List of presidents of the National Assembly (Cambodia) explained

Post:	President
Body:	the National Assembly
Native Name:	Central Khmer: ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា
Insignia:	National Assembly (Cambodia) emblem.png
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the National Assembly
Termlength:	Five years
Memberof:	Royal Council of the Throne
Incumbentsince:	22 August 2023
Status:	Presiding officer
Salary:	11,536,000 KHR^[1]

The president of the National Assembly (Central Khmer: ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា, in Central Khmer pronounced as /prɑtʰiən rɔətsapʰiə/) is the presiding officer of the lower chamber of the legislature.

Presidents of the National Assembly (1946–70)

Presidents of the National Assembly of Cambodia from 1946 to 1970.

Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Notes
Ieu Koeus	1946	1949	Democratic Party (Cambodia)	^[2]
?	1949	1951
Son Sann	1951	1952		^[3]
Khuon Nay	1952	1953		^[4]
?	1953	1955
Oum Chheang Sun	October 1955	January 1956	Sangkum
Sim Var	January 1956	October 1956	Democratic Party (Cambodia)
Ek Yi Oun	1956	?		^[5]
?	?	1958
Chuop Hell	April 1958	1962
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	1962	1963		^[6]
Ung Hong Sath	1963	October 1966		^[7]
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	1966	1968
?	1968	1969
Cheng Heng	1969	1970
Ek Yi Oun	1970	1970		^[8]

Presidents of the National Assembly (1970–75)

Presidents of the National Assembly of the Khmer Republic from 1970 to 1975.^[9]

Portrait		Name	In office		Party
			From	To
		In Tam Central Khmer: អ៊ិន តាំ	18 March 1970	11 March 1971	Democratic
		Yem Sambaur Central Khmer: យ៉ែម សំបូរ	May 1971	1972	Democratic
		Tan Kimhuon Central Khmer: តាន់ គីមហួន	1972	1974
		Ung Bunhor Central Khmer: អ៊ឹង ប៊ុនហ៊័រ	1974	1975

Presidents of the People's Representative Assembly (1976–79)

Presidents of the People's Representative Assembly of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 to 1979.

Presidents of the National Assembly (1981–93)

Presidents of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1981-1989) and the State of Cambodia (1989-1993).

Portrait		Name	In office			Party
			From	To	Duration
		Chea Sim ជា ស៊ីម	27 June 1981	14 June 1993		KPRP
						CPP

Presidents of the National Assembly (1993–present)

Presidents

Portrait		Name	In office			Party	Parliament
			From	To	Duration
		Son Sann សឺន សាន	14 June 1993	6 October 1993		BLDP
		Chea Sim ជា ស៊ីម	6 October 1993	25 November 1998
		Norodom Ranariddh នរោត្ដម រណឫទ្ធិ	25 November 1998	14 March 2006		FUNCINPEC
		Heng Samrin ហេង សំរិន	21 March 2006	22 August 2023
							4 (2008)
							6 (2018)
		Khuon Sodary ឃួន សុដារី	22 August 2023	Incumbent		CPP

Vice presidents

Name		Term	Party
First vice presidents
	Heng Samrin	1998–2006	CPP
	Nguon Nhel	2006–2014	CPP
	Kem Sokha	2014–2015	CNRP
	You Hockry	2017–2018	FUNCINPEC
	Nguon Nhel	2018–2021	CPP
	Cheam Yeab	2021–present	CPP
Second vice presidents
	Nguon Nhel	1997–2006	CPP
	Say Chhum	2006–2012	CPP
	Khuon Sodary	2012–2014	CPP
	Nguon Nhel	2014–2018
	Khuon Sodary	2018–2023	CPP
		2023–present	CPP

Sources

• Various editions of The Europa World Year Book

Notes and References

1. News: CNRP Reveals Kem Sokha's Monthly Salary . . 4 November 2014 . 5 September 2018.
2. Book: Martin, Marie Alexandrine. Cambodia: A Shattered Society. 5 May 1994. University of California Press. Google Books. 9780520070523.
3. Web site: Communautés et continents. 5 May 2019. Google Books.
4. Web site: Notes et études documentaires. 5 May 2019. La Documentation Française. Google Books.
5. Book: Banque nationale du Cambodge . Bulletin mensuel . fr . 1956.
6. Web site: Political handbook of the world. 1962.
7. Book: Political Handbook and Atlas of the World. 5 May 1966. Council on Foreign Relations. Internet Archive.
8. News: Cambodian Crisis Grows as Troops Seem to Falter. Henry. Kamm. The New York Times . 23 April 1970. NYTimes.com.
9. Web site: CAMBODIA: ANALYSIS OF US MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CAMBODIA 1970-1975 . Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).