List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso
Appearance
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso | |
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Premier ministre du Burkina Faso | |
since 24 January 2019 | |
Appointer | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, as President of Burkina Faso |
Inaugural holder | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo |
Formation | 13 February 1971 |
Salary | 869,740 FCFA annually including allowances[1] |
This is a list of Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day.
A total of fourteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso.
The current Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, since 24 January 2019.
Key
- Political parties
- Other factions
List of officeholders
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Head(s) of state | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Republic of Upper Volta | |||||||
1 | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925–2014) |
13 February 1971 | 8 February 1974 | 2 years, 360 days | UDV–RDA | Lamizana | |
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"| 2 | Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005) |
8 February 1974 | 7 July 1978 | 4 years, 149 days | Independent | Himself | |
3 | Joseph Conombo (1917–2008) |
7 July 1978 | 25 November 1980 (deposed.) |
2 years, 141 days | UDV–RDA | Lamizana | |
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 4 | Saye Zerbo (1932–2013) |
25 November 1980 | 7 November 1982 (deposed.) |
1 year, 347 days | Military | Himself | |
Vacant (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983) | |||||||
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 5 | File:Thomas-sankara-dessin.jpg | Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
10 January 1983 | 17 May 1983 (dismissed and arrested.) |
127 days | Military | Ouédraogo |
Post abolished (17 May 1983 – 4 August 1984) | |||||||
Burkina Faso | |||||||
Post abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992) | |||||||
6 | Youssouf Ouédraogo (1952–2017) |
16 June 1992 | 22 March 1994 | 1 year, 279 days | ODP–MT | Compaoré | |
7 | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957–) |
22 March 1994 | 6 February 1996 | 1 year, 321 days | ODP–MT | Compaoré | |
8 | Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (1953–) |
6 February 1996 | 7 November 2000 | 4 years, 275 days | CDP | Compaoré | |
9 | Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956–) |
7 November 2000 | 11 June 2007 | 6 years, 216 days | CDP | Compaoré | |
10 | Tertius Zongo (1957–) |
11 June 2007 | 18 April 2011 (dismissed.) |
3 years, 311 days | CDP | Compaoré | |
11 | Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954–) |
18 April 2011 | 30 October 2014 (dismissed.) |
3 years, 195 days | CDP | Compaoré | |
Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014) | |||||||
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 12 | Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965–) |
19 November 2014 | 17 September 2015 (deposed.) |
302 days | Military (RSP) |
Kafando | |
Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015) | |||||||
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| (12) | Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965–) |
23 September 2015 (restored.) |
29 December 2015 | 97 days | Military | Kafando | |
Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016) | |||||||
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"| 13 | Paul Kaba Thieba (1960–) |
6 January 2016 | 19 January 2019 (resigned.) |
3 years, 13 days | Independent | Kaboré | |
Vacant (19 – 24 January 2019) | |||||||
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"| 14 | Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (1948–) |
24 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 246 days | Independent | Kaboré |