List of Prime Ministers of Cambodia
Prime Ministers of Cambodia

List of Prime Ministers of Cambodia

Section Title: Prime Ministers of Cambodia
Table Section Text: None

No.	Prime Minister	Term of Office	Political Party	Elected	Head of State (Reign)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Time in Office

1	-	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	18 March 1945	13 August 1945	148 days	Independent	—	-

2	Son Ngoc Thanh (1908–1977)	14 August 1945	16 October 1945	63 days	Independent

3	Sisowath Monireth (1909–1975)	17 October 1945	15 December 1946	1 year, 59 days	Independent

4	Sisowath Youtevong (1913–1947)	15 December 1946	15 July 1947	212 days	Democratic Party	1946

5	Sisowath Watchayavong (1891–1972)	25 July 1947	20 February 1948	210 days	Democratic Party	—

6	Chhean Vam (1916–2000)	20 February 1948	14 August 1948	176 days	Democratic Party	1947

7	Penn Nouth (1906–1985)	15 August 1948	21 January 1949	159 days	Democratic Party	—

8	Yem Sambaur (1913–1989)	12 February 1949	20 September 1949	220 days	Democratic Party

9	Ieu Koeus (1905–1950)	20 September 1949	29 September 1949	9 days	Democratic Party

(8)	Yem Sambaur (1913–1989)	29 September 1949	28 April 1950	211 days	Democratic Party

(1)	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	28 April 1950	30 May 1950	32 days	Independent

10	Sisowath Monipong (1912–1956)	30 May 1950	3 March 1951	277 days	Independent

11	Oum Chheang Sun (1900–1963)	3 March 1951	12 October 1951	223 days	Democratic Party

12	Huy Kanthoul (1909–1991)	13 October 1951	16 June 1952	247 days	Democratic Party	1951

(1)	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	16 June 1952	24 January 1953	222 days	Independent	—

(7)	Penn Nouth (1906–1985)	24 January 1953	22 November 1953	302 days	Democratic Party

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13	Chan Nak (1892–1954)	23 November 1953	7 April 1954	135 days	Independent

(1)	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	7 April 1954	18 April 1954	11 days	Independent

(7)	Penn Nouth (1906–1985)	18 April 1954	26 January 1955	283 days	Democratic Party

14	Leng Ngeth (1900–1975)	26 January 1955	3 October 1955	250 days	Democratic Party

-	King Norodom Suramarit of Cambodia.JPG King Norodom Suramarit (1955–1960)

(1)	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	3 October 1955	5 January 1956	94 days	Sangkum	1955

(11)	-	Oum Chheang Sun (1900–1963)	5 January 1956	29 February 1956	55 days	Sangkum	—

(1)	-	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	1 March 1956	24 March 1956	23 days	Sangkum

15	-	Khim Tit (1896–1975)	3 April 1956	29 July 1956	117 days	Sangkum

(1)	-	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	15 September 1956	15 October 1956	30 days	Sangkum

16	-	San Yun (1905–1974)	25 October 1956	9 April 1957	166 days	Sangkum

(1)	-	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	9 April 1957	7 July 1957	89 days	Sangkum

17	-	Sim Var (1906–1989)	26 July 1957	11 January 1958	169 days	Sangkum

18	-	Ek Yi Oun (1910–2013)	11 January 1958	17 January 1958	6 days	Sangkum

(7)	-	Penn Nouth (1906–1985)	17 January 1958	24 April 1958	97 days	Sangkum

(17)	-	Sim Var (1906–1989)	24 April 1958	10 July 1958	77 days	Sangkum	1958

(1)	-	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	10 July 1958	19 April 1960	1 year, 284 days	Sangkum	—

19	-	Pho Proeung (1903–1975)	19 April 1960	28 January 1961	284 days	Independent	-

(7)	Penn Nouth (1906–1985)	28 January 1961	17 November 1961	293 days	Sangkum

(1)	Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)	17 November 1961	13 February 1962	88 days	Sangkum

Nhiek Tioulong (1908–1996) Acting Prime Minister	13 February 1962	6 August 1962	174 days	Sangkum

Chau Sen Cocsal (1905–2009) Acting Prime Minister	6 August 1962	6 October 1962	61 days	Sangkum

20	Norodom Kantol (1920–1976)	6 October 1962	25 October 1966	4 years, 19 days	Sangkum	1962

21	Lon Nol (1913–1985)	25 October 1966	1 May 1967	188 days	Sangkum / FARK (ARK)	1966

22	Son Sann (1911–2000)	1 May 1967	31 January 1968	275 days	Sangkum	—

(7)	Penn Nouth (1906–1985)	31 January 1968	14 August 1969	1 year, 195 days	Sangkum

(21)	Lon Nol (1913–1985)	14 August 1969	11 March 1971	1 year, 209 days	Sangkum / FARK (ARK)

FANK (ANK)

23	-	Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914–1975)	11 March 1971	18 March 1972	1 year, 7 days	FANK (ANK)	-

(2)	-	Son Ngoc Thanh (1908–1977)	18 March 1972	15 October 1972	211 days	Khmer Serei	-

24	Hang Thun Hak (1926–1975)	15 October 1972	6 May 1973	203 days	Social Republican Party	1972

25	In Tam (1922–2006)	6 May 1973	9 December 1973	217 days	Democratic Party	—

26	Long Boret (1933–1975)	26 December 1973	17 April 1975	1 year, 129 days	Social Republican Party

(7)	Penn Nouth (1906–1985)	17 April 1975	4 April 1976	353 days	National United Front of Kampuchea

-	Khieu Samphan (1931–) Acting Prime Minister	4 April 1976	14 April 1976	10 days	Communist Party of Kampuchea	-

27	-	Pol Pot (1925–1998)	14 April 1976	27 September 1976	166 days	Communist Party of Kampuchea	1976	-

—	Nuon Chea (1926–) Acting Prime Minister	27 September 1976	25 October 1976	28 days	Communist Party of Kampuchea	—

(27)	Pol Pot (1925–1998)	25 October 1976	7 January 1979	2 years, 74 days	Communist Party of Kampuchea

Vacant (7 January 1979 – 27 June 1981)

28	-	Pen Sovan (1936–2016)	27 June 1981	5 December 1981	161 days	Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party	1981	-

29	Chan Sy (1932–1984)	9 February 1982	26 December 1984	2 years, 321 days	Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party	—

30	Hun Sen (1952–)	14 January 1985	2 July 1993	8 years, 169 days	Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party

31	-	Norodom Ranariddh (1944–) First Prime Minister	2 July 1993	6 August 1997	4 years, 35 days	FUNCINPEC	1993	-

(30)	Hun Sen (1952–) Second Prime Minister	24 September 1993	30 November 1998	5 years, 70 days	Cambodian People's Party

32	Ung Huot (1945–) First Prime Minister	6 August 1997	30 November 1998	1 year, 116 days	FUNCINPEC	—

(30)	Hun Sen (1952–)	30 November 1998	Incumbent	20 years, 135 days	Cambodian People's Party	1998

2003

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2008

2013

2018

Sentence(s)

Nuon Chea served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia.

final_sentence: Nuon Chea served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia.