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Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Coat of arms of Burkina Faso.svg
Coat of Arms
Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo 2023 (cropped).jpg
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:
  • 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 Ouédraogo (cropped).jpg Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
(1925–2014)
13 February 1971 8 February 1974
(removed from office)
UDV–RDA Lamizana
2 Sangoulé Lamizana, 1973.jpg Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005)
8 February 1974 7 July 1978 Independent Himself
3 No image.png Joseph Conombo
(1917–2008)
7 July 1978 25 November 1980
(removed from office)
UDV–RDA Lamizana
4 No image.png 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 No image.png 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 (cropped).jpg Youssouf Ouédraogo
(1952–2017)
16 June 1992 22 March 1994 ODP–MT Compaoré
7 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.jpg Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
(born 1957)
22 March 1994 6 February 1996 ODP–MT
8 Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo 2015-03-10.jpg Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo
(born 1953)
6 February 1996 6 November 2000 CDP
9 Paramanga Ernest Yonli 2006-05-12.jpg 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 TertiusZongo.jpg Tertius Zongo
(born 1957)
4 June 2007 12 January 2011 CDP
13 January 2011 15 April 2011
11 Luc-Adolphe Tiao 2012.jpg 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 2015.jpg 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 2015.jpg 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 (cropped).jpg 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 2019-02-11 (cropped).jpg Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
(born 1948)
21 January 2019 28 December 2020 Independent Kaboré
5 January 2021 8 December 2021
15 Portrait Dr Lassina Zerbo CTBTO 2015 (19492357036) (cropped).jpg Lassina Zerbo
(born 1963)
10 December 2021 24 January 2022
(removed from office)
Independent
No Prime Minister (24 January – 3 March 2022)
Albert Ouédraogo (cropped).jpg 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 Kyelem de Tambèla (cropped).png 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 2023 (cropped).jpg 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.

Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo 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

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