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Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau.svg
Incumbent
Rui Duarte de Barros

since 21 December 2023
Appointer Umaro Sissoco Embaló,
as President of Guinea-Bissau
Inaugural holder Francisco Mendes
Formation 24 September 1973

This article is about the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau. The role of prime minister was created in 1973.

Since Guinea-Bissau declared its independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been twenty-two prime ministers. There have also been two acting prime ministers. The person holding this job right now is Rui Duarte de Barros. He was chosen by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on 21 December 2023.

What is a Prime Minister?

A prime minister is the head of the government in many countries. They are usually in charge of the daily running of the country. They lead the cabinet, which is a group of top government officials. The prime minister works closely with the president or head of state.

In Guinea-Bissau, the prime minister helps lead the country. They make important decisions about how the country is run. This includes things like the economy and public services.

A Look at the Leaders

This section shows a list of all the people who have been prime minister of Guinea-Bissau. It includes when they started and left office. You can also see which political party they belonged to.

Political parties

     African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)      Party for Social Renewal (PRS)      Assembly of the People United (APU)

Other groups

     Independent

Symbols

     Means Acting Prime Minister

Symbols

Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Election Time in office Political party
Started job Left job How long
1 Chico Mendes 1973.tiff Francisco Mendes
(1939–1978)
1976–77 24 September 1973 7 July 1978 4 years, 286 days PAIGC
2 No image.png Constantino Teixeira
(?–1988)
7 July 1978 28 September 1978 83 days PAIGC
3 João Bernardo Vieira.jpg João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)
28 September 1978 14 November 1980 2 years, 47 days PAIGC
No one in office (14 November 1980 – 14 May 1982)
4 Victor Saúde Maria 1980.jpg Victor Saúde Maria
(1939–1999)
14 May 1982 10 March 1984 83 days PAIGC
Job removed (10 March 1984 – 27 December 1991)
5 No image.png Carlos Correia
(1933–2021)
1994 27 December 1991 26 October 1994 2 years, 303 days PAIGC
6 No image.png Manuel Saturnino da Costa
(1942–2021)
26 October 1994 6 June 1997 2 years, 223 days PAIGC
(5) No image.png Carlos Correia
(1933–2021)
6 June 1997 3 December 1998 1 year, 180 days PAIGC
7 Visit of Francisco José Fadul, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, to the EC - 1999 (cropped).jpg Francisco Fadul
(born 1953)
1999 3 December 1998 19 February 2000 1 year, 78 days Independent
8 No image.png Caetano N'Tchama
(1955–2007)
19 February 2000 19 March 2001 1 year, 28 days PRS
9 No image.png Faustino Imbali
(born 1956)
21 March 2001 9 December 2001 263 days Independent
10 No image.png Alamara Nhassé
(born 1957)
9 December 2001 17 November 2002 343 days PRS
11 No image.png Mário Pires
(born 1949)
17 November 2002 14 September 2003
(Removed in a coup)
301 days PRS
No one in office (14 September 2003 – 28 September 2003)
12 No image.png Artur Sanhá
(born 1965)
28 September 2003 10 May 2004 225 days PRS
13 Carlos Gomes Junior.jpg Carlos Gomes Júnior
(born 1949)
2004 10 May 2004 2 November 2005 1 year, 176 days PAIGC
14 2019-08-29 Aristides Gomes.jpg Aristides Gomes
(born 1954)
2 November 2005 13 April 2007 1 year, 162 days PAIGC
15 No image.png Martinho Ndafa Kabi
(born 1957)
13 April 2007 5 August 2008 1 year, 114 days PAIGC
(5) No image.png Carlos Correia
(1933–2021)
5 August 2008 2 January 2009 150 days PAIGC
(13) Carlos Gomes Junior.jpg Carlos Gomes Júnior
(born 1949)
2008 2 January 2009 10 February 2012 3 years, 39 days PAIGC
No image.png Adiato Djaló Nandigna
(born 1958)
Acting prime minister
10 February 2012 12 April 2012
(Removed in a coup)
62 days PAIGC
No one in office (12 April 2012 – 16 May 2012)
No image.png Rui Duarte de Barros
(born 1960)
Acting prime minister
16 May 2012 3 July 2014 2 years, 48 days Independent
16 Domingos Simões Pereira.jpg Domingos Simões Pereira
(born 1964)
2014 3 July 2014 20 August 2015 1 year, 48 days PAIGC
17 Baciro Djá.png Baciro Djá
(born 1973)
20 August 2015 17 September 2015 28 days PAIGC
(5) No image.png Carlos Correia
(1933–2021)
17 September 2015 27 May 2016 253 days PAIGC
(17) Baciro Djá.png Baciro Djá
(born 1973)
27 May 2016 18 November 2016 175 days PAIGC
18 Umaro Sissoco Embaló (51315757792).jpg Umaro Sissoco Embaló
(born 1972)
18 November 2016 30 January 2018 1 year, 73 days PAIGC
19 No image.png Artur Silva
(born 1956?)
30 January 2018 16 April 2018 76 days PAIGC
(14) 2019-08-29 Aristides Gomes.jpg Aristides Gomes
(born 1954)
2019 16 April 2018 29 October 2019 1 year, 198 days PAIGC
(9) No image.png Faustino Imbali
(born 1956)
31 October 2019 8 November 2019 10 days Independent
(14) 2019-08-29 Aristides Gomes.jpg Aristides Gomes
(born 1954)
8 November 2019 28 February 2020 112 days PAIGC
20 Nuno Gomes Nabiam.png Nuno Gomes Nabiam
(born 1966)
28 February 2020 8 August 2023 3 years, 161 days APU
21 No image.png Geraldo Martins
(born 1967)
2023 8 August 2023 21 December 2023 135 days PAIGC
22 No image.png Rui Duarte de Barros
(born 1960)
21 December 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 185 days Independent

Timeline of Prime Ministers

This timeline shows when each prime minister served. You can see how long each person held the job. It also shows the political party they belonged to during their time in office.

Geraldo Martins Nuno Gomes Nabiam Artur Silva Umaro Sissoco Embaló Baciro Djá Domingos Simões Pereira Rui Duarte de Barros Adiato Djaló Nandigna Martinho Ndafa Kabi Aristides Gomes Carlos Gomes Júnior Artur Sanhá Mário Pires Alamara Nhassé Faustino Imbali Caetano N'Tchama Francisco Fadul Manuel Saturnino da Costa Carlos Correia Victor Saúde Maria João Bernardo Vieira Constantino Teixeira Francisco Mendes

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