Cabinet of Sisowath Watchayavong
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Cabinet of Sisowath Watchayavong | |
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5th Cabinet of Cambodia | |
| Date formed | 25 July 1947 |
| Date dissolved | 20 February 1948 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk |
| Commissioner | Léon Pignon |
| Prime Minister | Sisowath Watchayavong |
| Senior Minister | Penn Nouth |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Son Sann |
| Total no. of members | 12 |
| Member party | Democratic Party National Union Party |
| History | |
| Incoming formation | Death of Sisowath Youtevong |
| Outgoing formation | 1947 Cambodian general election |
| Election | 1946 Cambodian general election |
| Predecessor | Youtevong |
| Successor | Vam |
After the death of Prince Sisowath Youtevong, Minister of Justice Prince Sisowath Watchayavong was appointed Prime Minister and formed a cabinet, retaining most of the members in the Youtevong government. Following Democratic victory in the 1947 election, the cabinet resigned for a renewed Democratic cabinet.