# List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso

This is a list of prime ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day.
A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting three Interim Prime Ministers).
The current interim Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, since 7 December 2024.

## List of officeholders
### Status

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Head(s) of state |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Head(s) of state |
| Republic of Upper Volta ||||||||
| 1 | | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925–2014) | 13 February 1971 | 8 February 1974 (deposed) | 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 (born 1957) | 22 March 1994 | 6 February 1996 | 1 year, 321 days | ODP–MT | Compaoré |
| 8 | | Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (born 1953) | 6 February 1996 | 7 November 2000 | 4 years, 275 days | CDP | Compaoré |
| 9 | | Paramanga Ernest Yonli (born 1956) | 7 November 2000 | 11 June 2007 | 6 years, 216 days | CDP | Compaoré |
| 10 | | Tertius Zongo (born 1957) | 11 June 2007 | 18 April 2011 (dismissed) | 3 years, 311 days | CDP | Compaoré |
| 11 | | Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 1954) | 18 April 2011 | 30 October 2014 (dismissed) | 3 years, 195 days | CDP | Compaoré |
| Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014) ||||||||
| 12 | | Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965) | 19 November 2014 | 17 September 2015 (deposed) | 302 days | Military (RSP) | Kafando |
| Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015) ||||||||
| (12) | | Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965) | 23 September 2015 (restored) | 29 December 2015 | 97 days | Military | Kafando |
| Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016) ||||||||
| 13 | | Paul Kaba Thieba (born 1960) | 6 January 2016 | 19 January 2019 (resigned) | 3 years, 13 days | Independent | Kaboré |
| Vacant (19 – 24 January 2019) ||||||||
| 14 | | Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (born 1948) | 24 January 2019 | 10 December 2021 | 2 years, 320 days | Independent | Kaboré |
| 15 | | Lassina Zerbo (born 1963) | 10 December 2021 | 24 January 2022 (deposed) | 45 days | Independent | Kaboré |
| Vacant (24 January – 3 March 2022) ||||||||
| – | | Albert Ouédraogo (born 1969) | 3 March 2022 | 30 September 2022 (deposed) | 211 days | Independent | Damiba |
| Vacant (30 September 2022 – 21 October 2022) ||||||||
| – | | Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (born 1958) | 21 October 2022 | 6 December 2024 | 2 years, 46 days | Independent | Traoré |
| Vacant (6 – 7 December 2024) ||||||||
| – | | Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (born 1980) | 7 December 2024 | Incumbent | 19 days | Independent | Traoré |