# List of heads of government of Sierra Leone

This is a list of heads of government of Sierra Leone, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1954 until the present day. The office of Prime Minister was abolished after the constitutional referendum in 1978, and reinstated in 2018 with the appointment of David J. Francis as Chief Minister.

## List of officeholders
### Symbols

$^†$ Died in office

### Chief minister of Sierra Leone Protectorate

In 1953, Sierra Leone was granted local ministerial powers and Milton Margai was made Chief Minister and later prime minister. A new constitution ensured Sierra Leone a parliamentary system within the Commonwealth of Nations and was formally adopted in 1958.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| 1 | | Sir Milton Margai (1895–1964) | 1951 1957 | 9 July 1954 | 14 August 1958 | 4 years, 36 days | SLPP |

### Prime minister of Sierra Leone Protectorate

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| 1 | | Sir Milton Margai (1895–1964) | — | 14 August 1958 | 27 April 1961 | 2 years, 256 days | SLPP |

### Prime ministers of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone was granted independence by the Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961 and became a free state with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. In 1971 Sierra Leone became a republic with Siaka Stevens as executive president.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| 1 | | Sir Milton Margai (1895–1964) | 1962 | 27 April 1961 | 28 April 1964 | 3 years, 1 day | SLPP |
| 2 | | Sir Albert Margai (1910–1980) | — | 28 April 1964 | 21 March 1967 | 2 years, 327 days | SLPP |
| 3 | | Siaka Stevens (1905–1988) | 1967 | 21 March 1967 (Deposed in a coup) | 21 March 1967 (Deposed in a coup) | minutes | APC |

### Military rule (1967–1968)

The NRC was a group of senior military officers who took power in 1967 removing Siaka Stevens from the office of prime minister and ruled the nation from 1967 to 1968. The NRC was overthrown in April 1968 by a group of military officers who reinstated Stevens as Prime Minister.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| | | Brigadier David Lansana (1922–1975) | 23 March 1967 | 25 March 1967 | 2 days | Military |
| | | Commissioner Leslie William Leigh (1921–1980) Chairman of the NRC | 25 March 1967 | 28 March 1967 | 3 days | Military |
| | | Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith (1931–1996) Chairman of the NRC | 28 March 1967 | 18 April 1968 (Deposed in a coup) | 1 year, 21 days | Military |
| | | Brigadier John Amadu Bangura (1930–1970) Chairman of the ACRM | 18 April 1968 | 22 April 1968 | 4 days | Military |

### Prime ministers of Sierra Leone

Siaka Stevens was reinstated by a group of military officers who overthrew NRC. In 1971 Siaka Stevens abolished the monarchy and he made Sierra Leone and republic with Stevens as an executive president.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| (3) | | Siaka Stevens (1905–1988) | — | 26 April 1968 | 21 April 1971 | 2 years, 360 days | APC |
| 4 | | Sorie Ibrahim Koroma (1927–1994) | 1973 | 21 April 1971 | 8 July 1975 | 4 years, 78 days | APC |
| 5 | | Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor (1917–1985) | 1977 | 8 July 1975 | 15 June 1978 | 2 years, 342 days | APC |

### Chief ministers of Sierra Leone

During this period, Sierra Leone operated under a presidential system, whereby the Chief Minister was not the head of government, but mainly existed in a capacity of assisting the President.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| 6 | | David J. Francis (born 1965) | 2018 | 8 May 2018 | 30 April 2021 | 2 years, 357 days | Independent |
| 7 | | Jacob Jusu Saffa (born 19??) | — | 30 April 2021 | 10 July 2023 | 2 years, 71 days | Independent |
| 8 | | David Moinina Sengeh (born 1986/87) | 2023 | 10 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 166 days | Independent |