List of Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Burkina Faso

Coat of Arms
Incumbent
Paul Kaba Thieba
since 6 January 2016
Appointer Roch Marc Christian Kaboré,
as President of Burkina Faso
Inaugural holder Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
Formation 13 February 1971
Burkina Faso
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government 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.

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

The current Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Paul Kaba Thieba, since 6 January 2016.

Key

Political parties
Other factions

Prime Ministers of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso

№ Prime Minister
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Tenure Election Political affiliation President(s)
Took office Left office
Republic of Upper Volta
1 Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
(1925–2014)		 13 February 1971 8 February 1974 1970 UDV–RDA Lamizana
2 Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005)		 8 February 1974 7 July 1978 – Independent Himself
3 Joseph Conombo
(1917–2008)		 7 July 1978 25 November 1980
(deposed.)		 1978 UDV–RDA Lamizana
4 Saye Zerbo
(1932–2013)		 25 November 1980 7 November 1982
(deposed.)		 – Military Himself
Vacant (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983)
5 Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987)		 10 January 1983 17 May 1983
(dismissed and arrested.)		 – Military Ouédraogo
Post abolished (17 May 1983 – 4 August 1984)
Republic of Burkina Faso
Post abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992)
6 Youssouf Ouédraogo
(1949–)		 16 June 1992 22 March 1994 1992 ODP–MT Compaoré
7 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
(1957–)		 22 March 1994 6 February 1996 – ODP–MT Compaoré
8 Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo
(1953–)		 6 February 1996 7 November 2000 1997 CDP Compaoré
9 Paramanga Ernest Yonli
(1956–)		 7 November 2000 11 June 2007 2002 CDP Compaoré
10 Tertius Zongo
(1957–)		 11 June 2007 18 April 2011
(dismissed.)		 2007 CDP Compaoré
11 Luc-Adolphe Tiao
(1954–)		 18 April 2011 30 October 2014
(dismissed.)		 2012 CDP Compaoré
Vacant (30 October – 19 November 2014)
12 Yacouba Isaac Zida
(1965–)		 19 November 2014 17 September 2015
(deposed.)		 – Military
(Regiment of Presidential Security)		 Kafando
Vacant (17 – 23 September 2015)
(12) Yacouba Isaac Zida
(1965–)		 23 September 2015
(restored.)		 29 December 2015 – Military Kafando
Vacant (29 December 2015 – 6 January 2016)
13 Paul Kaba Thieba
(1960–)		 6 January 2016 2015 Independent Kaboré

See also

Footnotes

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