The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, French: Premier ministre du Royaume du Cambodge) is the head of government of Cambodia.
The prime minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet and leads the executive branch of the Royal Cambodian Government.
The prime minister is required to be a member of parliament, and is appointed by the monarch for a term of five years.
Since 1945, 36 individuals have served as prime minister; 32 as official prime ministers, and 4 in acting capacities.[3]
The incumbent prime minister, since 2023, is Hun Manet of the Cambodian People's Party.
History
King Norodom Sihanouk held the position in March of 1945 during the time when Cambodia was a French protectorate. Sihanouk worked with Imperial Japan and declared independence from France on March 12, 1945. On 18 March, he said that he was the Prime Minister of Cambodia and formed the first government. It lasted until August 1945, when Sun Ngoc Thanh took the position.
The CPP-FUNCINPEC coalition of 1993 made it so that Hun Sen and Prince Norodom Ranariddh were both Prime Minister.
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