List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso
| Prime Minister of Burkina Faso | |
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| Premier ministre du Burkina Faso | |
 Coat of Arms | |
| Appointer | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, as President of Burkina Faso |
| Inaugural holder | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo |
| Formation | 13 February 1971 |
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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 thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso.
The current Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Paul Kaba Thieba, since 6 January 2016.
Key
- Political parties
- Other factions
List
| № | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Political affiliation | 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,
87 days |
UDV–RDA | Lamizana | ||
| 2 | Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005) |
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8 February 1974 | 7 July 1978 | 4 years,
150 days |
style="background: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" | | Independent | Himself |
| 3 | Joseph Conombo (1917–2008) |
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7 July 1978 | 25 November 1980 (deposed.) |
2 years,
139 days |
UDV–RDA | Lamizana | |
| 4 | Saye Zerbo (1932–2013) |
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25 November 1980 | 7 November 1982 (deposed.) |
1 year,
347 days |
style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" | | Military | Himself |
| Vacant (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983) | ||||||||
| 5 | Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
File:Sankara-Portrait-by RYU 2017.jpg | 10 January 1983 | 17 May 1983 (dismissed and arrested.) |
127 days | style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" | | 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) |
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16 June 1992 | 22 March 1994 | 1 year,
340 days |
ODP–MT | Compaoré | |
| 7 | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957–) |
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22 March 1994 | 6 February 1996 | 1 year,
320 days |
ODP–MT | Compaoré | |
| 8 | Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (1953–) |
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6 February 1996 | 7 November 2000 | 4 years,
275 days |
CDP | Compaoré | |
| 9 | Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956–) |
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7 November 2000 | 11 June 2007 | 6 years,
217 days |
CDP | Compaoré | |
| 10 | Tertius Zongo (1957–) |
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11 June 2007 | 18 April 2011 (dismissed.) |
3 years,
311 days |
CDP | Compaoré | |
| 11 | Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954–) |
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18 April 2011 | 30 October 2014 (dismissed.) |
3 years,
194 days |
CDP | Compaoré | |
| Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014) | ||||||||
| 12 | Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–) |
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19 November 2014 | 17 September 2015 (deposed.) |
303 days | style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" | | Military (RSP) |
Kafando |
| Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015) | ||||||||
| (12) | Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–) |
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23 September 2015 (restored.) |
29 December 2015 | 7 days | style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" | | Military | Kafando |
| Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016) | ||||||||
| 13 | Paul Kaba Thieba (1959–) |
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6 January 2016 | Incumbent | 2 years,
232 days |
style="background: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" | | Independent | Kaboré |
See also
External links
 French Upper Volta (colony; to 1960) | |
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 Republic of Upper Volta (1960–1984) | |
 Burkina Faso (since 1984) |
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