List of prime ministers of Benin

This is a list of prime ministers of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to its abolition in 2016.

Key
Political parties

Other factions

Status

 Affiliations 
FARDFront d'Action pour le Rénouveau et le Développement
(Action for Renewal and Development) centristPDParti Démocratique
(Democratic Party) merger of PRD and UDD 1964PRBParti de la renaissance du Bénin
(Benin Rebirth Party) centristUTRDUnion pour le Triomphe du Renouvellement Démocratique
(Union for the Triumph of the Democratic Renewal)PRDParti du Rénouveau Démocratique
(Democratic Renewal Party)PRPBParti de la Révolution Populaire du Bénin
(People's Revolutionary Party of Benin) communist, only legal party 1979-1990RDDRassemblement Démocratique du Dahomé
(Dahomey Democratic Rally)UDDUnion Démocratique du Dahomé
(Dahomey Democratic Union)MilMilitaryn-pnon-partisan

Key
Political parties

Other factions

Status

Heads of Government of Benin
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical affiliationPresident(s)Republic of Dahomey 1  Sourou-Migan Apithy,  2    Coutoucou Hubert Maga,  3  Christophe Soglo,  4 Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin,  (3)  Christophe Soglo,  5  Iropa Maurice Kouandété,  6 Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou,   (5)  Iropa Maurice Kouandété,  7 Paul-Émile de Souza,  (2)  Coutoucou Hubert Maga,  (4) Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin,   60px Mathieu Kérékou, People's Republic of Benin(8)60px Mathieu Kérékou, Republic of Benin (République du Benin) (8)60px Ahmed Mathieu Kérékou,  960pxNicéphore Dieudonné Soglo, Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo,  10 Adrien Houngbédji,   (8)60px Mathieu Ahmed Kérékou,  1160pxThomas Yayi Boni, 12 Pascal Koupaki,  (11)60pxThomas Yayi Boni,  13 Lionel Zinsou 1488x88pxPatrice Talon6 April 2016 to Incumbentn-p

Other websites
World Statesmen (Benin)

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