Minority Leader (Cambodia)

The Minority Leader (Khmer: ប្រធានក្រុមភាគតិច), or the Leader of the Opposition, leads the largest political party not in government in the National Assembly of Cambodia. The Minority Leader acts as a dialogue partner of the Prime Minister, and the Majority Leader. The official minority party must secure at least 25% of the total seats in Parliament.

The role was officially recognized by Parliament in November 2014,[1] making Sam Rainsy the first official Minority Leader.[2] However, prior to this, Rainsy had often been viewed as the de facto Leader of the Opposition.

As in nearly every parliamentary democracy around the world, the Minority Leader comes from the political party with the largest number of seats in the Parliament yet is not in government. The Minority Leader is often seen as a Prime Minister-in-waiting.

The position was abolished by Parliament on 31 January 2017.[3]

List of Opposition Leaders

No Name Portrait Term of Office Political Party
Took Office Left Office
1 Norodom Norindeth 1946 9 November 1953 Liberal
2 Son Sann 28 May 1993 26 July 1998 Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party
3 Norodom Ranariddh 26 July 1998 27 July 2008 FUNCINPEC
4 Sam Rainsy 27 July 2008 16 November 2015 Cambodia National Rescue Party
5 Kem Sokha 16 November 2015 31 January 2017 Cambodia National Rescue Party

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rainsy to get rank 'equal' to PM". The Phnom Penh Post. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Opposition Leader Officially Appointed Minority Leader of Assembly". Voice of America. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Kuch, Naren (31 January 2017). "Culture of Dialogue Faces Official Demise". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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