List of heads of government of Morocco

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco Premier ministre du Royaume du Maroc
Coat of Arms of Morocco
Incumbent Abdelilah Benkirane since 29 November 2011
Appointer	Mohammed VI as King of Morocco
Inaugural holder	Mbarek Bekkay
Formation	7 December 1955

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The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco (French: Premier ministre du Royaume du Maroc) is the head of government of Morocco. The Prime Minister is appointed by the King of Morocco. The incumbent Prime Minister is Abdelilah Benkirane, since 29 November 2011.

List of heads of government of Morocco

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.	Head of Government		Lifespan	Term of office — Electoral mandates		Party	Notes
French protectorate of Morocco (1955-1956)
1		Mbarek Bekkay	1907–1961	7 December 1955	2 March 1956	Independent	First Moroccan Prime Minister; Independence from France and Spain.
				—
Sultanate of Morocco (1956-1957)
(1)		Mbarek Bekkay	1907–1961	2 March 1956	14 August 1957	Independent
				—
Kingdom of Morocco (1957-present)
(1)		Mbarek Bekkay	1907–1961	14 August 1957	12 May 1958	Independent
				—
2		Ahmed Balafrej	1908–1990	12 May 1958	16 December 1958	Istiqlal Party
				—
3		Abdallah Ibrahim	1918–2005	16 December 1958	20 May 1960	Istiqlal Party/ National Union of Popular Forces
				—
—		Mohammed V	1909–1961	20 May 1960	26 February 1961	Direct rule by the King of Morocco	Died while in office.
				—
—		Hassan II	1929–1999	26 February 1961	13 November 1963	Direct rule by the King of Morocco	1st time.
				—
4		Ahmed Bahnini	1909–1971	13 November 1963	7 June 1965	Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions/ Democratic Socialist Party
				1963
—		Hassan II	1929–1999	7 June 1965	7 July 1967	Direct rule by the King of Morocco	2nd time.
				—
5		Mohamed Benhima	1924–1992	7 July 1967	6 October 1969	Independent
				—
6		Ahmed Laraki	1931–	6 October 1969	6 August 1971	Independent
				—
7		Mohammed Karim Lamrani	1919–	6 August 1971	2 November 1972	Independent	1st time.
				—
8		Ahmed Osman	1930–	2 November 1972	22 March 1979	National Rally of Independents	Longest-serving Prime Minister of Morocco.
				1977
9		Maati Bouabid	1927–1996	22 March 1979	30 November 1983	Constitutional Union
				—
(7)		Mohammed Karim Lamrani	1919–	30 November 1983	30 September 1986	Independent	2nd time.
				1984
10		Azzeddine Laraki	1929–2010	30 September 1986	11 August 1992	Independent
				—
(7)		Mohammed Karim Lamrani	1919–	11 August 1992	25 May 1994	Independent	3rd time.
				1993
11		Abdellatif Filali	1928–2009	25 May 1994	4 February 1998	Independent
				—
12		Abderrahmane Youssoufi	1924–	4 February 1998	9 October 2002	Socialist Union of Popular Forces
				1997
13		Driss Jettou	1945-	9 October 2002	19 September 2007	Independent
				2002
14		Abbas El Fassi	1940-	19 September 2007	29 November 2011	Istiqlal Party	2011–2012 Moroccan protests; 2011 Constitutional referendum.
				2007
15		Abdelilah Benkirane	1954-	29 November 2011	Incumbent	Justice and Development Party	2011–2012 Moroccan protests.
				2011

See also

• Morocco
  • Politics of Morocco
  • List of rulers of Morocco
  • List of colonial heads of French Morocco
  • List of colonial heads of Spanish Morocco
• Lists of Incumbents

External links

• World Statesmen - Morocco