List of prime ministers of Benin explained

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).

List of officeholders

Political parties
Other factions
Status
PortraitName
Term of officePolitical affiliationPresident(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)
1Hubert Maga
1960 1960RDDHimself
Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964)
2Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
1964 1965PDDMigan Apithy
Himself
Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967)
3Maurice Kouandété
1967 1968MilitaryAlley
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 1991IndependentKérékou
Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996[1])
4Adrien Houngbédji
1996 1998PRDKérékou
Post abolished (14 May 1998[2] – 28 May 2011[3])
5Pascal Koupaki
2011 2013FCBEBoni
Post abolished (11 August 2013[4] – 18 June 2015[5])
6Lionel Zinsou
2015 2016FCBEBoni
Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  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. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9124442 Benin, Year in Review: 1998
  3. Malika Groga-Bada, "Bénin : Koupaki, Premier ministre sur mesure", Jeune Afrique, 9 June 2011 .
  4. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-benin-government-idUKBRE97B0GQ20130812 "Benin president scraps PM's post in new government"
  5. http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20150619-benin-lionel-zinsou-nomme-premier-ministre/ "Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre"