Prime Minister of Madagascar

This is a list of prime ministers of Madagascar, since the creation of the office of Chief Minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Madagascar
Seal of Madagascar
Incumbent Christian Ntsay since 6 June 2018
Style	His Excellency (diplomatic) Prime Minister
Appointer	Andry Rajoelina, as President of Madagascar
Inaugural holder	Andriamihaja (Before French Annexation) Gabriel Ramanantsoa (After Independence)
Formation	1828 (Before French Annexation) 18 May 1972 (After Independence)

List

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Monarch(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Merina Kingdom
1		Andriamihaja (died 1833)	1828	1833	4–5 years	Independent	Ranavalona I
2		Rainiharo (died 1852)	1833	10 February 1852 (died in office.)	18–19 years	Independent	Ranavalona I
3		Rainivoninahitriniony (1821–1869)	10 February 1852	14 July 1864 (deposed.)	12 years, 155 days	Independent	Ranavalona I Radama II Rasoherina
4		Rainilaiarivony (1828–1896)	14 July 1864	14 October 1895 (deposed.)	31 years, 92 days	Independent	Rasoherina Ranavalona II Ranavalona III
5		Rainitsimbazafy	15 October 1895	September 1896 (removed from office.)	0–1 years	Independent	Ranavalona III
6		Rasanjy (1851–1918)	September 1896	February 1897	5 months	Independent	Ranavalona III
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political affiliation	High Commissioner(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
French Madagascar (within the French colonial empire and the French Union)
Post abolished (February 1897 – 27 May 1957)
7		Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978)	27 May 1957	14 October 1958	1 year, 140 days	PSD	Soudacaux
Malagasy Republic (within the French Community)
(7)		Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978)	14 October 1958	1 May 1959	199 days	PSD	Soudacaux
Post abolished (1 May 1959 – 26 June 1960)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political affiliation	President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Malagasy Republic (independent)
Post abolished (26 June 1960 – 18 May 1972)
8		Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979)	18 May 1972	5 February 1975 (resigned.)	2 years, 263 days	Military	Himself
Post abolished (5 February 1975 – 30 December 1975)
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Post abolished (30 December 1975 – 11 January 1976)
9		Joël Rakotomalala (1929–1976)	11 January 1976	30 July 1976 (died in office.)	201 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
10		Justin Rakotoniaina (1933–2001)	12 August 1976	1 August 1977	354 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
11		Désiré Rakotoarijaona (1934–)	1 August 1977	12 February 1988	10 years, 195 days	Military	Ratsiraka
12		Victor Ramahatra (1945–)	12 February 1988	8 August 1991	3 years, 177 days	Military	Ratsiraka
13		Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)	8 August 1991	12 September 1991	35 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
Third Republic of Madagascar
(13)		Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)	12 September 1991	9 August 1993	1 year, 331 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka Zafy
14		Francisque Ravony (1942–2003)	9 August 1993	30 October 1995	2 years, 82 days	CSDDM	Zafy
15		Emmanuel Rakotovahiny (1938–2020)	30 October 1995	28 May 1996	211 days	UNDD	Zafy
16		Norbert Ratsirahonana (1938–)	28 May 1996	21 February 1997	269 days	AVI	Zafy Himself Ratsiraka
17		Pascal Rakotomavo (1934–2010)	21 February 1997	23 July 1998	1 year, 152 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
18		Tantely Andrianarivo (1954–)	23 July 1998	31 May 2002	3 years, 312 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
19		Jacques Sylla (1946–2009)	(26 February 2002) 27 May 2002	20 January 2007	4 years, 238 days	Independent	Ravalomanana
-		Jean-Jacques Rasolondraibe (1947–) (Acting)	31 May 2002	5 July 2002	35 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
20		Charles Rabemananjara (1947–)	20 January 2007	17 March 2009 (deposed.)	2 years, 56 days	TIM	Ravalomanana
High Transitional Authority
21		Monja Roindefo (1965–)	(7 February 2009) 17 March 2009	10 October 2009 (13 November 2009)	207 days	Monima	Rajoelina
22		Eugène Mangalaza (1950–)	10 October 2009	18 December 2009	69 days	Independent	Rajoleina
-		Cécile Manorohanta (Acting)	18 December 2009	20 December 2009	2 days	TGV	Rajoelina
23		Albert Camille Vital (1952–)	20 December 2009	2 November 2011	1 year, 317 days	Military	Rajoelina
24		Omer Beriziky (1950–)	2 November 2011	16 April 2014	2 years, 165 days	LEADER-Fanilo	Rajoelina Rajaonarimampianina
Fourth Republic of Madagascar
25		Roger Kolo (1943–)	16 April 2014	17 January 2015	276 days	Independent	Rajaonarimampianina
26		Jean Ravelonarivo (1959–)	17 January 2015	10 April 2016	1 year, 84 days	Independent	Rajaonarimampianina
27		Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana (1964–)	13 April 2016	6 June 2018	2 years, 54 days	Independent	Rajaonarimampianina
28		Christian Ntsay (1961–)	6 June 2018	Incumbent	6 years, 174 days	Independent	Rajaonarimampianina Rakotovao Rajoelina

Other websites

• World Statesmen – Madagascar