List of heads of government of Gabon

Prime Minister of the Gabonese Republic
Coat of arms of Gabon
Incumbent Paul Biyoghé Mba since 17 July 2009
Appointer	Ali Bongo Ondimba, as President of Gabon
Inaugural holder	Léon M'ba
Formation	17 August 1960

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Prime Ministers of Gabon (1960–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Gabon Autonomous Republic
21 May 1957 to 26 July 1958		Léon M’ba, Vice President of the Government Council	BDG
26 July 1958 to 28 November 1958		Léon M'ba, President of the Government Council
28 November 1958 to 27 February 1959		Léon M'ba, Head of the Provisional Government
27 February 1959 to 17 August 1960		Léon M'ba, Prime Minister
Gabonese Republic   (République Gabonaise)
17 August 1960 to 21 February 1961		Léon M'ba, Prime Minister	BDG	President from 17 August 1960
21 February 1961 to 17 February 1964		Léon M'ba, President		Head of Government exercised by Head of State until 16 April 1975
19 February 1964 to 17 February 1964		Léon M'ba, President
18 February 1964 to 19 February 1964		Jean-Hilaire Aubame, Provisional Prime Minister	Mil/UDSG	Usurper
19 February 1964 to 28 November 1967		Léon M'ba, President	BDG	Died in office
2 December 1967 to 1968		Albert-Bernard Bongo, President	BDG
1968 to 29 September 1973			PDG	Changed name to Omar Bongo on conversion to Islam
29 September 1973 to 16 April 1975		Omar Bongo, President		Previously Albert-Bernard Bongo
16 April 1975 to 3 May 1990		Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister	PDG
3 May 1990 to 2 November 1994		Casimir Oyé-Mba, Prime Minister	n-p
2 November 1994 to 23 January 1999		Paulin Obame-Nguema, Prime Minister	PDG
23 January 1999 to 20 January 2006		Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister	PDG
20 January 2006 to 17 July 2009		Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Prime Minister	PDG
17 July 2009 to Present		Paul Biyoghé Mba, Prime Minister	PDG

Affiliations

PDG	Parti Démocratique Gabonais  (Gabonese Democratic Party)  authoritarian, estd. March 1968, former BDG
PGP	Parti Gabonais du Progrès  (Gabonese Party of Progress) progressive
BDG	Bloc Démocratique Gabonais  (Gabonese Democratic Bloc)  from March 1968 PDG
UDSG	Union Democratique et Sociale Gabonaise   (Gabonese Social and Democratic Union)
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan

Sources

• http://www.rulers.org/rulg1.html#gabon
• Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
• African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland

See also

• Gabon
  • Heads of State of Gabon
  • Colonial Heads of Gabon
• Lists of incumbents