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 thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso.

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List

PortraitPrime MinisterTerm of officePolitical affiliationTook officeLeft officeRepublic of Upper Volta1Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly
(1909–1958) 1956 1957 UDV–RDA276x76pxMaurice Yaméogo
(1921–1993) 1957 1966UDV–RDA3Sangoulé Lamizana 3 January 196613 February 1971Independent 470pxGérard Kango Ouédraogo 1971 1974UDV–RDA (3)70pxSangoulé Lamizana 1974 1978Independent 570pxJoseph Conombo 1978 1980UDV–RDA 670pxSaye Zerbo 1980 1982Military7Yorian Gabriel Somé
(1930–2009)7 November 19821 January 1983Independent8Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
(1941–)1 January 198310 January 1983Independent 9Thomas Sankara 1983 1983Military1070pxBlaise Compaoré
(1951–)17 May 19834 August 1984IndependentBurkina FasoPost abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992) 1170pxYoussouf Ouédraogo 1992 1994ODP–MT 1270pxRoch Marc Christian Kaboré 1994 1996ODP–MT 1370pxKadré Désiré Ouedraogo 1996 2000CDP 1470pxParamanga Ernest Yonli 2000 2007CDP 1570pxTertius Zongo 2007 2011CDP 1670pxLuc-Adolphe Tiao 2011 2014CDP17Honoré Traoré(1957–)30 October 201419 November 2014Military 18Yacouba Isaac Zida 2014 2015Military 2015 2015MilitaryVacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016) 1970pxPaul Kaba Thieba 2016 2019Independent 2070pxChristophe Joseph Marie Dabiré19 January 201910 December 2021Independent 2170pxLassina Zerbo10 December 202124 January 2022IndependentVacant (24 January – 3 March 2022) 22Albert Ouédraogo3 March 202230 September 2022IndependentVacant (30 September – 20 October 2022) 2370pxApollinaire de Tambèla20 October 20227 December 2024Independent 2470pxJean Emmanuel Ouédraogo7 December 2024Incumbent Independent

 References 

Other websites
World Statesmen – Burkina Faso

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