Penn Nouth

Penn Nouth (Khmer: ប៉ែន នុត, Khmer pronunciation: [paen nut]) (1 April 1906 – 18 May 1985) was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times Prime Minister of Cambodia (1953, 19541955, 1958, 1961) as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. He was the first prime minister of an independent Cambodia. He was prime minister for the sixth time from 31 January 1968 to 14 August 1969. On 18 March 1970, when Norodom Sihanouk was deposed by Penn Nouth's successor Lon Nol, Penn Nouth joined the monarch in his exile and became prime minister in the GRUNK coalition. His combined tenure as Prime Minister (5 years, 222 days), spanning seven non-consecutive terms, is the second-longest in Cambodian history after Hun Sen.


Penn Nouth
ប៉ែន នុត
Penn Nouth in 1947
7th Prime Minister of Cambodia
See tenures
In office
17 April 1975  4 April 1976
PresidentNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byLong Boret
Succeeded byKhieu Samphan (acting)
In office
31 January 1968  14 August 1969
PresidentNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded bySon Sann
Succeeded byLon Nol
In office
28 January 1961  17 November 1961
PresidentNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byPho Proeung
Succeeded byNorodom Sihanouk
In office
17 January 1958  24 April 1958
MonarchNorodom Suramarit
Preceded byEk Yi Oun
Succeeded bySim Var
In office
18 April 1954  26 January 1955
MonarchNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byNorodom Sihanouk
Succeeded byLeng Ngeth
In office
24 January 1953  22 November 1953
MonarchNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byNorodom Sihanouk
Succeeded byChan Nak
In office
15 August 1948  21 January 1949
MonarchNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byChhean Vam
Succeeded byYem Sambaur
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 January 1958  10 July 1958
Prime MinisterEk Yi Oun
Sim Var
Preceded bySim Var
Succeeded byTruong Cang
Personal details
Born(1906-04-01)1 April 1906
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina (now Cambodia)
Died18 May 1985(1985-05-18) (aged 79)
Châtenay-Malabry, France
Political partyNational United Front of Kampuchea (1970–1976)
Sangkum (1955–1970)
Democratic Party (1946–1955)

After the Khmer Rouge took Phnom Penh in 1975, he served as prime minister of the country for the last time, but did not have real power; he then emigrated.

Honour

Foreign honour

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Political offices
Preceded by
Son Sann
Prime Minister of Cambodia
19681969
Succeeded by
Lon Nol
Preceded by
Long Boret
Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea
April 17, 1975April 4, 1976
Succeeded by
Khieu Samphan


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