Cabinet of Cambodia

The Cabinet of Cambodia, officially known as the Council of Ministers (Khmer: គណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី, French: Conseil des ministres), is the executive body of the Kingdom of Cambodia led by the Prime Minister, assisted by Deputy Prime Ministers, Senior Ministers, Ministers, and Secretaries of State. Members of the Cabinet are nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Monarch.

Seal of the Council of Ministers.

Role

Chapter VIII of the Constitution states the role of the Royal Government of Cambodia.[1]

• Article 99: The Council of Ministers is the Royal Government of Cambodia. The Council of Ministers shall be led by one Prime Minister assisted by Deputy Prime Ministers, and by State Ministers, Ministers, and State Secretaries as members.
• Article 100: At the recommendation of the President and with the agreement of both Vice-Presidents of the Assembly, the King shall designate a dignitary from among the representatives of the winning party to form the Royal Government. This designated Assembly or members of the political parties represented in from the Assembly. After the Assembly has given its vote of confidence, the King shall issue a Royal decree (Kret) appointing the entire Council of Ministers. Before taking office, the Council of Ministers shall take an oath as stipulated an Annex 6.
• Article 101: The functions of members of the Royal Government shall be incompatible with professional activities in trade or industry and with the holding of any position in the public service.
• Article 102: Members of the Royal Government shall be collectively responsible to the Assembly for the overall policy of the Royal Government. Each member of the Royal Government shall be individually responsible to the Prime Minister and the Assembly for his/her own conduct.
• Article 103: Members of the Royal Government shall not use the orders, written or verbal, of anyone as grounds to exonerate themselves form their responsibility.
• Article 104: The Council of Minister shall meet every week inn plenary session or in a working session. The Prime Minister shall chair the plenary sessions. The Prime Minister may assign a Deputy Prime Minister to preside over the working sessions. Minutes of the Council of Ministers' meeting shall be forwarded to the King for His information.
• Article 105: The Prime Minister shall have the right to delegate his power to a Deputy Prime Minister or to any member of the Royal Government.
• Article 106: If the post of Prime Minister is permanently vacant, a new Council of Ministers shall be appointed under the procedure stipulated in this Constitution. If the vacancy is temporary, an acting Prime Minister shall be provisionally appointed.
• Article 107:Each member of the Royal Government shall be punished for any crimes or misdemeanors that he/she has committed in the course of his/her duty. In such cases and when his/her duty, the Assembly shall decide to file charges against him/her with competent. The Assembly shall decide on such matters though a secret vote by a simple majority thereof.
• Article 108: The organization and functioning of the Council of Ministers shall be determined by law.

Current cabinet

Main article: Cabinet of Hun Sen

The Office of the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh hosts Cabinet meetings.

The members of the sixth and current Council of Ministers were sworn in on 6 September 2018. The National Assembly voted Hun Sen as Prime Minister for another five-year term.

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister		Hun Sen	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers		Bin Chhin	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Economy and Finance		Aun Pornmoniroth	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation		Prak Sokhonn	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Interior		Sar Kheng	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction		Chea Sophara	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of National Assembly–Senate Relations and Inspection		Men Sam An	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of National Defence		Tea Banh	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister		Hor Namhong	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister		Yim Chhaily	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Deputy Prime Minister		Ke Kim Yan	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries		Veng Sakhon	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Civil Service		Pich Bunthin	6 September 2018	30 March 2020	CPP
		Prum Sokha	30 March 2020	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Commerce		Pan Sorasak	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Cults and Religion		Him Chhem	6 September 2018	30 March 2020	CPP
		Chhit Sokhon	30 March 2020	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Culture and Fine Arts		Phoeurng Sackona	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport		Hang Chuon Naron	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Environment		Say Sam Al	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Health		Mam Bunheng	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Information		Khieu Kanharith	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Justice		Ang Vong Vathana	6 September 2018	30 March 2020	CPP
		Keut Rith	30 March 2020	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Labour and Vocational Training		Ith Sam Heng	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Mines and Energy		Suy Sem	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Planning		Chhay Than	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications		Tram Iv Tek	6 September 2018	30 March 2020	CPP
		Chea Vandeth	30 March 2020	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Public Works and Transport		Sun Chanthol	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Rural Development		Ouk Rabun	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Industry and Handicrafts		Cham Prasidh	6 September 2018	30 March 2020	CPP
Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation		Cham Prasidh	30 March 2020	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation		Vong Soth	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Tourism		Thong Khon	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology		Lim Kean Hor	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Minister of Women's Affairs		Ing Kuntha Phavi	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP
Secretary of State for Civil Aviation		Mao Havannall	6 September 2018	Incumbent	CPP

References

1. "Constitution of Cambodia". Retrieved 22 June 2014.

External links

• Official website