List of prime ministers of Benin

This is a list of prime ministers of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to its abolition in 2016.

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Benin
Flag of Benin
Longest serving
Pascal Koupaki
28 May 2011 – 11 August 2013
StatusAbolished
AppointerPresident of Benin
Formation1 August 1960
First holderHubert Maga
Final holderLionel Zinsou
Abolished6 April 2016
Politics of Benin
Constitution
Government
Parliament
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations
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A total of six people have served as Prime Minister (not counting one Acting Prime Minister).

List of officeholders
Political parties
  Dahomeyan Democratic Rally (RDD)
  Dahomeyan Democratic Party (PDD)
  Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)
  Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE)
Other factions
  Military
  Independent
Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political affiliation President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Dahomey
1 Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)		 1 August 1960 31 December 1960 152 days RDD Himself
Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964)
2 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)		 25 January 1964 29 November 1965 1 year, 308 days PDD Migan Apithy
Himself
Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967)
3 Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)		 21 December 1967 17 July 1968 209 days Military Alley
Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975)
People's Republic of Benin
Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990)
Republic of Benin
Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990)
– Nicéphore Soglo
(born 1934)		 12 March 1990 4 April 1991 1 year, 23 days Independent Kérékou
Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996[1])
4 Adrien Houngbédji
(born 1942)		 9 April 1996 14 May 1998 2 years, 35 days PRD Kérékou
Post abolished (14 May 1998[2] – 28 May 2011[3])
5 Pascal Koupaki
(born 1951)		 28 May 2011 11 August 2013 2 years, 75 days FCBE Boni
Post abolished (11 August 2013[4] – 18 June 2015[5])
6 Lionel Zinsou
(born 1953)		 18 June 2015 6 April 2016 293 days FCBE Boni
Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present)

Timeline
Lionel ZinsouPascal KoupakiAdrien HoungbédjiNicéphore SogloMaurice KouandétéJustin Ahomadégbé-TomêtinHubert Maga

See also

References
  1. "Apr 1996 - Acceptance of defeat by Soglo - New government", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 42, April 1996, Benin, page 41,031.
  2. Benin, Year in Review: 1998, Britannica.com.
  3. Malika Groga-Bada, "Bénin : Koupaki, Premier ministre sur mesure", Jeune Afrique, 9 June 2011 (in French).
  4. "Benin president scraps PM's post in new government", Reuters, 12 August 2013.
  5. "Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre", Radio France Internationale, 19 June 2015 (in French).
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