List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso
(Redirected from List of heads of government of Burkina Faso)
This is a list of prime ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day.
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso | |
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Premier ministre du Burkina Faso | |
since 21 October 2022 | |
Appointer | Ibrahim Traoré, as Interim President of Burkina Faso |
Inaugural holder | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo |
Formation | 13 February 1971 |
Salary | 869,740 CFA francs/US$ 1,425 annually including allowances[1] |
A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting two Interim Prime Ministers).
The current interim Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla, since 21 October 2022.[2]
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
Interim Prime Minister
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Head(s) of state | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Republic of Upper Volta | |||||||
1 | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925–2014) |
13 February 1971 | 8 February 1974 (deposed) |
2 years, 360 days | UDV–RDA | Lamizana | |
2 | Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005) |
8 February 1974 | 7 July 1978 | 4 years, 149 days | Independent | Himself | |
3 | Joseph Conombo (1917–2008) |
7 July 1978 | 25 November 1980 (deposed) |
2 years, 141 days | UDV–RDA | Lamizana | |
4 | Saye Zerbo (1932–2013) |
25 November 1980 | 7 November 1982 (deposed) |
1 year, 347 days | Military | Himself | |
Vacant (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983) | |||||||
5 | Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
10 January 1983 | 17 May 1983 (dismissed and arrested) |
127 days | Military | Ouédraogo | |
Post abolished (17 May 1983 – 4 August 1984) | |||||||
Burkina Faso | |||||||
Post abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992) | |||||||
6 | Youssouf Ouédraogo (1952–2017) |
16 June 1992 | 22 March 1994 | 1 year, 279 days | ODP–MT | Compaoré | |
7 | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 1957) |
22 March 1994 | 6 February 1996 | 1 year, 321 days | ODP–MT | ||
8 | Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (born 1953) |
6 February 1996 | 7 November 2000 | 4 years, 275 days | CDP | ||
9 | Paramanga Ernest Yonli (born 1956) |
7 November 2000 | 11 June 2007 | 6 years, 216 days | CDP | ||
10 | Tertius Zongo (born 1957) |
11 June 2007 | 18 April 2011 (dismissed) |
3 years, 311 days | CDP | ||
11 | Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 1954) |
18 April 2011 | 30 October 2014 (dismissed) |
3 years, 195 days | CDP | ||
Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014) | |||||||
12 | Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965) |
19 November 2014 | 17 September 2015 (deposed) |
302 days | Military (RSP) |
Kafando | |
Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015) | |||||||
(12) | Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965) |
23 September 2015 (restored) |
29 December 2015 | 97 days | Military | Kafando | |
Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016) | |||||||
13 | Paul Kaba Thieba (born 1960) |
6 January 2016 | 19 January 2019 (resigned) |
3 years, 13 days | Independent | Kaboré | |
Vacant (19 – 24 January 2019) | |||||||
14 | Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (born 1948) |
24 January 2019 | 10 December 2021 | 2 years, 320 days | Independent | Kaboré | |
15 | Lassina Zerbo (born 1963) |
10 December 2021 | 24 January 2022 (deposed) |
45 days | Independent | ||
Vacant (24 January – 3 March 2022) | |||||||
– | Albert Ouédraogo (born 1969) |
3 March 2022 | 30 September 2022 (deposed) |
211 days | Independent | Damiba | |
Vacant (30 September 2022 – 21 October 2022) | |||||||
– | Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (born 1958) |
21 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 44 days | Independent | Traoré |
Timeline
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Salaire des agents de l'Etat : Ce que gagnent les hautes personnalités - leFaso.net, l'actualité au Burkina Faso". lefaso.net.
- ^ "Burkina Faso transitional president names jurist as interim PM". Reuters. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.