List of Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso
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List of Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso

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No.	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure	Political affiliation	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	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 (1957–)	-	22 March 1994	6 February 1996	1 year, 321 days	ODP–MT	Compaoré

8	Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (1953–)	-	6 February 1996	7 November 2000	4 years, 275 days	CDP	Compaoré

9	Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956–)	Paramanga Ernest Yonli.JPG	7 November 2000	11 June 2007	6 years, 216 days	CDP	Compaoré

10	Tertius Zongo (1957–)	-	11 June 2007	18 April 2011 (dismissed.)	3 years, 311 days	CDP	Compaoré

11	Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954–)	-	18 April 2011	30 October 2014 (dismissed.)	3 years, 195 days	CDP	Compaoré

Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014)

12	Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–)	-	19 November 2014	17 September 2015 (deposed.)	302 days	Military (RSP)	Kafando

Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015)

(12)	Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–)	-	23 September 2015 (restored.)	29 December 2015	97 days	Military	Kafando

Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016)

13	Paul Kaba Thieba (1959–)	-	6 January 2016	19 January 2019 (resigned.)	3 years, 13 days	Independent	Kaboré

Vacant (19 – 24 January 2019)

14	Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (1948–)	-	24 January 2019	Incumbent	41 days	Independent	Kaboré

Sentence(s)

Youssouf Ouédraogo became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, serving from 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994.
Youssouf Ouédraogo became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, serving from 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994.
In 1992, Youssouf Ouédraogo became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, serving from 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994.

final_sentence: Youssouf Ouédraogo became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, serving from 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994.
final_sentence: Youssouf Ouédraogo became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, serving from 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994.
final_sentence: In 1992, Youssouf Ouédraogo became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, serving from 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994.