List of prime ministers of Benin
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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 change
- Political parties
- Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)
- Other factions
- Status
- Denotes Acting Prime Minister
List of officeholders change
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political affiliation | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Republic of Dahomey | ||||||||
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|
Hubert Maga (1916–2000) |
1 August 1960 | 31 December 1960 | 152 days | RDD | Himself | |
| Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964) | ||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002) |
25 January 1964 | 29 November 1965 | 1 year, 308 days | PDD | Migan Apithy Himself | |
| Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967) | ||||||||
| 3 | 
|
Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003) |
21 December 1967 | 17 July 1968 | 209 days | Military | Alley | |
| Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975) | ||||||||
| People's Republic of Benin | ||||||||
| Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990) | ||||||||
| Republic of Benin | ||||||||
| Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990) | ||||||||
| – | 
|
Nicéphore Soglo (1934–) |
12 March 1990 | 4 April 1991 | 1 year, 23 days | Independent | Kérékou | |
| Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996) | ||||||||
| 4 | 
|
Adrien Houngbédji (1942–) |
9 April 1996 | 14 May 1998 | 2 years, 35 days | PRD | Kérékou | |
| Post abolished (14 May 1998 – 28 May 2011) | ||||||||
| 5 |
|
Pascal Koupaki (1951–) |
28 May 2011 | 11 August 2013 | 2 years, 75 days | FCBE | Boni | |
| Post abolished (11 August 2013 – 18 June 2015) | ||||||||
| 6 | 
|
Lionel Zinsou (1953–) |
18 June 2015 | 6 April 2016 | 293 days | FCBE | Boni | |
| Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present) | ||||||||
