Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe was a political office in the government of Zimbabwe. The first person to hold the position was Robert Mugabe from 1980 to 1987 following independence from the United Kingdom. He took office when Southern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
Appointer	President of Zimbabwe
Formation	18 April 1980 11 February 2009
First holder	Robert Mugabe
Final holder	Morgan Tsvangirai
Abolished	31 December 1987 11 September 2013

This position was abolished when the constitution was amended in 1987 and Mugabe became President of Zimbabwe. The office of Prime Minister was restored in 2009 and held by Morgan Tsvangirai until the position was again abolished by the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe.

Prime Ministers of Zimbabwe (1980–1987; 2009–2013)

Key

Political parties

•   Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)
•   Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC–T)

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political Party	President
1		Robert Mugabe (1924–2019)	1980 1985	18 April 1980	31 December 1987	ZANU	Canaan Banana (1980–1987)
Post abolished (31 December 1987 – 11 February 2009)							Robert Mugabe (1987–2017)
2		Morgan Tsvangirai (1952–2018)	2008	11 February 2009	11 September 2013	MDC–T
Post abolished (11 September 2013)
							Emmerson Mnangagwa (2017–)