List of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo

Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo
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Incumbent Anatole Collinet Makosso since 12 May 2021
Appointer	Denis Sassou Nguesso, as President of the Republic of the Congo
Inaugural holder	Alphonse Massamba-Débat
Formation	16 August 1963

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This is a list of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo since the formation of the post of prime minister in 1963, to the present day.

A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (not counting one acting prime minister). Additionally, one person, Louis Sylvain Goma, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The incumbent prime minister is Anatole Collinet Makosso, since 12 May 2021.

Key[]

Political parties

•   National Movement of the Revolution (MNR)
•   Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)
•   Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)
•   Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD)
•   Union of Democratic Forces (UFD)
•   Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI)

Other factions

•   Military
•   Independent

Status

•   Denotes Acting Prime Minister

List of officeholders[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Republic of the Congo
1		Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921–1977)	16 August 1963	19 December 1963	125 days	MNR		Himself (1963–1968)
2		Pascal Lissouba (1931–2020)	24 December 1963	15 April 1966	2 years, 112 days	MNR		Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1963–1968)
3		Ambroise Noumazalaye (1933–2007)	6 May 1966	12 January 1968	1 year, 251 days	MNR
4		Alfred Raoul (1930–1999)	4 August 1968	30 December 1969	1 year, 148 days	Military
								Himself (1968–1969)
								Marien Ngouabi (1969–1977)
People's Republic of the Congo
Post abolished (31 December 1969 – 28 July 1973)								Marien Ngouabi (1969–1977)
5		Henri Lopes (born 1937)	28 July 1973	18 December 1975	2 years, 143 days	PCT
6		Louis Sylvain Goma (born 1941)	18 December 1975	7 August 1984	8 years, 233 days	PCT
								Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1977–1979)
								Denis Sassou Nguesso (1979–1992)
7		Ange Édouard Poungui (born 1942)	7 August 1984	7 August 1989	5 years	PCT
8		Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty (born 1941)	7 August 1989	3 December 1990	1 year, 118 days	PCT
–		Pierre Moussa (born 1941)	3 December 1990	8 January 1991	36 days	PCT
(6)		Louis Sylvain Goma (born 1941)	8 January 1991	8 June 1991	151 days	PCT
9		André Milongo (1935–2007)	8 June 1991	15 March 1992	281 days	Independent
Republic of the Congo
(9)		André Milongo (1935–2007)	15 March 1992	2 September 1992	171 days	Independent		Denis Sassou Nguesso (1979–1992)
								Pascal Lissouba (1992–1997)
10		Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra (1937–2007)	2 September 1992	6 December 1992	95 days	UPADS
11		Claude Antoine Dacosta (1931–2007)	6 December 1992	23 June 1993	199 days	Independent
12		Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–2020)	23 June 1993	27 August 1996	3 years, 65 days	RDD
13		Charles David Ganao (1926–2012)	27 August 1996	8 September 1997	1 year, 12 days	UFD
14		Bernard Kolélas (1933–2009)	8 September 1997	15 October 1997 (deposed.)	37 days	MCDDI
Post abolished (15 October 1997 – 7 January 2005)								Denis Sassou Nguesso (1997–present)
15		Isidore Mvouba (born 1954)	7 January 2005	15 September 2009	4 years, 251 days	PCT
Post abolished (15 September 2009 – 23 April 2016)
16		Clément Mouamba (1943–2021)	23 April 2016	12 May 2021	5 years, 20 days	PCT
17		Anatole Collinet Makosso (born 1965)	12 May 2021	Incumbent	287 days	PCT

Timeline[]

See also[]

• Republic of the Congo
  • List of presidents of the Republic of the Congo
• Lists of office-holders
• List of current heads of state and government

External links[]

• World Statesmen (Congo-Brazzaville)