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 | |
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Status | Abolished |
Appointer | President of Benin |
Formation | 1 August 1960 |
First holder | Hubert Maga |
Final holder | Lionel Zinsou |
Abolished | 6 April 2016 |
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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
- Other factions
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political affiliation | President(s) | |||
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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
See also
References
- "Apr 1996 - Acceptance of defeat by Soglo - New government", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 42, April 1996, Benin, page 41,031.
- Benin, Year in Review: 1998, Britannica.com.
- Malika Groga-Bada, "Bénin : Koupaki, Premier ministre sur mesure", Jeune Afrique, 9 June 2011 (in French).
- "Benin president scraps PM's post in new government", Reuters, 12 August 2013.
- "Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre", Radio France Internationale, 19 June 2015 (in French).
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