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

•   Dahomeyan Democratic Rally (RDD)
•   Dahomeyan Democratic Party (PDD)
•   Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)
•   Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE)

Other factions

•   Military
•   Independent

Status

•   Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Affiliations

Key

Political parties

•   Dahomeyan Democratic Rally (RDD)
•   Dahomeyan Democratic Party (PDD)
•   People's Revolutionary Party of Benin (PRPB)
•   Benin Rebirth Party (RB)
•   Action Front for Renewal and Development (FARD–Alafia)

Other factions

•   Military
•   Independent

Status

•   Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State

Heads of Government of Benin

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political affiliation	President(s)
Republic of Dahomey
1		Sourou-Migan Apithy,	25 May 1957 to 26 July 1958	PD
			26 July 1958 to 4 December 1958
			4 December 1958 to 22 May 1959
2		Coutoucou Hubert Maga,	22 May 1959 to 1 August 1960	RDD
			1 August 1960 to 31 December 1960		Thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State until 25 January 1964
			31 December 1960 to 28 October 1963		Deposed in a coup d'état
3		General Christophe Soglo, Head of the Provisional Government	28 October 1963 to 25 January 1964	Mil
4		Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin, Prime Minister	25 January 1964 to 29 November 1965	PD
(3)		General Christophe Soglo, Prime Minister	29 November 1965 to 21 December 1967	Mil
5		Major Iropa Maurice Kouandété, Prime Minister	21 December 1967 to 17 July 1968	Mil	Thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State until 12 March 1990
6		Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou, President	17 July 1968 to 10 December 1969		Deposed in a coup d'état
(5)		Major Iropa Maurice Kouandété, Chief-of-Staff of the Army	10 December 1969 to 13 December 1969	Mil	2nd Term
7		Paul-Émile de Souza, Chairman of the Directory	13 December 1969 to 7 May 1970	Mil
(2)		Major Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Chairman of the Presidential Council	7 May 1970 to 7 May 1972	RDD	2nd Term
(4)		Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin, Chairman of the Presidential Council	7 May 1972 to 26 October 1972	PD	2nd Term; Deposed in a coup d'état
8		General Mathieu Kérékou, President	26 October 1972 to 30 November 1975	Mil/PRPB	1st Term
People's Republic of Benin
(8)		General Mathieu Kérékou, President	30 November 1975 to 1 March 1990	Mil/PRPB	1st Term
Republic of Benin (République du Benin)
(8)		General Ahmed Mathieu Kérékou, President	1 March 1990 to 12 March 1990	PRB	1st Term
9		Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo, Prime Minister	12 March 1990 to 4 April 1991	n-p	Becoming President; thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State until 4 April 1996
		Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo, President	4 April 1991 to 4 April 1996	PRB
10		Adrien Houngbédji, Prime Minister	9 April 1996 to 14 May 1998	PRD	Thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State until 28 May 2011
(8)		General Mathieu Ahmed Kérékou, President	14 May 1998 to 6 April 2006	FARD	2nd Term
11		Thomas Yayi Boni, President	6 April 2006 to 28 May 2011	n-p	1st Term
12		Pascal Koupaki, Prime Minister	28 May 2011 to 11 August 2013	n-p	Thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State until 18 June 2015
(11)		Thomas Yayi Boni, President	11 August 2013 to 18 June 2015	n-p	2nd Term
13		Lionel Zinsou Prime Minister	18 June 2015 to 6 April 2016	n-p
14		Patrice Talon	6 April 2016 to Incumbent	n-p

Other websites

• World Statesmen (Benin)