List of prime ministers of Cambodia

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

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)

  Independent politician

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		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, 258 days	CPP
Sources:[3][4]

Timeline

See also

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

Notes