Prime Minister of Madagascar

Prime Minister of the Republic of Madagascar
Seal of Madagascar
Incumbent Christian Ntsay since 6 June 2018
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.

Key

Political parties

•   Social Democratic Party (PSD)
•   Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar (AREMA)
•   Committee for Support of Democracy and Development in Madagascar (CSDDM)
•   National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD)
•   Judged by Your Work Party (AVI)
•   I Love Madagascar (TIM)
•   Madagascar for the Malagasy (Monima)
•   Young Malagasies Determined (TGV)
•   Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery (LEADER-Fanilo)

Other factions

•   Military
•   Independent

Status

•   Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Prime Ministers of Madagascar

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Merina Kingdom

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation	Monarch(s)
			Took office	Left office
1	Andriamihaja (–1833)		1828	1833	style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent	Ranavalona I
2	Rainiharo (–1852)		1833	10 February 1852 (died in office.)	style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
3	Rainivoninahitriniony (1821–1869)		10 February 1852	14 July 1864 (deposed.)	rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
					Radama II
					Rasoherina
4	Rainilaiarivony (1828–1896)		14 July 1864	14 October 1895 (deposed.)		rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
					Ranavalona II
					Ranavalona III
5	Rainitsimbazafy		15 October 1895	September 1896 (removed from office.)		style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
6	Rasanjy (1851–1918)		September 1896	February 1897		style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent

French Madagascar (within the French colonial empire and the French Union)

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation	High Commissioner(s)
			Took office	Left office
Post abolished (February 1897 – 27 May 1957)
1	Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978)		27 May 1957	14 October 1958		PSD	Soudacaux

Malagasy Republic

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation	High Commissioner(s)
			Took office	Left office
Autonomous republic (within the French Community)
(1)	Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978)		14 October 1958	1 May 1959		PSD	Soudacaux
Post abolished (1 May 1959 – 26 June 1960)
№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation	President(s)
			Took office	Left office
Independent country
Post abolished (26 June 1960 – 18 May 1972)
1	Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979)		18 May 1972	5 February 1975 (resigned.)	style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" |	Military	Himself
Post abolished (5 February 1975 – 30 December 1975)

Democratic Republic of Madagascar

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation	President(s)
			Took office	Left office
Post abolished (30 December 1975 – 11 January 1976)
2	Joel Rakotomalala (1929–1976)		11 January 1976	30 July 1976 (died in office.)		AREMA	Ratsiraka
3	Justin Rakotoniaina (1933–2001)		12 August 1976	1 August 1977		AREMA
4	Désiré Rakotoarijaona (1934–)		1 August 1977	12 February 1988	style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" |	Military
5	Victor Ramahatra (1945–)		12 February 1988	8 August 1991	style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" |	Military
6	Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)		8 August 1991	12 September 1991		AREMA

Third Republic of Madagascar

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation	President(s)
			Took office	Left office
(6)	Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)		12 September 1991	9 August 1993		AREMA	Ratsiraka
							Zafy
7	Francisque Ravony (1942–2003)		9 August 1993	30 October 1995		CSDDM
8	Emmanuel Rakotovahiny (1938–)		30 October 1995	28 May 1996		UNDD
9	Norbert Ratsirahonana (1938–)		28 May 1996	21 February 1997		AVI
							Himself
							Ratsiraka
10	Pascal Rakotomavo (1934–2010)		21 February 1997	23 July 1998		AREMA
11	Tantely Andrianarivo (1954–)		23 July 1998	31 May 2002		AREMA
12	Jacques Sylla (1946–2009)		26 February 2002	20 January 2007	style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent	Ravalomanana
–	Jean-Jacques Rasolondraibe (1947–)		31 May 2002	5 July 2002		AREMA	Ratsiraka
13	Charles Rabemananjara (1947–)		20 January 2007	17 March 2009 (deposed.)		TIM	Ravalomanana

High Transitional Authority

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation	President(s)
			Took office	Left office
14	Monja Roindefo (1965–)		(7 February 2009) 17 March 2009	10 October 2009		Monima	Rajoelina
15	Eugène Mangalaza (1950–)		10 October 2009	18 December 2009	style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
–	Cécile Manorohanta		18 December 2009	20 December 2009		TGV
16	Albert Camille Vital (1952–)		20 December 2009	2 November 2011	style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" |	Military
17	Omer Beriziky (1950–)		2 November 2011	16 April 2014		LEADER-Fanilo
							Rajaonarimampianina

Fourth Republic of Madagascar

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation	President(s)
			Took office	Left office
18	Roger Kolo (1943–)		16 April 2014	17 January 2015	style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent	Rajaonarimampianina
19	Jean Ravelonarivo (1959–)		17 January 2015	10 April 2016	style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
20	Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana (1964–)		13 April 2016	6 June 2018	style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
21	Christian Ntsay (1961–)		6 June 2018	Incumbent	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
					Rakotovao

See also

• Madagascar
  • Politics of Madagascar
  • List of Imerina monarchs
  • List of colonial heads of Madagascar
  • List of Presidents of Madagascar
• Lists of Incumbents

External links

• World Statesmen - Madagascar