List of Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of Burkina Faso |
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Appointer | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, as President of Burkina Faso |
Inaugural holder | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo |
Formation | 13 February 1971 |
This is a list of Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day.
A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso.
The current Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Paul Kaba Thieba, since 6 January 2016.
List
№ | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Political affiliation | Head(s) of State | ||
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
Republic of Upper Volta | |||||||
1 | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925–2014) |
13 February 1971 | 8 February 1974 | UDV–RDA | Lamizana | ||
2 | Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005) |
8 February 1974 | 7 July 1978 | Independent | Himself | ||
3 | Joseph Conombo (1917–2008) |
7 July 1978 | 25 November 1980 (deposed.) |
UDV–RDA | Lamizana | ||
4 | Saye Zerbo (1932–2013) |
25 November 1980 | 7 November 1982 (deposed.) |
Military | Himself | ||
Vacant (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983) | |||||||
5 | Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
10 January 1983 | 17 May 1983 (dismissed and arrested.) |
Military | Ouédraogo | ||
Post abolished (17 May 1983 – 4 August 1984) | |||||||
Burkina Faso | |||||||
Post abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992) | |||||||
6 | Youssouf Ouédraogo (1952–2017) |
16 June 1992 | 22 March 1994 | ODP–MT | Compaoré | ||
7 | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957–) |
22 March 1994 | 6 February 1996 | ODP–MT | Compaoré | ||
8 | Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (1953–) |
6 February 1996 | 7 November 2000 | CDP | Compaoré | ||
9 | Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956–) |
7 November 2000 | 11 June 2007 | CDP | Compaoré | ||
10 | Tertius Zongo (1957–) |
11 June 2007 | 18 April 2011 (dismissed.) |
CDP | Compaoré | ||
11 | Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954–) |
18 April 2011 | 30 October 2014 (dismissed.) |
CDP | Compaoré | ||
Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014) | |||||||
12 | Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–) |
19 November 2014 | 17 September 2015 (deposed.) |
Military (RSP) |
Kafando | ||
Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015) | |||||||
(12) | Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–) |
23 September 2015 (restored.) |
29 December 2015 | Military | Kafando | ||
Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016) | |||||||
13 | Paul Kaba Thieba (1959–) |
6 January 2016 | Incumbent | Independent | Kaboré |
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