List of heads of government of Niger

Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger
Coat of Arms of Niger
Incumbent Brigi Rafini since 7 April 2011
Appointer	Mahamadou Issoufou, as President of Niger
Inaugural holder	Mamane Oumarou
Formation	24 January 1983

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The following is a list of heads of government of Niger, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.

List of Heads of Government of Niger

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Niger	Autonomous
(République du Niger)
20 May 1957 to 26 July 1958		Djibo Bakary, Vice President of the Council of Government	PRA
26 July 1958 to 10 October 1958		Djibo Bakary, President of the Government Council
18 December 1958 to 25 February 1959		Hamani Diori, President of the Government Council	PPN-RDA
25 February 1959 to 10 November 1960		Hamani Diori, Prime Minister
Republic of Niger	Independence from France
(République du Niger)
10 November 1960 to 24 January 1983	Post abolished
24 January 1983 to 14 November 1983		Mamane Oumarou, Prime Minister	n-p	1st term
14 November 1983 to 15 July 1988		Hamid Algabid, Prime Minister	n-p
15 July 1988 to 20 December 1989		Mamane Oumarou, Prime Minister	MNSD	2nd term
20 December 1989 to 2 March 1990	Post abolished
2 March 1990 to 27 October 1991		Aliou Mahamidou, Prime Minister	MNSD
27 October 1991 to 17 April 1993		Amadou Cheiffou, Prime Minister	n-p
17 April 1993 to 28 September 1994		Mahamadou Issoufou, Prime Minister	PNDS-Tarayya
28 September 1994 to 8 February 1995		Souley Abdoulaye, Prime Minister	CDS-Rahama
8 February 1995 to 21 February 1995		Amadou Cissé, Prime Minister	n-p	1st term
21 February 1995 to 27 January 1996		Hama Amadou, Prime Minister	MNSD-Nassara	1st term; Deposed in a coup d'état
30 January 1996 to 21 December 1996		Boukary Adji, Prime Minister	n-p
21 December 1996 to 27 November 1997		Amadou Cissé, Prime Minister	n-p	2nd term
27 November 1997 to 1 January 2000		Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Prime Minister	UNIRD
1 January 2000 to 7 June 2007		Hama Amadou, Prime Minister	MNSD-Nassara	2nd term
7 June 2007 to 23 September 2009		Seyni Oumarou, Prime Minister	MNSD-Nassara
2 October 2009 to 18 February 2010		Ali Badjo Gamatié, Prime Minister	MNSD-Nassara	Deposed in a coup d'état
23 February 2010 to 7 April 2011		Mahamadou Danda, Prime Minister	n-p
7 April 2011 to Present		Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister	RDP–Jama'a

Affiliations

CDS–Rahama	Convention Démocratique et Sociale–Rahama
	(Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama)
MNSD	Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement
	(National Movement for the Development of Society) only legal party 1989-1990
MNSD–Nassara	Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement–Nassara
	(National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara) center-right
PNDS–Tarayya	Parti Nigerien pour la Democratie et le Socialisme–Tarayya
	(Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya) center-left, social-democratic
PRA	Parti du Regroupement Africain
	(Party of the African Regrouping)
PPN–RDA	Parti Progressiste Nigérien–Rassemblement Démocratique Africain
	(Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally) only legal party 1960-1974
RDP–Jama'a	Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès–Jama'a
	(Rally for Democracy and Progress)
UNIRD	Union Nationale des Indépendants pour la Renouveau Démocratique
	(National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal) authoritarian
n-p	Non-Partisan

See also

• Niger
• List of colonial heads of Niger
• Heads of State of Niger
• Lists of Incumbents

References

• World Statesmen - Niger