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Prime Minister of Madagascar

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Prime Minister of Madagascar
Seal of the Prime Minister of Madagascar.svg
Seal of the Prime Minister of Madagascar
Incumbent
Ruphin Zafisambo

since 6 October 2025
Residence Mahazoarivo Palace
Seat Antananarivo
Appointer President of Madagascar
Inaugural holder Andriamihaja
(Merina Kingdom)
Gabriel Ramanantsoa
(Malagasy Republic)
Formation 1828
(Merina Kingdom)
18 May 1972
(Malagasy Republic)
Website Primature

Imagine someone who helps the President run a whole country! That's what a Prime Minister does in Madagascar. They are a very important leader who helps manage the government and make sure things get done for the people.

Madagascar has had Prime Ministers for a long time, even before it became fully independent. The role has changed over the years, from the time of kings and queens to today's republic. This article will help you learn about the people who have held this important job.

Understanding the Prime Minister's Role

The Prime Minister of Madagascar is chosen by the President. Their main job is to lead the government's daily work. Think of them as the head of the team that manages schools, hospitals, roads, and many other things that help the country run smoothly. They work closely with the President to make important decisions for the nation.

A Look at Madagascar's Leaders

This section lists all the people who have served as Prime Minister of Madagascar. You will see when they started their job, when they finished, and which President or monarch they worked with.

Political Groups and Affiliations

Political parties are groups of people who share similar ideas about how the country should be run. Sometimes, a Prime Minister might not belong to a specific party; they are called an Independent leader. The colors below help show which group each Prime Minister belonged to.

Political parties

     Social Democratic Party (PSD)      Malagasy Revolutionary Party (AREMA)      Committee for Support of Democracy and Development in Madagascar (CSDDM)      National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD)      Judged by Your Work Party (AVI)      I Love Madagascar (TIM)      Madagascar for the Malagasy (Monima)      Young Malagasies Determined (TGV)      Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery (LEADER-Fanilo)

Other groups

     Military      Independent

Special notes

     This color means the person was an Acting Prime Minister for a short time.

No. Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Group Monarch(s) or President(s)
Started Ended Total Time
Merina Kingdom
1 No image.png Andriamihaja
(died 1833)
1828 1833 5 years Independent Ranavalona I
2 No image.png Rainiharo
(died 1852)
1833 10 February 1852
(passed away while in office.)
19 years Independent
3 Rainivoninahitriniony Prime Minister of Madagascar.jpg Rainivoninahitriniony
(1821–1869)
10 February 1852 14 July 1864
(left office.)
12 years, 155 days Independent
Radama II
Rasoherina
4 Rainilaiarivony.jpg Rainilaiarivony
(1828–1896)
14 July 1864 14 October 1895
(left office after a major event.)
31 years, 92 days Independent
Ranavalona II
Ranavalona III
5 No image.png Rainitsimbazafy 15 October 1895 September 1896
(removed from office.)
10 months Independent
6 Rasanjy, ca. 1890.jpg Rasanjy
(1851–1918)
September 1896 February 1897 5 months Independent
No. Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Group High Commissioner(s)
Started Ended Total Time
French Madagascar (part of the French colonial empire and the French Union)
Position not active (February 1897 – 27 May 1957)
7 Philibert Tsiranana 1962-08-29.jpg Philibert Tsiranana
(1912–1978)
27 May 1957 14 October 1958 1 year, 140 days PSD Soudacaux
Malagasy Republic (part of the French Community)
(7) Philibert Tsiranana 1962-08-29.jpg Philibert Tsiranana
(1912–1978)
14 October 1958 1 May 1959 199 days PSD Soudacaux
Position not active (1 May 1959 – 26 June 1960)
No. Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Group President(s)
Started Ended Total Time
Malagasy Republic (independent)
Position not active (26 June 1960 – 18 May 1972)
8 Gabriel Ramanantsoa 1961-07-31.jpg Gabriel Ramanantsoa
(1906–1979)
18 May 1972 5 February 1975
(resigned from office.)
2 years, 263 days Military Himself
Position not active (5 February 1975 – 30 December 1975)
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Position not active (30 December 1975 – 11 January 1976)
9 No image.png Joël Rakotomalala
(1929–1976)
11 January 1976 30 July 1976
(passed away while in office.)
201 days AREMA Ratsiraka
10 No image.png Justin Rakotoniaina
(1933–2001)
12 August 1976 1 August 1977 354 days AREMA
11 Désiré Rakotoarijaona.jpg Désiré Rakotoarijaona
(born 1934)
1 August 1977 12 February 1988 10 years, 195 days Military
12 No image.png Victor Ramahatra
(born 1945)
12 February 1988 8 August 1991 3 years, 177 days Military
13 No image.png Guy Razanamasy
(1928–2011)
8 August 1991 12 September 1991 35 days AREMA
Third Republic of Madagascar
(13) No image.png Guy Razanamasy
(1928–2011)
12 September 1991 9 August 1993 1 year, 331 days AREMA Ratsiraka
Zafy
14 Visit of Francisque Ravony, Malagasy Prime Minister, to the EC (P-000134 01-19) (cropped).jpg Francisque Ravony
(1942–2003)
9 August 1993 30 October 1995 2 years, 82 days CSDDM
15 No image.png Emmanuel Rakotovahiny
(1938–2020)
30 October 1995 28 May 1996 211 days UNDD
16 Norbert Ratsirahonana - 1996.jpg Norbert Ratsirahonana
(born 1938)
28 May 1996 21 February 1997 269 days AVI
Himself
Ratsiraka
17 No image.png Pascal Rakotomavo
(1934–2010)
21 February 1997 23 July 1998 1 year, 152 days AREMA
18 Tantely Andrianarivo - 1997 (cropped).jpg Tantely Andrianarivo
(1954–2023)
23 July 1998 31 May 2002 3 years, 312 days AREMA
19 Visit of Jacques Sylla, Malagasy Prime Minister, to the EC (P-010078 00-1) (cropped).jpg Jacques Sylla
(1946–2009)
(26 February 2002)
27 May 2002
20 January 2007 4 years, 238 days Independent M. Ravalomanana
No image.png Jean-Jacques Rasolondraibe
(born 1947)
31 May 2002 5 July 2002 35 days AREMA Ratsiraka
20 Charles Rabemananjara detail, 12th AU Summit, 090203-N-0506A-616.jpg Charles Rabemananjara
(born 1947)
20 January 2007 17 March 2009
(left office after a political change.)
2 years, 56 days TIM M. Ravalomanana
High Transitional Authority
21 No image.png Monja Roindefo
(born 1965)
(7 February 2009)
17 March 2009
10 October 2009
(13 November 2009)
207 days Monima Rajoelina
22 No image.png Eugène Mangalaza
(born 1950)
10 October 2009 18 December 2009 69 days Independent
Président UNA.jpg Cécile Manorohanta 18 December 2009 20 December 2009 2 days TGV
23 Albert Camille Vital (IAEA Imagebank) crop.jpg Albert Camille Vital
(born 1952)
20 December 2009 2 November 2011 1 year, 317 days Military
24 Jean Omer Beriziky-IMG 0958.jpg Omer Beriziky
(born 1950)
2 November 2011 16 April 2014 2 years, 165 days LEADER-Fanilo
Rajaonarimampianina
Fourth Republic of Madagascar
25 Roger Kolo 2014.jpg Roger Kolo
(born 1943)
16 April 2014 17 January 2015 276 days Independent Rajaonarimampianina
26 Жан Равелонариву 1 (20-01-2015) (cropped).png Jean Ravelonarivo
(born 1959)
17 January 2015 10 April 2016 1 year, 84 days Military
27 Оливье Солонандрасана (14-03-2018).jpg Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana
(born 1964)
13 April 2016 6 June 2018 2 years, 54 days Independent
28 Кристиан Нтсай (22-12-2020).jpg Christian Ntsay
(born 1961)
6 June 2018 29 September 2025 7 years, 115 days Independent
Rakotovao
Rajoelina
Himself
R. Ravalomanana
Rajoelina
29 No image.png Ruphin Zafisambo 6 October 2025 Incumbent 11 days Military

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Primer ministro de Madagascar para niños

  • Politics of Madagascar
  • List of Imerina monarchs
  • List of colonial governors of Madagascar
  • List of presidents of Madagascar
  • Vice President of Madagascar
  • First Lady of Madagascar
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