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.
A total of six people have served as Prime Minister (not counting one Acting Prime Minister).
List of officeholders
;Political parties
;Other factions
;Status
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! rowspan=2|
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br />
! colspan=3| Term of office
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party
! rowspan=2| President(s)
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! colspan="9"| Republic of Dahomey (1958–1975)
|-
| rowspan=2| 1
| rowspan=2| frameless|upright=0.3
| rowspan=2| Hubert Maga<br />
| rowspan=2| 1959
| rowspan=2| 1960
| rowspan=2|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| rowspan=2| Himself
|-
! style="background:;" |
| PDU
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964)
|-
| rowspan=2| 2
| rowspan=2| frameless|upright=0.3
| rowspan=2| Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin<br />
| rowspan=2| 1964
| rowspan=2| 1965
| rowspan=2|
! rowspan=2 style="background:;" |
| rowspan=2| PDD
| Migan Apithy
|-
| Himself
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967)
|-
| 3
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| Maurice Kouandété<br />
| 1967
| 1968
|
! style="background:;" |
| Military
| Alley
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975)
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="9" |People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990)
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="9" |Republic of Benin (1990–present)
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990)
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Nicéphore Soglo<br />
| 1990
| 1991
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Kérékou
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996)
|-
| 4
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Adrien Houngbédji<br />
| 1996
| 1998
|
! style="background:;" |
| PRD
| Kérékou
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (14 May 1998 – 28 May 2011)
|-
| 5
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| Pascal Koupaki<br />
| 2011
| 2013
|
! style="background:;" |
| FCBE
| Boni
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (11 August 2013 – 18 June 2015)
|-
| 6
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| Lionel Zinsou<br />
| 2015
| 2016
|
! style="background:;" |
| FCBE
| Boni
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present)
|}
Timeline
See also
- President of Benin
- List of presidents of Benin
- Vice President of Benin
- List of colonial governors of Dahomey
- Politics of Benin
Notes
References
External links
- World Statesmen (Benin)