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Prime Minister of the
Republic of the Congo
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Anatole Collinet Makosso

since 12 May 2021
Appointer Denis Sassou Nguesso,
as President of the Republic of the Congo
Inaugural holder Alphonse Massamba-Débat
Formation 16 August 1963


The Prime Minister is a very important leader in the Republic of the Congo. This person helps the President run the country. They lead the government and make sure things get done.

This article lists all the people who have been Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo. The job was created in 1963. Since then, seventeen different people have held this position. One person, Louis Sylvain Goma, even served as Prime Minister two separate times.

Right now, the Prime Minister is Anatole Collinet Makosso. He started his job on May 12, 2021.

Who Has Been Prime Minister?

This section shows a list of all the Prime Ministers. It includes when they served and which political party they belonged to.

Understanding Political Parties

Here are the main political groups mentioned in the list:

  •      National Movement of the Revolution (MNR)
  •      Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)
  •      Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)
  •      Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD)
  •      Union of Democratic Forces (UFD)
  •      Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI)

Other Groups and Roles

Sometimes, leaders were not part of a political party:

  •      Military: This means they were part of the country's armed forces.
  •      Independent: This means they did not belong to any specific political party.

Special Status

  •      Denotes Acting Prime Minister: This shows someone who was temporarily in charge, not officially appointed for a full term.
Number Picture Name
(Born–Died)
Election Year Started Job Left Job Time in Office Political Party President(s)
Republic of the Congo (1963–1969)
1 Alphonse Massamba-Debat.png Alphonse Massamba-Débat
(1921–1977)
1963 16 August 1963 19 December 1963 125 days MNR Himself
(1963–1968)
2 Pascal Lissouba 1992.jpg Pascal Lissouba
(1931–2020)
24 December 1963 15 April 1966 2 years, 112 days MNR Alphonse Massamba-Débat
Alphonse Massamba-Debat.png
(1963–1968)
3 No image.png Ambroise Noumazalaye
(1933–2007)
6 May 1966 12 January 1968 1 year, 251 days MNR
4 Alfred R. Aoul2.png Alfred Raoul
(1930–1999)
4 August 1968 30 December 1969 1 year, 148 days Military
Himself
(1968–1969)
Marien Ngouabi
Marien Ngouabi, 1972 (cropped).jpg
(1969–1977)
People's Republic of the Congo (1973–1992)
The job of Prime Minister was stopped from 31 December 1969 to 28 July 1973. Marien Ngouabi
Marien Ngouabi, 1972 (cropped).jpg
(1969–1977)
5 Henri Lopes.jpg Henri Lopes
(1937–2023)
28 July 1973 18 December 1975 2 years, 143 days PCT
6 Louis Sylvain-Goma.png Louis Sylvain Goma
(born 1941)
1979 18 December 1975 7 August 1984 8 years, 233 days PCT
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
(1977–1979)
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso 1986 cropped.jpg
(1979–1992)
7 No image.png Ange Édouard Poungui
(born 1942)
1984 7 August 1984 7 August 1989 5 years PCT
8 No image.png Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty
(1941–2024)
1989 7 August 1989 3 December 1990 1 year, 118 days PCT
Pierre Moussa pour Madingou (cropped).jpg Pierre Moussa
(born 1941)
3 December 1990 8 January 1991 36 days PCT
(6) Louis Sylvain-Goma.png Louis Sylvain Goma
(born 1941)
8 January 1991 8 June 1991 151 days PCT
9 Milongo3 Cropped.png André Milongo
(1935–2007)
8 June 1991 15 March 1992 281 days Independent
Republic of the Congo (1992–present)
(9) Milongo3 Cropped.png André Milongo
(1935–2007)
1992 15 March 1992 2 September 1992 171 days Independent Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso 1986 cropped.jpg
(1979–1992)
Pascal Lissouba
Pascal Lissouba 1992.jpg
(1992–1997)
10 No image.png Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra
(1937–2007)
2 September 1992 6 December 1992 95 days UPADS
11 No image.png Claude Antoine Dacosta
(1932–2007)
1993 6 December 1992 23 June 1993 199 days Independent
12 No image.png Joachim Yhombi-Opango
(1939–2020)
23 June 1993 27 August 1996 3 years, 65 days RDD
13 No image.png Charles David Ganao
(1926–2012)
27 August 1996 8 September 1997 1 year, 12 days UFD
14 No image.png Bernard Kolélas
(1933–2009)
8 September 1997 15 October 1997
(removed from office)
37 days MCDDI
The job of Prime Minister was stopped from 15 October 1997 to 7 January 2005. Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso 2014.jpg
(1997–present)
15 Isidore Mvouba, October 2007.png Isidore Mvouba
(born 1954)
2007 7 January 2005 15 September 2009 4 years, 251 days PCT
The job of Prime Minister was stopped from 15 September 2009 to 23 April 2016.
16 Clément Mouamba - 2017 (cropped).jpg Clément Mouamba
(1943–2021)
2017 23 April 2016 12 May 2021 5 years, 20 days PCT
17 Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso (cropped).jpg Anatole Collinet Makosso
(born 1965)
2022 12 May 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 81 days PCT

Timeline of Prime Ministers

This timeline shows when each Prime Minister served. It helps you see how long they were in office and which political group they were part of.

Anatole Collinet Makosso Clément Mouamba Isidore Mvouba Bernard Kolélas Charles David Ganao Joachim Yhombi-Opango Claude Antoine Dacosta Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra André Milongo Pierre Moussa Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty Ange Édouard Poungui Louis Sylvain Goma Henri Lopes Alfred Raoul Ambroise Noumazalaye Pascal Lissouba Alphonse Massamba-Débat

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