| Post: | Prime Minister |
| Body: | the Republic of Benin |
| Flag: | Flag of Benin.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Benin |
| Status: | Abolished |
| Appointer: | President of Benin |
| Formation: | 1 August 1960 |
| First: | Hubert Maga |
| Last: | Lionel Zinsou |
| Abolished: | 6 April 2016 |
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).
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political affiliation | President(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975) | ||||||||
| 1 | Hubert Maga | 1960 | 1960 | RDD | Himself | |||
| Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964) | ||||||||
| 2 | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin | 1964 | 1965 | PDD | Migan Apithy | |||
| Himself | ||||||||
| Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967) | ||||||||
| 3 | Maurice Kouandété | 1967 | 1968 | 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 | 1990 | 1991 | Independent | Kérékou | |||
| Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996[1]) | ||||||||
| 4 | Adrien Houngbédji | 1996 | 1998 | PRD | Kérékou | |||
| Post abolished (14 May 1998[2] – 28 May 2011[3]) | ||||||||
| 5 | Pascal Koupaki | 2011 | 2013 | FCBE | Boni | |||
| Post abolished (11 August 2013[4] – 18 June 2015[5]) | ||||||||
| 6 | Lionel Zinsou | 2015 | 2016 | FCBE | Boni | |||
| Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present) | ||||||||