List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso

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.

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Premier ministre du Burkina Faso
Coat of Arms
Incumbent Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo since 7 December 2024
Appointer	President of Burkina Faso
Inaugural holder	Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
Formation	13 February 1971
Salary	869,740 FCFA annually including allowances

A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso.

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

No.	Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political affiliation
			Took office	Left office
Republic of Upper Volta
1		Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly (1909–1958)	5 August 1956	3 September 1957		UDV–RDA
2		Maurice Yaméogo (1921–1993)	3 September 1957	3 January 1966 (deposed.)		UDV–RDA
3		Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005)	3 January 1966	13 February 1971		Independent
4		Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925–2014)	13 February 1971	8 February 1974		UDV–RDA
(3)		Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005)	8 February 1974	7 July 1978		Independent
5		Joseph Conombo (1917–2008)	7 July 1978	25 November 1980 (deposed.)		UDV–RDA
6		Saye Zerbo (1932–2013)	25 November 1980	7 November 1982 (deposed.)		Military
7		Yorian Gabriel Somé (1930–2009)	7 November 1982	1 January 1983		Independent
8		Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1941–)	1 January 1983	10 January 1983		Independent
9		Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	10 January 1983	17 May 1983 (dismissed and arrested.)		Military
10		Blaise Compaoré (1951–)	17 May 1983	4 August 1984		Independent
Burkina Faso
Post abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992)
11		Youssouf Ouédraogo (1952–2017)	16 June 1992	22 March 1994		ODP–MT
12		Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957–)	22 March 1994	6 February 1996		ODP–MT
13		Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (1953–)	6 February 1996	7 November 2000		CDP
14		Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956–)	7 November 2000	11 June 2007		CDP
15		Tertius Zongo (1957–)	11 June 2007	18 April 2011 (dismissed.)		CDP
16		Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954–)	18 April 2011	30 October 2014 (dismissed.)		CDP
17		Honoré Traoré (1957–)	30 October 2014	19 November 2014		Military (RSP)
18		Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–)	19 November 2014	17 September 2015 (deposed.)		Military (RSP)
			17 September 2015	29 December 2015		Military
Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016)
19		Paul Kaba Thieba (1959–)	6 January 2016	19 January 2019 (resigned.)		Independent
20		Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (1948–)	19 January 2019	10 December 2021		Independent
21		Lassina Zerbo (1963–)	10 December 2021	24 January 2022		Independent
Vacant (24 January – 3 March 2022)
22		Albert Ouédraogo (1969–)	3 March 2022	30 September 2022		Independent
Vacant (30 September – 20 October 2022)
23		Apollinaire de Tambèla (1955–)	20 October 2022	7 December 2024		Independent
24		Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (1980–)	7 December 2024	Incumbent		Independent

Other websites

• World Statesmen – Burkina Faso