List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Premier ministre du Burkina Faso
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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
Salary	869,740 CFA francs/US$ 1,425 annually including allowances[1]

Politics of Burkina Faso
Constitution (suspended) Human rights
Government Interim President Ibrahim Traoré Interim Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
Parliament National Assembly President: Alassane Bala Sakandé
Administrative divisions 13 regions 45 provinces 351 departments
Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2020 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré Diplomatic missions of / in Burkina Faso Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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This is a list of prime ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day.

A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting three Interim Prime Ministers).

The current interim Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, since 7 December 2024.^[2]

Political parties

Other factions

Status

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Head(s) of state
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Republic of Upper Volta
1		Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925–2014)	13 February 1971	8 February 1974 (deposed)	2 years, 360 days	UDV–RDA	Lamizana
2		Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005)	8 February 1974	7 July 1978	4 years, 149 days	Independent	Himself
3		Joseph Conombo (1917–2008)	7 July 1978	25 November 1980 (deposed)	2 years, 141 days	UDV–RDA	Lamizana
4		Saye Zerbo (1932–2013)	25 November 1980	7 November 1982 (deposed)	1 year, 347 days	Military	Himself
Vacant (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983)
5		Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	10 January 1983	17 May 1983 (dismissed and arrested)	127 days	Military	Ouédraogo
Post abolished (17 May 1983 – 4 August 1984)
Burkina Faso
Post abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992)
6		Youssouf Ouédraogo (1952–2017)	16 June 1992	22 March 1994	1 year, 279 days	ODP–MT	Compaoré
7		Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 1957)	22 March 1994	6 February 1996	1 year, 321 days	ODP–MT
8		Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (born 1953)	6 February 1996	7 November 2000	4 years, 275 days	CDP
9		Paramanga Ernest Yonli (born 1956)	7 November 2000	11 June 2007	6 years, 216 days	CDP
10		Tertius Zongo (born 1957)	11 June 2007	18 April 2011 (dismissed)	3 years, 311 days	CDP
11		Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 1954)	18 April 2011	30 October 2014 (dismissed)	3 years, 195 days	CDP
Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014)
12		Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965)	19 November 2014	17 September 2015 (deposed)	302 days	Military (RSP)	Kafando
Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015)
(12)		Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965)	23 September 2015 (restored)	29 December 2015	97 days	Military	Kafando
Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016)
13		Paul Kaba Thieba (born 1960)	6 January 2016	19 January 2019 (resigned)	3 years, 13 days	Independent	Kaboré
Vacant (19 – 24 January 2019)
14		Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (born 1948)	24 January 2019	10 December 2021	2 years, 320 days	Independent	Kaboré
15		Lassina Zerbo (born 1963)	10 December 2021	24 January 2022 (deposed)	45 days	Independent
Vacant (24 January – 3 March 2022)
–		Albert Ouédraogo (born 1969)	3 March 2022	30 September 2022 (deposed)	211 days	Independent	Damiba
Vacant (30 September 2022 – 21 October 2022)
–		Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (born 1958)	21 October 2022	6 December 2024	2 years, 46 days	Independent	Traoré
Vacant (6 – 7 December 2024)
–		Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (born 1980)	7 December 2024	Incumbent	7 days	Independent	Traoré

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

• World Statesmen – Burkina Faso