Prime Minister of Senegal facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Republic of Senegal Premier ministre de la République du Sénégal
Coat of Arms of Senegal
Incumbent Ousmane Sonko since 3 April 2024
Appointer	President of Senegal
Inaugural holder	Mamadou Dia
Formation	18 May 1960

The Prime Minister of Senegal (French: Premier ministre du Sénégal) is the head of government of Senegal. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Senegal, who is directly elected for a five-year term. The Prime Minister, in turn, appoints the Cabinet of Senegal, after consultation with the President.

The following is a list of prime ministers of Senegal, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.

Future of the office

On 6 April 2019, after being reappointed by President Macky Sall, Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne announced that President Sall had tasked him with enacting various government reforms, including the elimination of the job of Prime Minister. Sall's goal was to remove the "intermediary level" of Prime Minister to allow the President to take a more hands-on approach to governing.

In November 2021, Macky Sall announced the return of the post of prime minister suppressed since 2019.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     Socialist Party of Senegal (PSS)      Alliance of the Forces of Progress (AFP)      Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS)      Alliance for the Republic (APR)      African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (PASTEF)

Other factions

     Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Mamadou Dia (1910–2009)	18 May 1960	18 December 1962	2 years, 214 days	PSS	Léopold Sédar Senghor
Post abolished (18 December 1962 – 26 February 1970)
2		Abdou Diouf (born 1935)	26 February 1970	31 December 1980	10 years, 309 days	PSS	Léopold Sédar Senghor
3		Habib Thiam (1933–2017)	1 January 1981	3 April 1983	2 years, 92 days	PSS	Abdou Diouf
—		Moustapha Niasse (born 1939) Acting	3 April 1983	29 April 1983	26 days	PSS	Abdou Diouf
Post abolished (29 April 1983 – 8 April 1991)
(3)		Habib Thiam (1933–2017)	8 April 1991	3 July 1998	7 years, 86 days	PSS	Abdou Diouf
4		Mamadou Lamine Loum (born 1952)	3 July 1998	5 April 2000	1 year, 277 days	PSS	Abdou Diouf Abdoulaye Wade
5		Moustapha Niasse (born 1939)	5 April 2000	3 March 2001	332 days	AFP	Abdoulaye Wade
6		Mame Madior Boye (born 1940)	3 March 2001	4 November 2002	1 year, 246 days	PDS	Abdoulaye Wade
7		Idrissa Seck (born 1959)	4 November 2002	21 July 2004	1 year, 260 days	PDS	Abdoulaye Wade
8		Macky Sall (born 1961)	21 July 2004	19 June 2007	2 years, 333 days	PDS	Abdoulaye Wade
9		Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (born 1951)	19 June 2007	30 April 2009	1 year, 315 days	Independent	Abdoulaye Wade
10		Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye (born 1958)	30 April 2009	5 April 2012	2 years, 341 days	PDS	Abdoulaye Wade Macky Sall
11		Abdoul Mbaye (born 1953)	5 April 2012	1 September 2013	1 year, 149 days	Independent	Macky Sall
12		Aminata Touré (born 1962)	1 September 2013	8 July 2014	310 days	APR	Macky Sall
13		Mahammed Dionne (1959–2024)	8 July 2014	14 May 2019	4 years, 310 days	Independent	Macky Sall
Post abolished (14 May 2019 – 17 September 2022)
14		Amadou Ba (born 1961)	17 September 2022	6 March 2024	1 year, 171 days	Independent	Macky Sall
15		Sidiki Kaba (born 1950)	6 March 2024	3 April 2024	28 days	APR	Macky Sall Bassirou Diomaye Faye
16		Ousmane Sonko (born 1974)	3 April 2024	Incumbent	20 days	PASTEF	Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Timeline

See also

In Spanish: Primer ministro de Senegal para niños

• Politics of Senegal
• President of Senegal
• List of colonial governors of Senegal