List of heads of government of Benin
Prime Minister of Benin | |
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Appointer | President of Benin |
Formation | 1 August 1960 |
First holder | Hubert Maga |
Final holder | Lionel Zinsou |
Abolished | 6 April 2016 |
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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 seven people have served as Prime Minister (not counting one Acting Prime Minister).
Prime Ministers of Benin
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Colour key (for political parties) |
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Republic of Dahomey
Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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№ | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
1 | Hubert Maga (1916–2000) |
1 August 1960 | 31 December 1960 | 152 days | Dahomeyan Democratic Rally | ||
Post Abolished (31 December 1960–25 January 1964) | |||||||
2 | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002) |
25 January 1964 | 29 November 1965 | 1 year, 308 days | Democratic Party | ||
3 | Christophe Soglo (1909–1983) |
29 November 1965 | 21 December 1967 | 2 years, 22 days | Military | ||
4 | Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003) |
21 December 1967 | 17 July 1968 | 209 days | Military | ||
Post Abolished (17 July 1968–30 November 1975) | |||||||
Republic of Benin
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | ||||||
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№ | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |||
— | Nicéphore Soglo (1934–) |
12 March 1990 | 4 April 1991 | 1 year, 23 days | Independent | |||
Post Abolished (4 April 1991–9 April 1996) | ||||||||
5 | Adrien Houngbédji (1942–) |
9 April 1996 | 14 May 1998 | 2 years, 35 days | Democratic Renewal Party | |||
Post Abolished (14 May 1998–28 May 2011) | ||||||||
6 | Pascal Koupaki (1951–) |
28 May 2011 | 11 August 2013 | 2 years, 75 days | Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin | |||
Post Abolished (11 August 2013–18 June 2015) | ||||||||
7 | Lionel Zinsou (1953–) |
18 June 2015 | 6 April 2016 | 293 days | Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin | |||
Post Abolished (6 April 2016–present) | ||||||||
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