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Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Coat of arms of Burkina Faso.svg
Coat of Arms
Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambèla (cropped).png
Incumbent
Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla
(Interim)

since 21 October 2022
Appointer Ibrahim Traoré,
as Interim President of Burkina Faso
Inaugural holder Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
Formation 13 February 1971
Salary 869,740 CFA francs/US$ 1,425 annually including allowances

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 fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting two Interim Prime Ministers).

The current interim Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla, since 21 October 2022.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     Voltaic Democratic Union – African Democratic Rally (UDV–RDA)      Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (ODP–MT)      Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)

Other factions

     Military      Independent

Status

     Interim Prime Minister

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Head(s) of state
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Upper Volta
1 Gérard Ouédraogo (cropped).jpg Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
(1925–2014)
13 February 1971 8 February 1974
(deposed)
2 years, 360 days UDV–RDA Lamizana
2 No image.png Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005)
8 February 1974 7 July 1978 4 years, 149 days Independent Himself
3 No image.png Joseph Conombo
(1917–2008)
7 July 1978 25 November 1980
(deposed)
2 years, 141 days UDV–RDA Lamizana
4 Saye Zerbo.jpg Saye Zerbo
(1932–2013)
25 November 1980 7 November 1982
(deposed)
1 year, 347 days Military Himself
Vacant (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983)
5 No image.png Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987)
10 January 1983 17 May 1983
(dismissed and arrested)
127 days Military Ouédraogo
Post abolished (17 May 1983 – 4 August 1984)
Burkina Faso
Post abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992)
6 Youssouf Ouédraogo (cropped).jpg Youssouf Ouédraogo
(1952–2017)
16 June 1992 22 March 1994 1 year, 279 days ODP–MT Compaoré
7 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.jpg Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
(born 1957)
22 March 1994 6 February 1996 1 year, 321 days ODP–MT
8 Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo 2015-03-10.jpg Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo
(born 1953)
6 February 1996 7 November 2000 4 years, 275 days CDP
9 Paramanga Ernest Yonli 2006-05-12.jpg Paramanga Ernest Yonli
(born 1956)
7 November 2000 11 June 2007 6 years, 216 days CDP
10 TertiusZongo.jpg Tertius Zongo
(born 1957)
11 June 2007 18 April 2011
(dismissed)
3 years, 311 days CDP
11 Luc-Adolphe Tiao 2012.jpg Luc-Adolphe Tiao
(born 1954)
18 April 2011 30 October 2014
(dismissed)
3 years, 195 days CDP
Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014)
12 Yacouba Isaac Zida 2015.jpg Yacouba Isaac Zida
(born 1965)
19 November 2014 17 September 2015
(deposed)
302 days Military
(RSP)
Kafando
Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015)
(12) Yacouba Isaac Zida 2015.jpg Yacouba Isaac Zida
(born 1965)
23 September 2015
(restored)
29 December 2015 97 days Military Kafando
Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016)
13 Paul Kaba Thieba (cropped).jpg Paul Kaba Thieba
(born 1960)
6 January 2016 19 January 2019
(resigned)
3 years, 13 days Independent Kaboré
Vacant (19 – 24 January 2019)
14 Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré 2019-02-11 (cropped).jpg Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
(born 1948)
24 January 2019 10 December 2021 2 years, 320 days Independent Kaboré
15 Portrait Dr Lassina Zerbo CTBTO 2015 (19492357036) (cropped).jpg Lassina Zerbo
(born 1963)
10 December 2021 24 January 2022
(deposed)
45 days Independent
Vacant (24 January – 3 March 2022)
Albert Ouédraogo (cropped).jpg Albert Ouédraogo
(born 1969)
3 March 2022 30 September 2022
(deposed)
211 days Independent Damiba
Vacant (30 September 2022 – 21 October 2022)
Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambèla (cropped).png Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
(born 1958)
21 October 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 14 days Independent Traoré

Timeline

Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla Albert Ouédraogo Lassina Zerbo Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré Paul Kaba Thieba Yacouba Isaac Zida Luc-Adolphe Tiao Tertius Zongo Paramanga Ernest Yonli Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Youssouf Ouédraogo Thomas Sankara Saye Zerbo Joseph Conombo Sangoulé Lamizana Gérard Kango Ouédraogo

See also

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