List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Premier ministre du Burkina Faso
Coat of Arms
Incumbent Vacant since 24 January 2022
Appointer	Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, as Interim President
Inaugural holder	Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
Formation	13 February 1971
Salary	869,740 FCFA annually including allowances[1]

Politics of Burkina Faso
Constitution Human rights
Government Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba Prime Minister Vacant
Parliament National Assembly President:
Administrative divisions 13 regions 45 provinces 351 departments
Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2020 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Vacant Diplomatic missions of / in Burkina Faso Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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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.

Currently, the office of Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is vacant since 24 January 2022, following the coup d'état.^[2]

Key[]

Political parties

•   Voltaic Democratic Union – African Democratic Rally (UDV–RDA)
•   Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (ODP–MT)
•   Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)

Other factions

•   Military
•   Independent

List of officeholders[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Head(s) of state
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
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
8		Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (born 1953)	6 February 1996	7 November 2000	4 years, 275 days	CDP
9		Paramanga Ernest Yonli (born 1956)	7 November 2000	11 June 2007	6 years, 216 days	CDP
10		Tertius Zongo (born 1957)	11 June 2007	18 April 2011 (dismissed.)	3 years, 311 days	CDP
11		Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 1954)	18 April 2011	30 October 2014 (dismissed.)	3 years, 195 days	CDP
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	45 days (deposed.)	Independent
Vacant (24 January 2022 – present)

Timeline[]

See also[]

• Burkina Faso
  • List of heads of state of Burkina Faso
  • List of colonial governors of French Upper Volta
  • Politics of Burkina Faso
• Lists of office-holders

References[]

External links[]

• World Statesmen – Burkina Faso