List of prime ministers of Eswatini
| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Swaziland | |
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| Appointer | Mswati III, as King of Swaziland |
| Inaugural holder | Makhosini Dlamini |
| Formation | 16 May 1967 |
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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Swaziland since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Swaziland in 1967, to the present day.
A total of nine people have served as Prime Minister of Swaziland (not counting five Acting Prime Ministers). Additionally, one person, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current Prime Minister of Swaziland is Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, since 23 October 2008.
Key
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting Prime Minister
Prime Ministers of Swaziland
| № | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Election | Political affiliation | Monarch(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 1 | Makhosini Dlamini (1914–1978) |
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16 May 1967 | 31 March 1976 | 1967, 1972 | Imbokodvo National Movement (until 1973.) |
Sobhuza II | |
| style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | |||||||
| 2 | Maphevu Dlamini (1922–1979) |
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31 March 1976 | 25 October 1979 (died in office.) |
1978 | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Sobhuza II |
| – | Ben Nsibandze (1931–) |
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25 October 1979 | 23 November 1979 | – | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Sobhuza II |
| 3 | Mabandla Dlamini (1930–) |
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23 November 1979 | 25 March 1983 | – | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Sobhuza II |
| Interregnum | ||||||||
| 4 | Bhekimpi Dlamini (1924–1999) |
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25 March 1983 | 6 October 1986 | 1983 | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | |
| Mswati III | ||||||||
| 5 | Sotsha Dlamini (1940–) |
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6 October 1986 | 12 July 1989 | 1987 | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| 6 | Obed Dlamini (1937–) |
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12 July 1989 | 25 October 1993 | – | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| – | Andreas Fakudze |
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25 October 1993 | 4 November 1993 | – | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| 7 | Jameson Mbilini Dlamini (1921–2008) |
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4 November 1993 | 8 May 1996 | 1993 | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| – | Sishayi Nxumalo (1936–2000) |
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8 May 1996 | 26 July 1996 | – | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| 8 | Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942–) |
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26 July 1996 | 29 September 2003 | 1998 | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| – | Paul Shabangu (c. 1943–) |
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29 September 2003 | 26 November 2003 | – | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| 9 | Themba Dlamini (1950–) |
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26 November 2003 | 18 September 2008 | 2003 | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| – | Bheki Dlamini |
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18 September 2008 | 23 October 2008 | – | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III |
| (8) | Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942–) |
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23 October 2008 | 2008, 2013 | style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" | | Independent | Mswati III | |
