President of the Senate | |
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ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា | |
since 3 April 2024 | |
Senate | |
Style | His Excellency Samdech |
Status | Presiding officer Acting head of state, when monarch is absent or incapacitated[1] |
Member of | Royal Council of the Throne |
Nominator | Monarch |
Appointer | Elected by the Senate |
Term length | Six years |
Inaugural holder | Saukam Khoy |
Formation |
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Abolished | 17 April 1975 |
Website | senate |
The president of the Senate (Khmer: ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា, Prâthéan Prœ̆tthsâphéa [prɑtʰiən prɨt.sapʰiə]) is the presiding officer of the Senate, the upper chamber of the legislature of Cambodia. The Senate was created in 1972 during the Khmer Republic replacing the previous upper house, the Council of Kingdom.[2]