List of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo

Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
Incumbent Clément Mouamba since 23 April 2016
Appointer	Denis Sassou Nguesso, as President of the Republic of the Congo
Formation	16 August 1963
First holder	Alphonse Massamba-Débat

This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Republic of the Congo since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1963, to the present day.

A total of sixteen people have served as Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additionally, one person, Louis Sylvain Goma, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

Key

Political parties

•   National Movement of the Revolution (MNR)
•   Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)
•   Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)
•   Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD)
•   Union of Democratic Forces (UFD)
•   Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI)

Other factions

•   Military
•   Independent

Status

•   Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Prime Ministers of the Republic of the Congo

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Republic of the Congo

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office			Political Party
				Took Office	Left Office	Time in Office
	1		Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921–1977)	16 August 1963	19 December 1963	125 days	MNR
	2		Pascal Lissouba (1931–)	24 December 1963	15 April 1966	2 years, 112 days	MNR
	3		Ambroise Noumazalaye (1933–2007)	6 May 1966	12 January 1968	1 year, 251 days	MNR
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" |	4		Alfred Raoul (1930–1999)	4 August 1968	30 December 1969	1 year, 148 days	Military
Post abolished (30 December 1969–3 January 1970)

People's Republic of the Congo

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office			Political Party
				Took Office	Left Office	Time in Office
Post abolished (3 January 1970–28 July 1973)
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color" |	5		Henri Lopès (1937–)	28 July 1973	18 December 1975	2 years, 143 days	PCT
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color" |	6		Louis Sylvain Goma (1941–)	18 December 1975	7 August 1984	8 years, 233 days	PCT
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color" |	7		Ange Édouard Poungui (1942–)	7 August 1984	7 August 1989	5 years, 0 days	PCT
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color" |	8		Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty (1941–)	7 August 1989	3 December 1990	1 year, 118 days	PCT
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color" |	—		Pierre Moussa (1941–)	3 December 1990	8 January 1991	36 days	PCT
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color" |	(6)		Louis Sylvain Goma (1941–)	8 January 1991	8 June 1991	151 days	PCT
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	9		André Milongo (1935–2007)	8 June 1991	15 March 1992	281 days	Independent

Republic of the Congo

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office			Political Party
				Took Office	Left Office	Time in Office
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	(9)		André Milongo (1935–2007)	15 March 1992	2 September 1992	171 days	Independent
	10		Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra (1937–2007)	2 September 1992	6 December 1992	95 days	UPADS
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	11		Claude Antoine Dacosta (1931–2007)	6 December 1992	23 June 1993	199 days	Independent
	12		Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–)	23 June 1993	27 August 1996	3 years, 65 days	RDD
	13		Charles David Ganao (1927–2012)	27 August 1996	8 September 1997	1 year, 12 days	UFD
	14		Bernard Kolélas (1933–2009)	8 September 1997	15 October 1997 (Deposed)	37 days	MCDDI
Post abolished (15 October 1997–7 January 2005)
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color" |	15		Isidore Mvouba (1954–)	7 January 2005	15 September 2009	4 years, 251 days	PCT
Post abolished (15 September 2009–23 April 2016)
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	16		Clément Mouamba (1944–)	23 April 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 23 days	Independent

See also

• Republic of the Congo
  • List of Presidents of the Republic of the Congo
• Lists of office-holders
• List of current heads of state and government

External links

• World Statesmen (Congo-Brazzaville)