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
Apollinaire de Tambèla

since 20 October 2022
AppointerPresident of Burkina Faso
Inaugural holderGérard Kango Ouédraogo
Formation13 February 1971
Salary869,740 FCFA annually including allowances[1]

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

List

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

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