# List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau

This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973.
Since Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been twenty-two prime ministers and two acting prime ministers. The current holder of the office is Rui Duarte de Barros, who was appointed by a decree of president Umaro Sissoco Embaló on 21 December 2023.

## List of officeholders
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$^†$ Died in office
| 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 | Tenure | Political party |
| 1 | | Francisco Mendes (1939–1978) | 1976–77 | 24 September 1973 | 7 July 1978 | 4 years, 286 days | PAIGC |
| 2 | | Constantino Teixeira (?–1988) | — | 7 July 1978 | 28 September 1978 | 83 days | PAIGC |
| 3 | | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) | — | 28 September 1978 | 14 November 1980 | 2 years, 47 days | PAIGC |
| Vacant (14 November 1980 – 14 May 1982) ||||||||
| 4 | | Victor Saúde Maria (1939–1999) | — | 14 May 1982 | 10 March 1984 | 83 days | PAIGC |
| Post abolished (10 March 1984 – 27 December 1991) ||||||||
| 5 | | Carlos Correia (1933–2021) | 1994 | 27 December 1991 | 26 October 1994 | 2 years, 303 days | PAIGC |
| 6 | | Manuel Saturnino da Costa (1942–2021) | — | 26 October 1994 | 6 June 1997 | 2 years, 223 days | PAIGC |
| (5) | | Carlos Correia (1933–2021) | — | 6 June 1997 | 3 December 1998 | 1 year, 180 days | PAIGC |
| 7 | | Francisco Fadul (born 1953) | 1999 | 3 December 1998 | 19 February 2000 | 1 year, 78 days | Independent |
| 8 | | Caetano N'Tchama (1955–2007) | — | 19 February 2000 | 19 March 2001 | 1 year, 28 days | PRS |
| 9 | | Faustino Imbali (born 1956) | — | 21 March 2001 | 9 December 2001 | 263 days | Independent |
| 10 | | Alamara Nhassé (born 1957) | — | 9 December 2001 | 17 November 2002 | 343 days | PRS |
| 11 | | Mário Pires (born 1949) | — | 17 November 2002 | 14 September 2003 (Deposed in a coup) | 301 days | PRS |
| Vacant (14 September 2003 – 28 September 2003) ||||||||
| 12 | | Artur Sanhá (born 1965) | — | 28 September 2003 | 10 May 2004 | 225 days | PRS |
| 13 | | Carlos Gomes Júnior (born 1949) | 2004 | 10 May 2004 | 2 November 2005 | 1 year, 176 days | PAIGC |
| 14 | | Aristides Gomes (born 1954) | — | 2 November 2005 | 13 April 2007 | 1 year, 162 days | PAIGC |
| 15 | | Martinho Ndafa Kabi (born 1957) | — | 13 April 2007 | 5 August 2008 | 1 year, 114 days | PAIGC |
| (5) | | Carlos Correia (1933–2021) | — | 5 August 2008 | 2 January 2009 | 150 days | PAIGC |
| (13) | | Carlos Gomes Júnior (born 1949) | 2008 | 2 January 2009 | 10 February 2012 | 3 years, 39 days | PAIGC |
| — | | Adiato Djaló Nandigna (born 1958) Acting prime minister | — | 10 February 2012 | 12 April 2012 (Deposed in a coup) | 62 days | PAIGC |
| Vacant (12 April 2012 – 16 May 2012) ||||||||
| — | | Rui Duarte de Barros (born 1960) Acting prime minister | — | 16 May 2012 | 3 July 2014 | 2 years, 48 days | Independent |
| 16 | | Domingos Simões Pereira (born 1964) | 2014 | 3 July 2014 | 20 August 2015 | 1 year, 48 days | PAIGC |
| 17 | | Baciro Djá (born 1973) | — | 20 August 2015 | 17 September 2015 | 28 days | PAIGC |
| (5) | | Carlos Correia (1933–2021) | — | 17 September 2015 | 27 May 2016 | 253 days | PAIGC |
| (17) | | Baciro Djá (born 1973) | — | 27 May 2016 | 18 November 2016 | 175 days | PAIGC |
| 18 | | Umaro Sissoco Embaló (born 1972) | — | 18 November 2016 | 30 January 2018 | 1 year, 73 days | PAIGC |
| 19 | | Artur Silva (born 1956) | — | 30 January 2018 | 16 April 2018 | 76 days | PAIGC |
| (14) | | Aristides Gomes (born 1954) | 2019 | 16 April 2018 | 29 October 2019 | 1 year, 198 days | PAIGC |
| (9) | | Faustino Imbali (born 1956) | — | 31 October 2019 | 8 November 2019 | 10 days | Independent |
| (14) | | Aristides Gomes (born 1954) | — | 8 November 2019 | 28 February 2020 | 112 days | PAIGC |
| 20 | | Nuno Gomes Nabiam (born 1966) | — | 28 February 2020 | 8 August 2023 | 3 years, 161 days | APU |
| 21 | | Geraldo Martins (born 1967) | 2023 | 8 August 2023 | 21 December 2023 | 135 days | PAIGC |
| 22 | | Rui Duarte de Barros (born 1960) | — | 21 December 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 88 days | Independent |