Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin | |
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Status | Abolished |
Appointer | President of Benin |
Formation | 1 August 1960 |
First holder | Hubert Maga |
Final holder | Lionel Zinsou |
Abolished | 6 April 2016 |
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This is a list of prime ministers of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to its abolition in 2016.
A total of six people have served as Prime Minister (not counting one Acting Prime Minister).
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political affiliation | President(s) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975) | |||||||
1 | Hubert Maga (1916–2000) |
1 August 1960 | 31 December 1960 | 152 days | RDD | Himself | |
Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964) | |||||||
2 | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002) |
25 January 1964 | 29 November 1965 | 1 year, 308 days | PDD | Migan Apithy | |
Himself | |||||||
Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967) | |||||||
3 | Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003) |
21 December 1967 | 17 July 1968 | 209 days | Military | Alley | |
Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975) | |||||||
People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990) | |||||||
Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990) | |||||||
Republic of Benin (1990–present) | |||||||
Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990) | |||||||
– | Nicéphore Soglo (born 1931) |
12 March 1990 | 4 April 1991 | 1 year, 23 days | Independent | Kérékou | |
Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996[1]) | |||||||
4 | Adrien Houngbédji (born 1943) |
9 April 1996 | 14 May 1998 | 2 years, 35 days | PRD | Kérékou | |
Post abolished (14 May 1998[2] – 28 May 2011[3]) | |||||||
5 | Pascal Koupaki (born 1951) |
28 May 2011 | 11 August 2013 | 2 years, 75 days | FCBE | Boni | |
Post abolished (11 August 2013[4] – 18 June 2015[5]) | |||||||
6 | Lionel Zinsou (born 1953) |
18 June 2015 | 6 April 2016 | 293 days | FCBE | Boni | |
Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present) |