List of heads of government of Benin
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| Prime Minister of Benin | |
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| Appointer | Thomas Boni Yayi, as President of Benin |
| Formation | 1 August 1960 |
| First holder | Hubert Maga |
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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).
Contents
Heads of Government of Benin
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
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Republic of Dahomey
| Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 |  |
Hubert Maga (1916–2000) |
1 August 1960 | 31 December 1960 | Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). | Dahomeyan Democratic Rally | |
| Post Abolished (31 December 1960–25 January 1964) | |||||||
| 2 | |
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002) |
25 January 1964 | 29 November 1965 | Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). | Democratic Party | |
| 3 | |
Christophe Soglo (1909–1983) |
29 November 1965 | 21 December 1967 | Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). | Military | |
| 4 | |
Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003) |
21 December 1967 | 17 July 1968 | Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). | Military | |
| Post Abolished (17 July 1968–30 November 1975) | |||||||
Republic of Benin
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
| Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
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Nicéphore Soglo (1935–) |
12 March 1990 | 4 April 1991 | Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). | Independent | |
| Post Abolished (4 April 1991–9 April 1996) | |||||||
| 5 | |
Adrien Houngbédji (1942–) |
9 April 1996 | 14 May 1998 | Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). | Democratic Renewal Party | |
| Post Abolished (14 May 1998–28 May 2011) | |||||||
| 6 | |
Pascal Koupaki (1949–) |
28 May 2011 | 11 August 2013 | Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). | Independent | |
| Post Abolished (11 August 2013–18 June 2015) | |||||||
| 7 | |
Lionel Zinsou (1953–) |
18 June 2015 | Incumbent | Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). | Independent | |
Footnotes
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