List of prime ministers of Benin

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Pascal Koupaki
28 May 2011 – 11 August 2013

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| last = Lionel Zinsou

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This is a list of prime ministers of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to its abolition in 2016.

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

List of officeholders

;Political parties

{{legend|{{party color|Dahomeyan Unity Party}}|Dahomeyan Unity Party (PDU)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Dahomeyan Democratic Party}}|Dahomeyan Democratic Party (PDD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Democratic Renewal Party (Benin)}}|Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin}}|Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other factions

{{legend|{{party color|Military rule}}|Military|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Status

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" \|{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan="2" \|Portrait ! rowspan="2" \|Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! colspan="3" \|Term of office ! rowspan="2" \|Political affiliation ! rowspan="2" \|President(s)
Took office ! Left office ! Time in office
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" \| colspan="8" \|Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)
style="background:#D2691E; color:black;"\| 1 \| 90px \| Hubert Maga {{small\|(1916–2000)}} \| {{nowrap\|1 August}} 1960 \| {{nowrap\|31 December}} 1960 \| {{ayd\|1960\|08\|01\|1960\|12\|31}} \| Independent / PDU \| Himself
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964)
rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color\|Dahomeyan Democratic Party}}; color:black;"\| 2 \| rowspan=2\|90px \| rowspan=2\|Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin {{small\|(1917–2002)}} \| rowspan=2\|{{nowrap\|25 January}} 1964 \| rowspan=2\|{{nowrap\|29 November}} 1965 \| rowspan=2\|{{ayd\|1964\|01\|25\|1965\|11\|29}} \| rowspan=2\|PDD \| Migan Apithy
Himself
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967)
style="background:{{party color\|Military rule}}; color:black;"\| 3 \| 90px \| Maurice Kouandété {{small\|(1932–2003)}} \| {{nowrap\|21 December}} 1967 \| {{nowrap\|17 July}} 1968 \| {{ayd\|1967\|12\|21\|1968\|07\|17}} \| Military \| Alley
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975)
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" \| colspan="8" \|People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990)
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" \| colspan="8" \|Republic of Benin (1990–present)
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990)
style="background:#e6e6aa;" ! style="background:{{party color\|Independent politician}}; color:black;"\| – \| 90px \| Nicéphore Soglo {{small\|(born 1934)}} \| {{nowrap\|12 March}} 1990 \| {{nowrap\|4 April}} 1991 \| {{ayd\|1990\|03\|12\|1991\|04\|04}} \| Independent \| Kérékou
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996"Apr 1996 - Acceptance of defeat by Soglo - New government", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 42, April 1996, Benin, page 41,031.)
style="background:{{party color\|Democratic Renewal Party (Benin)}}; color:black;"\| 4 \| 90px \| Adrien Houngbédji {{small\|(born 1942)}} \| {{nowrap\|9 April}} 1996 \| {{nowrap\|14 May}} 1998 \| {{ayd\|1996\|04\|09\|1998\|05\|14}} \| PRD \| Kérékou
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (14 May 1998[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9124442 Benin, Year in Review: 1998], Britannica.com. – 28 May 2011Malika Groga-Bada, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAJA2630p038.xml0/ "Bénin : Koupaki, Premier ministre sur mesure"], Jeune Afrique, 9 June 2011 {{in lang\|fr}}.)
style="background:{{party color\|Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin}}; color:white;"\| 5 \| 90px \| Pascal Koupaki {{small\|(born 1951)}} \| {{nowrap\|28 May}} 2011 \| {{nowrap\|11 August}} 2013 \| {{ayd\|2011\|05\|28\|2013\|08\|11}} \| FCBE \| Boni
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (11 August 2013[https://web.archive.org/web/20160429003232/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-benin-government-idUKBRE97B0GQ20130812 "Benin president scraps PM's post in new government"], Reuters, 12 August 2013. – 18 June 2015[http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20150619-benin-lionel-zinsou-nomme-premier-ministre/ "Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre"], Radio France Internationale, 19 June 2015 {{in lang\|fr}}.)
style="background:{{party color\|Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin}}; color:white;"\| 6 \| 90px \| Lionel Zinsou {{small\|(born 1953)}} \| {{nowrap\|18 June}} 2015 \| {{nowrap\|6 April}} 2016 \| {{ayd\|2015\|06\|18\|2016\|04\|06}} \| FCBE \| Boni
colspan="8" \|Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present)

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! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political affiliation

! rowspan="2" |President(s)

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="8" |Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)

style="background:#D2691E; color:black;"| 1

| 90px

| Hubert Maga
{{small|(1916–2000)}}

| {{nowrap|1 August}} 1960

| {{nowrap|31 December}} 1960

| {{ayd|1960|08|01|1960|12|31}}

| Independent / PDU

| Himself

colspan="8" |Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964)

rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Dahomeyan Democratic Party}}; color:black;"| 2

| rowspan=2|90px

| rowspan=2|Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
{{small|(1917–2002)}}

| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|25 January}} 1964

| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|29 November}} 1965

| rowspan=2|{{ayd|1964|01|25|1965|11|29}}

| rowspan=2|PDD

| Migan Apithy

Himself

colspan="8" |Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967)

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 3

| 90px

| Maurice Kouandété
{{small|(1932–2003)}}

| {{nowrap|21 December}} 1967

| {{nowrap|17 July}} 1968

| {{ayd|1967|12|21|1968|07|17}}

| Military

| Alley

colspan="8" |Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975)

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="8" |People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)

colspan="8" |Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990)

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="8" |Republic of Benin (1990–present)

colspan="8" |Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990)

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| –

| 90px

| Nicéphore Soglo
{{small|(born 1934)}}

| {{nowrap|12 March}} 1990

| {{nowrap|4 April}} 1991

| {{ayd|1990|03|12|1991|04|04}}

| Independent

| Kérékou

colspan="8" |Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996"Apr 1996 - Acceptance of defeat by Soglo - New government", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 42, April 1996, Benin, page 41,031.)

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Renewal Party (Benin)}}; color:black;"| 4

| 90px

| Adrien Houngbédji
{{small|(born 1942)}}

| {{nowrap|9 April}} 1996

| {{nowrap|14 May}} 1998

| {{ayd|1996|04|09|1998|05|14}}

| PRD

| Kérékou

colspan="8" |Post abolished (14 May 1998[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9124442 Benin, Year in Review: 1998], Britannica.com. – 28 May 2011Malika Groga-Bada, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAJA2630p038.xml0/ "Bénin : Koupaki, Premier ministre sur mesure"], Jeune Afrique, 9 June 2011 {{in lang|fr}}.)

style="background:{{party color|Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin}}; color:white;"| 5

| 90px

| Pascal Koupaki
{{small|(born 1951)}}

| {{nowrap|28 May}} 2011

| {{nowrap|11 August}} 2013

| {{ayd|2011|05|28|2013|08|11}}

| FCBE

| Boni

colspan="8" |Post abolished (11 August 2013[https://web.archive.org/web/20160429003232/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-benin-government-idUKBRE97B0GQ20130812 "Benin president scraps PM's post in new government"], Reuters, 12 August 2013. – 18 June 2015[http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20150619-benin-lionel-zinsou-nomme-premier-ministre/ "Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre"], Radio France Internationale, 19 June 2015 {{in lang|fr}}.)

style="background:{{party color|Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin}}; color:white;"| 6

| 90px

| Lionel Zinsou
{{small|(born 1953)}}

| {{nowrap|18 June}} 2015

| {{nowrap|6 April}} 2016

| {{ayd|2015|06|18|2016|04|06}}

| FCBE

| Boni

colspan="8" |Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present)

Timeline

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from: 25/01/1964 till: 29/11/1965 color:pdd text:"Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin"

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from: 21/12/1967 till: 17/07/1968 color:military text:"Maurice Kouandété"

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from: 12/03/1990 till: 04/04/1991 color:independent text:"Nicéphore Soglo (acting)"

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from: 09/04/1996 till: 14/05/1998 color:prd text:"Adrien Houngbédji"

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from: 28/05/2011 till: 11/08/2013 color:fcbe text:"Pascal Koupaki"

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from: 18/06/2015 till: 06/04/2016 color:fcbe text:"Lionel Zinsou"

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References

External links

[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Benin.html World Statesmen (Benin)]

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Category:1960 establishments in the Republic of Dahomey

Prime ministers

List of prime ministers of Benin

List of officeholders

Timeline

See also

References

External links