The Minority Leader (), 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, making Sam Rainsy the first official Minority Leader. 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.
List of opposition leaders No Name Portrait Term of officePolitical partyTook officeLeft office 1Sam Rainsy 22 January 2015 16 November 2015Cambodia National Rescue Party2Kem Sokha 16 November 2015 31 January 2017Cambodia National Rescue Party
See also List of prime ministers of Cambodia List of political parties in Cambodia Parliament of Cambodia
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