Prime Minister of Cambodia
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The Prime Minister of Cambodia (Khmer
: Nea Yuok Roth Montrei), is the head of government
of the Kingdom of Cambodia
. Prime Minister is appointed by the King under Article 119 of the Constitution and is responsible for leading the government of the Kingdom.
Khmer language
Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious...
: Nea Yuok Roth Montrei), is the head of government
Head of government
Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. Prime Minister is appointed by the King under Article 119 of the Constitution and is responsible for leading the government of the Kingdom.
Constitutional powers
The powers of the Prime Minister are established by the current Constitution of Cambodia, adopted on 24 September 1993 and amended on 4 March 1999. They are defined by the following articles of the Constitution:- Article 11: If the King can not perform its normal functions of head of state because of a serious illness certified by a group of medical experts appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly and the Prime Minister, the President of the Senate shall serve as head of state in place of King as Regent.
- Article 13: Within seven days at most - after the vacancy of the throne - the new King of Cambodia is selected by the Throne Council. Council members include the following:
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- The President of the Senate
- The President of the Assembly
- Prime Minister
- The leaders of two religious orders, Thammayut and Mohanikay
- First and second vice president of the Senate
- First and second vice president of the Assembly.
- Article 19: The King appoints the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers as provided for in section 119.
- Article 20: The King receives the Prime Minister and the Cabinet in official audience twice a month to inquire about the situation of the country.
- Article 22: When the nation is in danger, the King publicly declared state of emergency with the approval of the Prime Minister, the President of the National Assembly and the Senate President.
- Article 78: .... The National Assembly may be dissolved before the end of its term except when the royal government was overthrown twice during a twelve month period. In this case, the King shall, upon proposal of the Prime Minister and with the consent of the President of the National Assembly, dissolved the National Assembly. ...
- Article 83: ... Each session of the National Assembly last at least three months. At the request of the King or the Prime Minister's or a third of the members of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the Assembly shall convene the National Assembly for a special session. ...
- Article 88: Meetings of the National Assembly are public. The National Assembly may meet in closed session at the request of the President or at least one tenth of its members, at the request of the king or at the request of the Prime Minister. ...
- Article 91: Senators, MPs and the Prime Minister has the legislative initiative.
- Article 96: Members have the right to question the royal government. The questions are written and transmitted through the President of the National Assembly. Answers are provided by one or several ministers depending on whether the problem concerns the responsibility of one or several ministers. If the problem is the policy of the Royal Government, the Prime Minister must answer in person. The answers of the Minister or the Prime Minister are oral or written. The above answers are given within a period of seven days after receiving the questions. If the answer is oral, the president of the National Assembly may decide whether or not to open the debate. If it does not allow for debate, the answers of the Minister or the Prime Minister put an end to questions. If it authorizes the opening of a debate, the questioners, the other speakers, the minister in question or the Prime Minister to discuss and exchange views in a period not exceeding one session.
- Article 107: The Senate shall meet in ordinary session twice a year. Each session lasts at least three months. At the request of the King or the proposal of the Prime Minister or at least a third of its members, the Senate summoned its members for a special session.
- Article 111: The Senate hearings are public. The Senate may meet in closed session at the request of the President or at least one tenth of its members, at the request of the King, at the request of the Prime Minister or at the request of the President of the National Assembly.
- Article 118: The Council of Ministers is the Royal Government of Cambodia. The Council of Ministers is headed by a Prime Minister, assisted by vice prime ministers and ministers of state, ministers and state secretaries as members.
- Article 119: On the proposal of the President and with the assent of the two vice-presidents of the National Assembly, the King means a person among the members of the winning party in elections to form the Royal Government. The person appointed, along with colleagues who are MPs or party members are represented in the National Assembly responsible for ministerial posts in the royal government, seeking the confidence of the National Assembly. When the National Assembly voted confidence, the King signs the Kret appointment of the entire Cabinet. Before his grafted in office, the Council of Ministers shall take an oath under the terms provided in Annex 6.
- Article 121. All members of the Royal Government are collectively responsible to the National Assembly of the general policy of the royal government. Each member of the Royal Government is individually responsible to the Prime Minister and the National Assembly of the acts he committed.
- Article 123: The Cabinet meets every week in plenary session or work session. The plenary session was chaired by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister may delegate to the Deputy Prime Minister chairing meetings. All minutes of meetings of the Council of Ministers must be forwarded to the King for his information.
- Article 124: The Prime Minister may delegate its powers to deputy prime minister or a member of the royal government.
- Article 125: When the position of Prime Minister is permanently vacant, must be carried to the appointment of a new Council of Ministers as provided for in this constitution. If the vacancy is temporary, an acting Prime Minister is temporarily appointed.
- Article 140: The King, the Prime Minister, the President of the National Assembly or one tenth of the deputies, the President of the Senate or one quarter of senators, may refer the laws passed by the National Assembly to the Constitutional Council for review before promulgation. The Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the Rules of the Senate and the organic laws must be submitted to the Constitutional Council for review before promulgation. The Constitutional Council shall decide, within 30 days on the compliance or non-compliance of these laws or rules of the Assembly and the Senate with the constitution.
- Article 141: After enactment of a law, the King, the chairman of the Senate, the president of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister, one quarter of the Senate, one tenth of the deputies or the courts may ask the Constitutional Council to determine the constitutionality of this law. A citizen has the right to challenge the constitutionality of laws through the Parliament or the President of the National Assembly or the Senate or the President of the Senate as provided in the preceding paragraph.
- Article 148: The National Convention meets once a year, in early December at the call of Prime Minister. The national conference is held under the chairmanship of the King.
- Article 151: The initiative of the revision or amendment of the constitution belongs to the King, the Prime Minister and the President of the National Assembly, on proposal of one fourth of all members of the Assembly National. Revision or amendment of the constitution must be done by a constitutional law voted by the National Assembly by a majority of two thirds of all members of the National Assembly.
List of Prime Ministers of Cambodia (1945-Present)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)| # | Name (Title) |
Born-Died | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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| 1 | King Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 18 March 1945 | 13 August 1945 | Non-party |
| 2 | Son Ngoc Thanh Son Ngoc Thanh Son Ngoc Thanh was a Cambodian nationalist and republican policitian, with a long history as a rebel and a government minister.-Early life:... |
1908–1977 | 14 August 1945 | 16 October 1945 | Non-party |
| 3 | Prince Sisowath Monireth Sisowath Monireth Prince Monireth Sisowath was Prime Minister of Cambodia, during the French Protectorate Period, from October 17, 1945 to December 15, 1946. One of the most prominent members of the Sisowath line of the royal family at the time, he had earlier been passed over for the throne by the French... |
1909–1975 | 17 October 1945 | 15 December 1946 | Non-party |
| 4 | Prince Sisowath Youtevong |
1913–1947 | 15 December 1946 | 15 July 1947 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| 5 | Prince Sisowath Watchayavong |
1891–1972 | 25 July 1947 | 20 February 1948 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| 6 | Chhean Vam |
1916–2000 | 20 February 1948 | 14 August 1948 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| 7 | Samdech Penn Nouth Penn Nouth Samdech Penn Nouth was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times a Prime Minister of Cambodia as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk... |
1906–1985 | 15 August 1948 | 21 January 1949 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| 8 | Yem Sambaur Yem Sambaur Yem Sambaur was a Cambodian politician, and prime minister from 1949-50.Yem Sambaur was once a commissioner of the police and a member of the Cambodian Democratic Party, from which he defected along with 11 other deputies in November, 1948... |
1913–1989 | 12 February 1949 | 20 September 1949 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| 9 | Ieu Koeus Ieu Koeus Ieu Koeus served as Prime Minister of Cambodia for nine days in September 1949.Considered an intellectual, he was instrumental in the formation of the Cambodian Democratic Party in April 1946, created a self-declared government on September 20, 1949, was replaced by Yem Sambaur on September... |
1905–1950 | 20 September 1949 | 29 September 1949 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| (8) | Yem Sambaur Yem Sambaur Yem Sambaur was a Cambodian politician, and prime minister from 1949-50.Yem Sambaur was once a commissioner of the police and a member of the Cambodian Democratic Party, from which he defected along with 11 other deputies in November, 1948... |
1913–1989 | 29 September 1949 | 28 April 1950 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| (1) | King Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 28 April 1950 | 30 May 1950 | Non-party |
| 10 | Prince Samdech Krom Luong Sisowath Monipong |
1912–1956 | 30 May 1950 | 3 March 1951 | Non-party |
| 11 | Oum Chheang Sun |
1900–? | 3 March 1951 | 12 October 1951 | National Democratic Party National Democratic Party The National Democratic Party could refer to* Afar National Democratic Party* Kamerun National Democratic Party* National Democratic Party * National Democratic Party * National Democratic Party... |
| 12 | Huy Kanthoul |
1909–1991 | 13 October 1951 | 16 June 1952 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| (1) | King Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 16 June 1952 | 24 January 1953 | Non-party |
| (7) | Samdech Penn Nouth Penn Nouth Samdech Penn Nouth was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times a Prime Minister of Cambodia as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk... |
1906–1985 | 24 January 1953 | 9 November 1953 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| Kingdom of Cambodia | |||||
| (7) | Samdech Penn Nouth Penn Nouth Samdech Penn Nouth was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times a Prime Minister of Cambodia as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk... |
1906–1985 | 9 November 1953 | 22 November 1953 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| 13 | Chan Nak Chan Nak Chan Nak was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1953 to 1954. He was the second prime minister of an independent Cambodia, following Penn Nouth.... |
1892–1954 | 23 November 1953 | 7 April 1954 | Non-party |
| (1) | King Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 7 April 1954 | 18 April 1954 | Non-party |
| (7) | Samdech Penn Nouth Penn Nouth Samdech Penn Nouth was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times a Prime Minister of Cambodia as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk... |
1906–1985 | 18 April 1954 | 26 January 1955 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| 14 | Leng Ngeth |
1900–c.1975 | 26 January 1955 | 3 October 1955 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.... |
| (1) | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 3 October 1955 | 5 January 1956 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (11) | Oum Chheang Sun |
1900–? | 5 January 1956 | 29 February 1956 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (1) | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 1 March 1956 | 24 March 1956 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| 15 | Khim Tit |
1896–1975 | 3 April 1956 | 29 July 1956 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (1) | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 15 September 1956 | 15 October 1956 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| 16 | Sam Yun |
1905–1974 | 25 October 1956 | 9 April 1957 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (1) | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 9 April 1957 | 7 July 1957 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| 17 | Sim Var |
1906–1989 | 26 July 1957 | 11 January 1958 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| 18 | Ek Yi Oun Ek Yi Oun Ek Yi Oun is/was a Cambodian statesman. He was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 11 January 1958 until 17 January 1958.- References :... |
1910– | 11 January 1958 | 17 January 1958 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (7) | Samdech Penn Nouth Penn Nouth Samdech Penn Nouth was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times a Prime Minister of Cambodia as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk... |
1906–1985 | 17 January 1958 | 24 April 1958 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (17) | Sim Var |
1906–1989 | 24 April 1958 | 10 July 1958 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (1) | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 10 July 1958 | 19 April 1960 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| 19 | Pho Proeung |
1903–c.1975 | 19 April 1960 | 28 January 1961 | Non-party |
| (7) | Samdech Penn Nouth Penn Nouth Samdech Penn Nouth was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times a Prime Minister of Cambodia as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk... |
1906–1985 | 28 January 1961 | 17 November 1961 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (1) | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 17 November 1961 | 13 February 1962 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| Nhiek Tioulong |
1908–1996 | 13 February 1962 | 6 August 1962 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
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| 20 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Chau Sen Cocsal , also known as “Chhum”, was a Cambodian civil servant and politician. He is also the longest lived former head of government in history.... |
1905–2009 | 6 August 1962 | 6 October 1962 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| 21 | Prince Norodom Kantol |
1920–1976 | 6 October 1962 | 25 October 1966 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| 22 | General Lon Nol Lon Nol Lon Nol was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister... |
1913–1985 | 25 October 1966 | 1 May 1967 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... /Military Royal Cambodian Armed Forces The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are the national military forces of Cambodia. The Commander-in-Chief is HM King Norodom Sihamoni, and consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces.... |
| 23 | Son Sann Son Sann Son Sann was a Cambodian politician and anti-communist resistance leader. Born in Phnom Penh, he held the office of Prime Minister in 1967-68. A devout Buddhist, he fathered seven children and was married.... |
1911–2000 | 1 May 1967 | 31 January 1968 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (7) | Samdech Penn Nouth Penn Nouth Samdech Penn Nouth was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times a Prime Minister of Cambodia as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk... |
1906–1985 | 31 January 1968 | 14 August 1969 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
| (22) | General Lon Nol Lon Nol Lon Nol was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister... |
1913–1985 | 14 August 1969 | 9 October 1970 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... /Military Royal Cambodian Armed Forces The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are the national military forces of Cambodia. The Commander-in-Chief is HM King Norodom Sihamoni, and consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces.... |
| Khmer Republic Khmer Republic The Khmer Republic or République Khmère, was the republican government of Cambodia that was formally declared on October 9, 1970. The Khmer Republic was disestablished in 1975 and was followed by the totalitarian communist state known as Democratic Kampuchea.-Background:Formally declared on October... |
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| (22) | General Lon Nol Lon Nol Lon Nol was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister... |
1913–1985 | 9 October 1970 | 11 March 1971 | Military Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... |
| 24 | Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak Sisowath Sirik Matak Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a member of the Cambodian royal family, the Varman dynasty.Sirik Matak was mainly notable for his involvement in Cambodian politics, particularly for his involvement in the 1970 right-wing coup against his cousin, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, and for his subsequent... |
1914–1975 | 11 March 1971 | 18 March 1972 | Non-party |
| (2) | Son Ngoc Thanh Son Ngoc Thanh Son Ngoc Thanh was a Cambodian nationalist and republican policitian, with a long history as a rebel and a government minister.-Early life:... |
1908–1977 | 18 March 1972 | 15 October 1972 | Khmer Serei Khmer Serei The Khmer Serei, or "Free Khmer", were an anti-communist and anti-monarchist guerrilla force founded by Cambodian nationalist Son Ngoc Thanh.-Origin:... |
| 25 | Hang Thun Hak Hang Thun Hak Hang Thun Hak was a Cambodian radical politician, academic and playwright.Hak studied theatre in Paris, where he became associated with the group of radical students centred on Keng Vannsak, which included several future leaders of the Cambodian Communists... |
1924–1975 | 15 October 1972 | 6 May 1973 | Social Republican Party Social Republican Party The Social Republican Party or Socio-Republican Party was a political party in Cambodia, founded by the then Head of State Lon Nol in June 1972 to contest the National Assembly Elections of the Khmer Republic held on September 3, 1972.-History:... |
| 26 | In Tam In Tam In Tam was a former Prime Minister of Cambodia. He served in that position from May 6, 1973 to December 9 1973, and had a long career in Cambodian politics.-Political career:... |
1916–2006 | 6 May 1973 | 9 December 1973 | Social Republican Party Social Republican Party The Social Republican Party or Socio-Republican Party was a political party in Cambodia, founded by the then Head of State Lon Nol in June 1972 to contest the National Assembly Elections of the Khmer Republic held on September 3, 1972.-History:... |
| 27 | Long Boret Long Boret Long Boret or Long Boreth was a Cambodian politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia from December 26, 1973 to April 17, 1975. Highly regarded for his honesty, he tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a peace settlement with the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian Civil War... |
1933–1975 | 26 December 1973 | 17 April 1975 | Social Republican Party Social Republican Party The Social Republican Party or Socio-Republican Party was a political party in Cambodia, founded by the then Head of State Lon Nol in June 1972 to contest the National Assembly Elections of the Khmer Republic held on September 3, 1972.-History:... |
| Democratic Kampuchea Democratic Kampuchea The Khmer Rouge period refers to the rule of Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen, Khieu Samphan and the Khmer Rouge Communist party over Cambodia, which the Khmer Rouge renamed as Democratic Kampuchea.... |
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| (7) | Samdech Penn Nouth Penn Nouth Samdech Penn Nouth was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times a Prime Minister of Cambodia as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk... |
1906–1985 | 17 April 1975 | 4 April 1976 | National United Front of Kampuchea National United Front of Kampuchea The Front uni national du Kampuchéa, also called Front uni national khmer , often abbreviated as FUNK, was an organisation formed by the deposed King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 while he was in exile in Beijing.-History:The front was supposed to be an umbrella organization of forces that... |
| 28 | Khieu Samphan Khieu Samphan Khieu Samphan was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 until 1979. As such, he served as Cambodia's head of state and was one of the most powerful officials in the Khmer Rouge movement, though Pol Pot was the group's true political leader and held the most... |
1931– | 4 April 1976 | 14 April 1976 | Communist Party of Kampuchea Communist Party of Kampuchea The Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as Khmer Communist Party , was a communist party in Cambodia. Its followers were generally known as Khmer Rouge .-Foundation of the party; first divisions:... |
| 29 | Pol Pot Pol Pot Saloth Sar , better known as Pol Pot, , was a Cambodian Maoist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until his death in 1998. From 1976 to 1979, he served as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea.... |
1925–1998 | 14 April 1976 | 27 September 1976 | Communist Party of Kampuchea Communist Party of Kampuchea The Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as Khmer Communist Party , was a communist party in Cambodia. Its followers were generally known as Khmer Rouge .-Foundation of the party; first divisions:... |
| 30 | Nuon Chea Nuon Chea Nuon Chea , also known as Long Bunruot , is a Cambodian former communist politician and former chief ideologist of Khmer Rouge. He was commonly known as "Brother Number Two" second in command to Pol Pot who was leader during the Cambodian Genocide 1975-1979... |
1926– | 27 September 1976 | 25 October 1976 | Communist Party of Kampuchea Communist Party of Kampuchea The Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as Khmer Communist Party , was a communist party in Cambodia. Its followers were generally known as Khmer Rouge .-Foundation of the party; first divisions:... |
| (29) | Pol Pot Pol Pot Saloth Sar , better known as Pol Pot, , was a Cambodian Maoist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until his death in 1998. From 1976 to 1979, he served as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea.... |
1925–1998 | 25 October 1976 | 7 January 1979 | Communist Party of Kampuchea Communist Party of Kampuchea The Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as Khmer Communist Party , was a communist party in Cambodia. Its followers were generally known as Khmer Rouge .-Foundation of the party; first divisions:... |
| People's Republic of Kampuchea People's Republic of Kampuchea The People's Republic of Kampuchea , , was founded in Cambodia by the Salvation Front, a group of Cambodian leftists dissatisfied with the Khmer Rouge, after the overthrow of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot's government... |
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| Vacant (7 January 1979-27 June 1981) Heng Samrin Heng Samrin Heng Samrin is a Cambodian politician. He was the chairman of the People's Republic of Kampuchea and the State of Cambodia , and later vice chairman and chairman of the National Assembly of Cambodia since 2006.... served as de facto Head of State and Head of Government, as President of the People's Revolutionary Council |
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| 31 | Pen Sovan Pen Sovan Pen Sovan, sometimes also spelt Pen Sovann , was the first Prime Minister of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea. He served from June 27, 1981 until December 5, 1981. And he was Secretary General of Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party from 1979 to 5 December 1981... |
1939– | 27 June 1981 | 5 December 1981 | Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
| 32 | Chan Sy Chan Sy Chan Sy, also spelt Chan Si, was a Cambodian politician. He became Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea from 1981 to 1984.-Biography:... |
1932–1984 | 5 December 1981 | 26 December 1984 | Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
| 33 | Hun Sen Hun Sen Hun Sen is the current Prime Minister of Cambodia.He has been the sole leader of the Cambodian People's Party , which has governed Cambodia since the Vietnamese-backed overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in 1979... |
1951– | 14 January 1985 | 1 May 1989 | Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
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| 33 | Hun Sen Hun Sen Hun Sen is the current Prime Minister of Cambodia.He has been the sole leader of the Cambodian People's Party , which has governed Cambodia since the Vietnamese-backed overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in 1979... |
1951– | 1 May 1989 | 2 July 1993 | Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... /Cambodian People's Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
| Hun Sen Hun Sen Hun Sen is the current Prime Minister of Cambodia.He has been the sole leader of the Cambodian People's Party , which has governed Cambodia since the Vietnamese-backed overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in 1979... Sen-Ranariddh Coalition The Hun Sen-Norodom Ranariddh Coalition marked a brief period in Cambodia where Hun Sen and Prince Norodom Ranariddh were coequal Prime Ministers.The coalition lasted from 2 July until 21 September 1993.-References:* http://worldstatesmen.org/Cambodia.html... |
2 July 1993 | 21 September 1993 | Cambodian People's Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
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| 34 | Prince Norodom Ranariddh Norodom Ranariddh Prince Norodom Ranariddh is the second son of former king Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half brother of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni.-Biography:... Sen-Ranariddh Coalition The Hun Sen-Norodom Ranariddh Coalition marked a brief period in Cambodia where Hun Sen and Prince Norodom Ranariddh were coequal Prime Ministers.The coalition lasted from 2 July until 21 September 1993.-References:* http://worldstatesmen.org/Cambodia.html... |
1944– | 2 July 1993 | 21 September 1993 | Funcinpec Party |
| Prince Norodom Ranariddh Norodom Ranariddh Prince Norodom Ranariddh is the second son of former king Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half brother of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni.-Biography:... |
21 September 1993 | 24 September 1993 | |||
| (33) | Hun Sen Hun Sen Hun Sen is the current Prime Minister of Cambodia.He has been the sole leader of the Cambodian People's Party , which has governed Cambodia since the Vietnamese-backed overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in 1979... |
1951– | 21 September 1993 | 24 September 1993 | Cambodian People's Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
| Kingdom of Cambodia Cambodia Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia... (Restored) |
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| 34 | Prince Norodom Ranariddh Norodom Ranariddh Prince Norodom Ranariddh is the second son of former king Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half brother of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni.-Biography:... |
1944– | 24 September 1993 | 6 July 1997 | Funcinpec Party |
| 35 | Ung Huot Ung Huot Ung Huot is a Cambodian political figure.Ung moved to Australia in the early 1970s, as Cambodia's civil war was beginning. He settled in Melbourne and proclaimed himself a leader of the Cambodian expatriate committee in that city. He moved back to Cambodia in the early 1990s as the communist... |
1947– | 16 July 1997 | 30 November 1998 | Funcinpec Party |
| (33) | Hun Sen Hun Sen Hun Sen is the current Prime Minister of Cambodia.He has been the sole leader of the Cambodian People's Party , which has governed Cambodia since the Vietnamese-backed overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in 1979... |
1951– | 24 September 1993 | 30 November 1998 | Cambodian People's Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
| Hun Sen Hun Sen Hun Sen is the current Prime Minister of Cambodia.He has been the sole leader of the Cambodian People's Party , which has governed Cambodia since the Vietnamese-backed overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in 1979... |
30 November 1998 | Incumbent | |||