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	18 March 1945	13 August 1945	148 days		Independent	—	Sihanouk I	King Norodom Sihanouk (1941–1955)
2		Sơn Ngọc Thành សឹង ង៉ុក ថាញ់ (1908–1977)	14 August 1945	16 October 1945	63 days		Independent	—	Thành I
French protectorate of Cambodia (1945–1953)
3		Prince Sisowath Monireth ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត (1909–1975)	17 October 1945	15 December 1946	1 year, 59 days		Independent	—	Monireth
4		Prince Sisowath Youtevong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស (1913–1947)	15 December 1946	17 July 1947 #	214 days		Democratic	1946	Youtevong
5		Prince Sisowath Watchayavong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ វឌ្ឍឆាយាវង្ស (1891–1972)	25 July 1947	20 February 1948	210 days		Democratic	—	Watchayavong
6		Chhean Vam ឈាន វម (1916–2000)	20 February 1948	14 August 1948	176 days		Democratic	1947	Vam
7		Sâmdéch Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	15 August 1948	21 January 1949	159 days		Democratic	—	Nouth I
8		Yem Sambaur យ៉ែម សំបូរ (1913–1989)	12 February 1949	20 September 1949	220 days		Democratic	—	Sambaur I
9		Ieu Koeus អៀវ កើស (1905–1950)	20 September 1949	29 September 1949	9 days		Democratic	—	Koeus
(8)		Yem Sambaur យ៉ែម សំបូរ (1913–1989)	29 September 1949	28 April 1950	211 days		Democratic	—	Sambaur II
(1)		King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	28 April 1950	30 May 1950	32 days		Independent	—	Sihanouk II
10		Prince Sisowath Monipong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីពង្ស (1912–1956)	30 May 1950	3 March 1951	277 days		Independent	—	Monipong
11		Oum Chheang Sun អ៊ុំ ឈាងស៊ុន (1900–1963)	3 March 1951	12 October 1951	223 days		Democratic	—	Sun I
12		Huy Kanthoul ហ៊ុយ កន្ធុល (1909–1991)	13 October 1951	15 June 1952	246 days		Democratic	1951	Kanthoul
(1)		King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	15 June 1952	24 January 1953	223 days		Independent	—	Sihanouk III
(7)		Sâmdéch Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	24 January 1953	22 November 1953	302 days		Democratic	—	Nouth II
Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)
13		Chan Nak ចាន់ ណាក់ (1892–1954)	23 November 1953	7 April 1954	135 days		Independent	—	Nak
(1)		King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	7 April 1954	18 April 1954	11 days		Independent	—	Sihanouk IV
(7)		Sâmdéch Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	18 April 1954	26 January 1955	283 days		Democratic	—	Nouth III
14		Leng Ngeth ឡេង ង៉ែត (1900–1975)	26 January 1955	25 September 1955	242 days		Democratic	—	Ngeth
14		Leng Ngeth ឡេង ង៉ែត (1900–1975)	26 January 1955	25 September 1955	242 days		Democratic	—	Ngeth	King Norodom Suramarit (1955–1960)
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	25 September 1955	4 January 1956	101 days		Sangkum	1955	Sihanouk V
(11)		Oum Chheang Sun អ៊ុំ ឈាងស៊ុន (1900–1963)	4 January 1956	29 February 1956	56 days		Sangkum	—	Sun II
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	1 March 1956	24 March 1956	23 days		Sangkum	—	Sihanouk VI
15		Khim Tit ឃឹម ទិត (1896–1975)	3 April 1956	29 July 1956	117 days		Sangkum	—	Tit
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	15 September 1956	15 October 1956	30 days		Sangkum	—	Sihanouk VII
16		San Yun សាន យន់ (1905–1974)	25 October 1956	7 April 1957	164 days		Sangkum	—	Yun
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	7 April 1957	7 July 1957	91 days		Sangkum	—	Sihanouk VIII
17		Sim Var ស៊ឹម វ៉ា (1906–1989)	26 July 1957	11 January 1958	169 days		Sangkum	—	Var I
18		Ek Yi Oun ឯក យីអ៊ុន (1910–2013)	11 January 1958	16 January 1958	5 days		Sangkum	—	Oun
(7)		Sâmdéch Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	16 January 1958	24 April 1958	98 days		Sangkum	—	Nouth IV
(17)		Sim Var ស៊ឹម វ៉ា (1906–1989)	24 April 1958	12 July 1958	79 days		Sangkum	1958	Var II
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	12 July 1958	12 April 1960	1 year, 275 days		Sangkum	—	Sihanouk IX
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	12 July 1958	12 April 1960	1 year, 275 days		Sangkum	—	Sihanouk IX	Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1960–1970)
19		Pho Proeung ផូ ព្រឿង (1903–1975)	18 April 1960	16 January 1961	273 days		Independent	—	Proeung
(7)		Sâmdéch Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	28 January 1961	17 November 1961	293 days		Sangkum	—	Nouth V
(1)		Prince Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	17 November 1961	13 February 1962	88 days		Sangkum	—	Sihanouk X
—		General Nhiek Tioulong ញឹក ជូឡុង (1908–1996) Acting	13 February 1962	6 August 1962	174 days		Sangkum	—	Sihanouk X
—		Sâmdéch Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum ចៅ សែនកុសល (1905–2009) Acting	6 August 1962	6 October 1962	61 days		Sangkum	—	Sihanouk X
20		Prince Norodom Kantol នរោត្តម កន្តុល (1920–1976)	6 October 1962	18 October 1966	4 years, 12 days		Sangkum	1962	Kantol
21		Marshal Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	18 October 1966	30 April 1967	194 days		Sangkum / Military	1966	Nol I
22		Sâmdéch Son Sann សឺន សាន (1911–2000)	2 May 1967	27 January 1968	270 days		Sangkum	—	Sann
(7)		Sâmdéch Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	27 January 1968	14 August 1969	1 year, 199 days		Sangkum	—	Nouth VI
(21)		Marshal Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	14 August 1969	9 October 1970	1 year, 56 days		Sangkum^[a] / Military	—	Nol II
(21)		Marshal Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	14 August 1969	9 October 1970	1 year, 56 days		Sangkum^[a] / Military	—	Nol II	Cheng Heng (1970–1972)
Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
(21)		Marshal Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	9 October 1970	11 March 1971	153 days		Military	—	Nol II
23		Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ សិរិមតៈ (1914–1975)	11 March 1971	18 March 1972	1 year, 7 days		Military	—	Matak
23		Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ សិរិមតៈ (1914–1975)	11 March 1971	18 March 1972	1 year, 7 days		Military	—	Matak	President Lon Nol (1972–1975)
(2)		Sơn Ngọc Thành សឹង ង៉ុក ថាញ់ (1908–1977)	18 March 1972	15 October 1972	211 days		Khmer Serei	—	Thành II
24		Hang Thun Hak ហង្ស ធុនហាក់ (1926–1975)	15 October 1972	17 April 1973	184 days		PRS	1972	Hak
25		In Tam អ៊ិន តាំ (1916–2006)	11 May 1973	7 December 1973	210 days		Democratic	—	Tam
26		Long Boret ឡុង បូរ៉េត (1933–1975)	26 December 1973	17 April 1975	1 year, 112 days		PRS	—	Boret
Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)
(7)		Sâmdéch Penn Nouth ប៉ែន នុត (1906–1985)	17 April 1975	4 April 1976	353 days		FUNK	—	Nouth VII	Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1975–1976)
—		Khieu Samphan ខៀវ សំផន (born 1931) Acting	4 April 1976	14 April 1976	10 days		CPK	—	Nouth VII	Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1975–1976)
—		Khieu Samphan ខៀវ សំផន (born 1931) Acting	4 April 1976	14 April 1976	10 days		CPK	—	Nouth VII	Khieu Samphan (1976–1979)
27		Pol Pot ប៉ុល ពត (1925–1998)	14 April 1976	27 September 1976	166 days		CPK	1976	Pot I
—		Nuon Chea នួន ជា (1926–2019) Acting	27 September 1976	25 October 1976	28 days		CPK	—	Pot I
(27)		Pol Pot ប៉ុល ពត (1925–1998)	25 October 1976	7 January 1979	2 years, 74 days		CPK	—	Pot II
People's Republic of Kampuchea / State of Cambodia (1979–1993)
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	Sovan
29		Chan Sy ចាន់ ស៊ី (1932–1984)	9 February 1982	26 December 1984 #	2 years, 321 days		KPRP	—	Sy
—		Sâmdéch Hun Sen ហ៊ុន សែន (born 1952)	26 December 1984	14 January 1985	19 days		KPRP	—	Sy	Chea Sim (1992–1993)
30		Sâmdéch Hun Sen ហ៊ុន សែន (born 1952)	14 January 1985	2 July 1993	8 years, 169 days		KPRP	—	Sen I	Chea Sim (1992–1993)
Kingdom of Cambodia (1993–present)
31		Prince Norodom Ranariddh នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ (1944–2021) First Prime Minister	2 July 1993	6 August 1997	4 years, 35 days		FUNCINPEC	1993	Ranariddh/Sen	King Norodom Sihanouk (1993–2004)
(30)		Sâmdéch Hun Sen ហ៊ុន សែន (born 1952) Second Prime Minister	2 July 1993	30 November 1998	5 years, 151 days		CPP	1993	Ranariddh/Sen Huot/Sen
32		Ung Huot អ៊ឹង ហួត (born 1945) First Prime Minister	6 August 1997	30 November 1998	1 year, 116 days		FUNCINPEC	—	Huot/Sen
(30)		Sâmdéch Hun Sen ហ៊ុន សែន (born 1952)	30 November 1998	22 August 2023	24 years, 265 days		CPP	1998	Sen II
								2003	Sen III
								2003	Sen III	King Norodom Sihamoni (since 2004)
								2008	Sen IV
								2013	Sen V
								2018	Sen VI
33		Sâmdéch Hun Manet ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត (born 1977)	22 August 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 212 days		CPP	2023	Manet
Sources:^[3]^[4]

Timeline

Notes

^ Independent from 18 March 1970.

References

^ "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.

[3] Independent from 18 March 1970.

[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.

[4] "Cambodia". rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[5] 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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Prime ministers of Cambodia (list)
Kingdom of Kampuchea (1945)	Norodom Sihanouk Son Ngoc Thanh
French Protectorate (1945–1953)	Sisowath Monireth Sisowath Youtevong Sisowath Watchayavong Chhean Vam Penn Nouth Yem Sambaur Norodom Sihanouk Sisowath Monipong Oum Chheang Sun Huy Kanthoul
Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)	Penn Nouth Chan Nak Norodom Sihanouk Leng Ngeth Khim Tit San Yun Sim Var Ek Yi Oun Pho Proeung Nhiek Tioulong^* Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum^* Norodom Kantol Lon Nol Son Sann
Khmer Republic (1970–1975)	Lon Nol Sisowath Sirik Matak Son Ngoc Thanh Hang Thun Hak In Tam Long Boret
Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)	Penn Nouth Khieu Samphan^* Nuon Chea^* Pol Pot
People's Republic of Kampuchea and State of Cambodia (1979–1993)	Pen Sovan Chan Sy Hun Sen
Kingdom of Cambodia (1993–present)	Norodom Ranariddh Ung Huot Hun Sen Hun Manet
^*acting

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References