List of heads of government of Benin

Prime Minister of Benin
Flag of Benin
Incumbent Lionel Zinsou since 18 June 2015
Appointer	Thomas Boni Yayi, as President of Benin
Formation	1 August 1960
First holder	Hubert Maga

This is a list of heads of government of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960.

A total of seven people have served as Prime Minister (not counting one Acting Prime Minister).

Heads of Government of Benin

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Colour key (for political parties)
Dahomeyan Democratic Rally   Democratic Party   Democratic Renewal Party   Military   Independent

Republic of Dahomey

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Hubert Maga (1916–2000)	1 August 1960	31 December 1960		Dahomeyan Democratic Rally
Post Abolished (31 December 1960–25 January 1964)
2		Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)	25 January 1964	29 November 1965		Democratic Party
3		Christophe Soglo (1909–1983)	29 November 1965	21 December 1967		Military
4		Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003)	21 December 1967	17 July 1968		Military
Post Abolished (17 July 1968–30 November 1975)

Republic of Benin

Status

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration
—		Nicéphore Soglo (1935–)	12 March 1990	4 April 1991		Independent
Post Abolished (4 April 1991–9 April 1996)
5		Adrien Houngbédji (1942–)	9 April 1996	14 May 1998		Democratic Renewal Party
Post Abolished (14 May 1998–28 May 2011)
6		Pascal Koupaki (1949–)	28 May 2011	11 August 2013		Independent
Post Abolished (11 August 2013–18 June 2015)
7		Lionel Zinsou (1953–)	18 June 2015	Incumbent		Independent

See also

• Dahomey
• Benin
  • List of heads of state of Benin
  • List of colonial governors of Dahomey
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• World Statesmen (Benin)