List of prime ministers of Benin

Prime Minister of the
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Longest serving
Pascal Koupaki
28 May 2011 – 11 August 2013

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).

## List of officeholders[edit]

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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
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
Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990)
Republic of Benin
Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990)
–  |  | Nicéphore Soglo
(born 1934) | 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 1942) | 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)

## Timeline[edit]

## See also[edit]

* President of Benin
* List of presidents of Benin
* Vice President of Benin
* List of colonial governors of Dahomey
* Politics of Benin

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Apr 1996 - Acceptance of defeat by Soglo - New government", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 42, April 1996, Benin, page 41,031.
2. ^ Benin, Year in Review: 1998, Britannica.com.
3. ^ Malika Groga-Bada, "Bénin : Koupaki, Premier ministre sur mesure", Jeune Afrique, 9 June 2011 (in French).
4. ^ "Benin president scraps PM's post in new government", Reuters, 12 August 2013.
5. ^ "Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre", Radio France Internationale, 19 June 2015 (in French).

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