Prime Minister of Madagascar

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Madagascar
Prime Minister of the; Republic of Madagascar
	Seal of Madagascar
	Incumbent; Olivier Solonandrasana; since 13 April 2016
Appointer	Hery Rajaonarimampianina,; as President of Madagascar
Inaugural holder	Gabriel Ramanantsoa
Formation	18 May 1972

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom.

Prime Ministers of Madagascar

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Colour key (for political parties)
Social Democratic Party Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar Committee for Support of Democracy and Development in Madagascar National Union for Democracy and Development Judged by Your Work Party I Love Madagascar Madagascar for the Malagasy Young Malagasies Determined Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery Military Independent

Merina Kingdom

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|1		Andriamihaja (–1833)^[1]	1828	1833	5 years	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|2		Rainiharo (–1852)	1833	10 February 1852^[2]	19 years	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|3		Rainivoninahitriniony (1821–1869)	10 February 1852	14 July 1864^[3]	12 years, 155 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|4		Rainilaiarivony (1828–1896)	14 July 1864	14 October 1895^[4]	31 years, 92 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|5		Rainitsimbazafy	15 October 1895	September 1896^[5]	11 months	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|6		Rasanjy (1851–1918)^[6]	September 1896	February 1897	5 months	Independent

French Madagascar (part of the French colonial empire and the French Union)

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party
Post Abolished (February 1897–27 May 1957)
1		Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978)^[7]	27 May 1957	14 October 1958	1 year, 140 days	Social Democratic Party

Malagasy Republic

Malagasy Republic (autonomous within the French Community)

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party
(1)		Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978)	14 October 1958	1 May 1959	199 days	Social Democratic Party
Post Abolished (1 May 1959–26 June 1960)

Malagasy Republic (independent country)

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party
Post Abolished (26 June 1960–18 May 1972)
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|1		Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979)	18 May 1972	5 February 1975 (Resigned)	2 years, 263 days	Military
Post Abolished (5 February 1975–30 December 1975)

Democratic Republic of Madagascar

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party
Post Abolished (30 December 1975–11 January 1976)
2		Joel Rakotomalala (1929–1976)	11 January 1976	30 July 1976^[8]	201 days	Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
3		Justin Rakotoniaina (1933–2001)	12 August 1976	1 August 1977	354 days	Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|4		Désiré Rakotoarijaona (1934–)	1 August 1977	12 February 1988	10 years, 195 days	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|5		Victor Ramahatra (1945–)	12 February 1988	8 August 1991	3 years, 177 days	Military
6		Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)	8 August 1991	12 September 1992	1 year, 35 days	Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar

Third Republic of Madagascar

Status

Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party
(6)		Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)	12 September 1992	9 August 1993	331 days	Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
7		Francisque Ravony (1942–2003)	9 August 1993	30 October 1995	2 years, 82 days	Committee for Support of Democracy and Development in Madagascar
8		Emmanuel Rakotovahiny (1938–)	30 October 1995	28 May 1996	211 days	National Union for Democracy and Development
9		Norbert Ratsirahonana (1938–)	28 May 1996	21 February 1997	269 days	Judged by Your Work Party
10		Pascal Rakotomavo (1934–2010)	21 February 1997	23 July 1998	1 year, 152 days	Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
11		Tantely Andrianarivo (1954–)	23 July 1998	31 May 2002^[9]	3 years, 312 days	Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|12		Jacques Sylla (1946–2009)^[10]	26 February 2002	20 January 2007	4 years, 328 days	Independent
–		Jean-Jacques Rasolondraibe (1947–)^[11]	31 May 2002	5 July 2002	32 days	Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
13		Charles Rabemananjara (1947–)	20 January 2007	17 March 2009^[12]	2 years, 56 days	I Love Madagascar
14		Monja Roindefo (1965–)^[13]	17 March 2009	10 October 2009^[14]	207 days	Madagascar for the Malagasy
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|15		Eugène Mangalaza (1950–)	10 October 2009	18 December 2009	69 days	Independent
–		Cécile Manorohanta	18 December 2009	20 December 2009	2 days	Young Malagasies Determined
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|16		Albert Camille Vital (1952–)	20 December 2009	11 December 2010	356 days	Military

Fourth Republic of Madagascar

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"\|(16)		Albert Camille Vital (1952–)	11 December 2010	2 November 2011	326 days	Military
17		Omer Beriziky (1950–)	2 November 2011	16 April 2014	2 years, 165 days	Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|18		Roger Kolo (1943–)	16 April 2014	17 January 2015	276 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|19		Jean Ravelonarivo (1959–)	17 January 2015	10 April 2016	1 year, 84 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\|20		Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana (1964–)	13 April 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 229 days	Independent

Footnotes

^ Chief Minister
^ Died in office
^ Deposed by his brother Rainilaiarivony
^ Deposed after the Second Madagascar expedition
^ Removed from office
^ Principal Governor
^ Styled as Vice President of the Executive Council
^ Died in a helicopter accident
^ Under house arrest by Ravalomanana from 27 May 2002
^ Appointed by Ravalomanana
^ Appointed by Ratsiraka
^ Deposed in the 2009 crisis
^ Appointed by Rajoelina on 7 February 2009
^ Continued in opposition to 13 November 2009

External links

World Statesmen - Madagascar

[1] Chief Minister

[2] Died in office

[3] Deposed by his brother Rainilaiarivony

[4] Deposed after the Second Madagascar expedition

[5] Removed from office

[6] Principal Governor

[7] Styled as Vice President of the Executive Council

[8] Died in a helicopter accident

[9] Under house arrest by Ravalomanana from 27 May 2002

[10] Appointed by Ravalomanana

[11] Appointed by Ratsiraka

[12] Deposed in the 2009 crisis

[13] Appointed by Rajoelina on 7 February 2009

[14] Continued in opposition to 13 November 2009

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v t e Prime ministers of Madagascar
Merina Kingdom (c. 1540–1897)	Andriamihaja Rainiharo Rainivoninahitriniony Rainilaiarivony Rainitsimbazafy Rasanjy
French Madagascar (1897–1958)	office abolished, 1897–1957 Tsiranana
Malagasy Republic (1958–75)	Tsiranana office abolished, 1959–72 Ramanantsoa office vacant, 1975
Democratic Republic of Madagascar (1975–92)	office abolished, 1975–76 Rakotomalala Rakotoniaina Rakotoarijaona Ramahatra Razanamasy
Third Republic of Madagascar (1992–2010)	Razanamasy Ravony Rakotovahiny Ratsirahonana Rakotomavo Andrianarivo Sylla Rasolondraibe^* Rabemananjara
High Transitional Authority (2009–2014)	Roindefo Mangalaza Manorohanta^* Vital Beriziky
Fourth Republic of Madagascar (2014–present)	Kolo Ravelonarivo Solonandrasana Ntsay
* Acting