This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973.
Since Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been twenty-four prime ministers and two acting prime ministers. The current holder of the office is Ilídio Vieira Té, who was appointed by transitional president General Horta Inta-A Na Man on 28 November 2025, following a coup d'état.
List of officeholders
;Political parties
;Other affiliations
;Symbols
;Symbols
Died in office
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Tenure
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 1
| 90px
| Francisco Mendes<br />
| 1976–77
| 24 September 1973
| 7 July 1978
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 2
| 90px
| Constantino Teixeira<br />
| —
| 7 July 1978
| 28 September 1978
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 3
| 90px
| João Bernardo Vieira<br />
| —
| 28 September 1978
| 14 November 1980
|
| PAIGC
|-
| colspan="8" |Vacant (14 November 1980 – 14 May 1982)
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 4
| 90px
| Victor Saúde Maria<br />
| —
| 14 May 1982
| 10 March 1984
|
| PAIGC
|-
| colspan="8" |Post abolished (10 March 1984 – 27 December 1991)
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 5
| 90px
| Carlos Correia<br />
| 1994
| 27 December 1991
| 26 October 1994
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 6
| 90px
| Manuel Saturnino da Costa<br />
| —
| 26 October 1994
| 6 June 1997
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | (5)
| 90px
| Carlos Correia<br />
| —
| 6 June 1997
| 3 December 1998
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:black;" | 7
| 90px
| Francisco Fadul<br />
| 1999
| 3 December 1998
| 19 February 2000
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 8
| 90px
| Caetano N'Tchama<br />
| —
| 19 February 2000
| 19 March 2001
|
| PRS
|-
! style="background-color:; color:black;" | 9
| 90px
| Faustino Imbali<br />
| —
| 21 March 2001
| 9 December 2001
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 10
| 90px
| Alamara Nhassé<br />
| —
| 9 December 2001
| 17 November 2002
|
| PRS
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 11
| 90px
| Mário Pires<br />
| —
| 17 November 2002
| 14 September 2003<br />
|
| PRS
|-
| colspan="8" |Vacant (14 September 2003 – 28 September 2003)
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 12
| 90px
| Artur Sanhá<br />
| —
| 28 September 2003
| 10 May 2004
|
| PRS
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 13
| 90px
| Carlos Gomes Júnior<br />
| 2004
| 10 May 2004
| 2 November 2005
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 14
| 90px
| Aristides Gomes<br />
| —
| 2 November 2005
| 13 April 2007
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 15
| 90px
| Martinho Ndafa Kabi<br />
| —
| 13 April 2007
| 5 August 2008
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | (5)
| 90px
| Carlos Correia<br />
| —
| 5 August 2008
| 2 January 2009
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | (13)
| 90px
| Carlos Gomes Júnior<br />
| 2008
| 2 January 2009
| 10 February 2012
|
| PAIGC
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | —
| 90px
| Adiato Djaló Nandigna<br />
| —
| 10 February 2012
| 12 April 2012<br />
|
| PAIGC
|-
| colspan="8" |Vacant (12 April 2012 – 16 May 2012)
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | —
| 90px
| Rui Duarte de Barros<br />
| —
| 16 May 2012
| 3 July 2014
|
| PRS
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 16
| 90px
| Domingos Simões Pereira<br />
| 2014
| 3 July 2014
| 20 August 2015
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 17
| 90px
| Baciro Djá<br />
| —
| 20 August 2015
| 17 September 2015
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | (5)
| 90px
| Carlos Correia<br />
| —
| 17 September 2015
| 27 May 2016
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | (17)
| 90px
| Baciro Djá<br />
| —
| 27 May 2016
| 18 November 2016
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 18
| 90px
| Umaro Sissoco Embaló<br />
| —
| 18 November 2016
| 30 January 2018
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 19
| 90px
| Artur Silva<br />
| —
| 30 January 2018
| 16 April 2018
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:black;" | (14)
| 90px
| Aristides Gomes<br />
| 2019
| 16 April 2018
| 29 October 2019
|
| PRID
|-
! style="background-color:; color:black;" | (9)
| 90px
| Faustino Imbali<br />
| —
| 31 October 2019
| 8 November 2019
|
| Independent<br /><hr>PRS
|-
! style="background-color:; color:black;" | (14)
| 90px
| Aristides Gomes<br />
| —
| 8 November 2019
| 28 February 2020
|
| PRID
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 20
| 90px
| Nuno Gomes Nabiam<br />
| —
| 28 February 2020
| 8 August 2023
|
| APU
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 21
| 90px
| Geraldo Martins<br />
| 2023
| 8 August 2023
| 21 December 2023
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 22
| 90px
| Rui Duarte de Barros<br />
| —
| 21 December 2023
| 7 August 2025
|
| PAIGC
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 23
| 90px
| Braima Camará<br />
| —
| 7 August 2025
| 28 November 2025<br />
|
| Madem G15
|-
! style="background-color:; color:white;" | 24
| 90px
| Ilídio Vieira Té<br />
| —
| 28 November 2025
| Incumbent
|
| PRS
|}
Notes
Timeline
See also
- Politics of Guinea-Bissau
- List of captains-major of Bissau
- List of captains-major of Cacheu
- List of governors of Portuguese Guinea
- List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau
- Vice President of Guinea-Bissau
References
External links
- World Statesmen – Guinea-Bissau