List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Coat of Arms
Incumbent Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (Interim) since 7 December 2024
Appointer	Ibrahim Traoré, as Interim President of Burkina Faso
Inaugural holder	Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
Formation	13 February 1971; 54 years ago (1971-02-13)
Salary	869,740 CFA francs/US$ 1,425 annually including allowances

This article lists the people who have served as the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso. The role of Prime Minister was first created in 1971 when the country was known as the Republic of Upper Volta.

The Prime Minister is a very important leader in the government. They are usually the Head of government, meaning they lead the daily operations of the country.

Since 1971, fifteen different people have held this important job. This number does not include three people who served as Interim Prime Ministers.

The person currently serving as the interim Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo. He took office on December 7, 2024.

Leaders of the Government

This section shows all the people who have been Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.

Understanding the Table

The table below lists each Prime Minister, when they started and left their job, and their political party. It also shows who was the Head of State (like a President) at the time.

• 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 Groups:
  •      Military
  •      Independent

• Special Status:
  •      Interim Prime Minister (This means they are temporarily in the role)

No.	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office		Political Party		Head of State
			Started	Ended
Republic of Upper Volta
1		Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925–2014)	13 February 1971	8 February 1974 (removed from office)		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 (removed from office)		UDV–RDA	Lamizana
4		Saye Zerbo (1932–2013)	25 November 1980	7 November 1982 (removed from office)		Military	Himself
No Prime Minister (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983)
5		Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	10 January 1983	17 May 1983 (removed from office)		Military	Ouédraogo
Position did not exist (17 May 1983 – 4 August 1984)
Burkina Faso
Position did not exist (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 (born 1957)	22 March 1994	6 February 1996		ODP–MT
8		Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo (born 1953)	6 February 1996	6 November 2000		CDP
9		Paramanga Ernest Yonli (born 1956)	6 November 2000	4 June 2002		CDP
			6 June 2002	4 January 2006
			5 January 2006	3 June 2007
10		Tertius Zongo (born 1957)	4 June 2007	12 January 2011		CDP
			13 January 2011	15 April 2011
11		Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 1954)	18 April 2011	27 December 2012		CDP
			31 December 2012	30 October 2014 (removed from office)
No Prime Minister (30 October – 18 November 2014)
12		Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965)	18 November 2014	17 September 2015 (removed from office)		Military	Kafando
No Prime Minister (17 – 23 September 2015)
(12)		Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965)	23 September 2015 (returned to office)	28 December 2015		Military	Kafando
No Prime Minister (28 December 2015 – 6 January 2016)
13		Paul Kaba Thieba (born 1960)	6 January 2016	18 January 2019 (resigned)		Independent	Kaboré
No Prime Minister (18 – 21 January 2019)
14		Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (born 1948)	21 January 2019	28 December 2020		Independent	Kaboré
			5 January 2021	8 December 2021
15		Lassina Zerbo (born 1963)	10 December 2021	24 January 2022 (removed from office)		Independent
No Prime Minister (24 January – 3 March 2022)
–		Albert Ouédraogo (born 1969)	3 March 2022	30 September 2022 (removed from office)		Independent	Damiba
No Prime Minister (30 September 2022 – 21 October 2022)
–		Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (born 1958)	21 October 2022	6 December 2024		Independent	Traoré
No Prime Minister (6 – 7 December 2024)
–		Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (born 1980)	7 December 2024	Incumbent		Independent	Traoré

Timeline of Prime Ministers

This timeline shows when each Prime Minister served. You can see how long each person held the position and which political group they belonged to.

More Information

• Politics of Burkina Faso
• List of heads of state of Burkina Faso
• List of colonial governors of French Upper Volta