# List of prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960.
The current Prime Minister is Judith Suminwa, since 12 June 2024; she is the first woman in the post.

## List of officeholders
### Other affiliations

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | President(s) (Term) | President(s) (Term) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | President(s) (Term) | President(s) (Term) |
| Republic of the Congo (1960–1971) ||||||||||
| 1 | | Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961) | 1960 | 24 June 1960 (Appointed) | 5 September 1960 (Dismissed) | 73 days | MNC (Lumumba faction) | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| 2 | | Joseph Iléo (1921–1994) | — | 5 September 1960 | 20 September 1960 | 15 days | MNC (Kalonji faction) | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| 3 | | Albert Ndele (1930–2023) | — | 20 September 1960 | 3 October 1960 | 13 days | Independent | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| 4 | | Justin Bomboko (1928–2014) | — | 3 October 1960 | 9 February 1961 | 129 days | Independent | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| — | | Antoine Gizenga (1925–2019) (disputed) | — | 13 December 1960 | 5 August 1961 | 235 days | PSA (Gizenga faction) | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| (2) | | Joseph Iléo (1921–1994) | — | 9 February 1961 | 2 August 1961 | 174 days | MNC (Kalonji faction) | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| 5 | | Cyrille Adoula (1921–1978) | — | 2 August 1961 | 30 June 1964 | 2 years, 333 days | MNC | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| 6 | | Moïse Tshombe (1919–1969) | — | 10 July 1964 | 13 October 1965 | 1 year, 95 days | CONACO | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| 7 | | Évariste Kimba (1926–1966) | 1965 | 13 October 1965 | 25 November 1965 (Deposed in a coup) | 43 days | CONAKAT | | Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1960–1965) |
| 8 | | Léonard Mulamba (1928–1986) | — | 25 November 1965 | 26 October 1966 | 335 days | Military | | Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (1965–1997) |
| Post abolished (26 October 1966 – 27 October 1971) ||||||||||
| Republic of Zaire (1971–1997) ||||||||||
| Post abolished (27 October 1971 – 6 July 1977) ||||||||||
| 9 | | Mpinga Kasenda (1937–1994) | 1977 | 6 July 1977 | 6 March 1979 | 1 year, 243 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 10 | | Bo-Boliko Lokonga (1934–2018) | — | 6 March 1979 | 27 August 1980 | 1 year, 174 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 11 | | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond (1938–2003) | — | 27 August 1980 | 18 April 1981 | 234 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 12 | | N'Singa Udjuu (1934–2021) | 1982 | 23 April 1981 | 5 November 1982 | 1 year, 196 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 13 | | Léon Kengo wa Dondo (born 1935) | — | 5 November 1982 | 31 October 1986 | 3 years, 360 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) ||||||||
| 14 | | Mabi Mulumba (born 1941) | 1987 | 22 January 1987 | 7 March 1988 | 1 year, 45 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 15 | | Sambwa Pida Nbagui (1940–1998) | — | 7 March 1988 | 26 November 1988 | 264 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| (13) | | Léon Kengo wa Dondo (born 1935) | — | 26 November 1988 | 4 May 1990 | 1 year, 159 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 16 | | Lunda Bululu (born 1942) | — | 4 May 1990 | 1 April 1991 | 332 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 17 | | Mulumba Lukoji (1943–1997) | — | 1 April 1991 | 29 September 1991 | 181 days | MPR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 18 | | Étienne Tshisekedi (1932–2017) | — | 29 September 1991 | 1 November 1991 | 33 days | UDPS | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 19 | | Bernardin Mungul Diaka (1933–1999) | — | 1 November 1991 | 25 November 1991 | 24 days | DAR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| (11) | | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond (1938–2003) | — | 25 November 1991 | 15 August 1992 | 264 days | UFIR | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| (18) | | Étienne Tshisekedi (1932–2017) | — | 15 August 1992 | 18 March 1993 | 215 days | UDPS | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 20 | | Faustin Birindwa (1943–1999) | — | 18 March 1993 | 14 January 1994 | 302 days | UDPS | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| (13) | | Léon Kengo wa Dondo (born 1935) | — | 6 July 1994 | 2 April 1997 | 2 years, 270 days | UID | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| (18) | | Étienne Tshisekedi (1932–2017) | — | 2 April 1997 | 9 April 1997 | 7 days | UDPS | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 21 | | Likulia Bolongo (born 1939) | — | 9 April 1997 | 16 May 1997 (Deposed in a civil war) | 37 days | Military | | Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present) ||||||||||
| Post abolished (16 May 1997 – 30 December 2006) ||||||||||
| 22 | | Antoine Gizenga (1925–2019) | 2006 | 30 December 2006 | 10 October 2008 | 1 year, 285 days | PALU | | Joseph Kabila (2001–2019) |
| 23 | | Adolphe Muzito (born 1957) | 2011 | 10 October 2008 | 6 March 2012 | 3 years, 148 days | PALU | | Joseph Kabila (2001–2019) |
| — | | Louis Alphonse Koyagialo (1947–2014) Acting | — | 6 March 2012 | 18 April 2012 | 43 days | PALU | | Joseph Kabila (2001–2019) |
| 24 | | Matata Ponyo Mapon (born 1964) | — | 18 April 2012 | 17 November 2016 | 4 years, 213 days | PPRD | | Joseph Kabila (2001–2019) |
| 25 | | Samy Badibanga (born 1962) | — | 17 November 2016 | 18 May 2017 | 182 days | UDPS | | Joseph Kabila (2001–2019) |
| 26 | | Bruno Tshibala (born 1956) | — | 18 May 2017 | 7 September 2019 | 2 years, 112 days | UDPS | | Joseph Kabila (2001–2019) |
| 26 | | Bruno Tshibala (born 1956) | 2018 | 18 May 2017 | 7 September 2019 | 2 years, 112 days | UDPS | | Félix Tshisekedi (2019–present) |
| 27 | | Sylvestre Ilunga (born 1947) | — | 7 September 2019 | 27 April 2021 | 1 year, 232 days | PPRD | | Félix Tshisekedi (2019–present) |
| 28 | | Sama Lukonde (born 1977) | — | 27 April 2021 | 12 June 2024 | 3 years, 46 days | ACO | | Félix Tshisekedi (2019–present) |
| 29 | | Judith Suminwa (born 1967) | 2023 | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 280 days | UDPS | | Félix Tshisekedi (2019–present) |