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 fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting three Interim Prime Ministers).

The current interim Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, since 7 December 2024.

List of officeholders Political parties

Other factions

Status

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyHead(s) of state Took office Left office Time in officeRepublic of Upper Volta 1 Gérard Kango Ouédraogo 1971 1974 UDV–RDA Lamizana 2 Sangoulé Lamizana 1974 1978 Independent Himself 3 Joseph Conombo 1978 1980 UDV–RDA Lamizana 4 Saye Zerbo 1980 1982 Military HimselfVacant (7 November 1982 – 10 January 1983) 5 Thomas Sankara 1983 1983 Military OuédraogoPost abolished (17 May 1983 – 4 August 1984)Burkina FasoPost abolished (4 August 1984 – 16 June 1992) 6 Youssouf Ouédraogo 1992 1994 ODP–MTCompaoré 7 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré 1994 1996 ODP–MT 8 Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo 1996 2000 CDP9Paramanga Ernest Yonli 2000 2002 CDP 2002 2006 2006 2007 10Tertius Zongo 2007 2011 CDP 2011 2011 11Luc-Adolphe Tiao 2011 2012 CDP 2012 2014 Vacant (30 October – 18 November 2014) 12 Yacouba Isaac Zida 2014 2015 Military KafandoVacant (17 – 23 September 2015) Yacouba Isaac Zida 2015 2015 Military KafandoVacant (28 December 2015 – 6 January 2016) 13 Paul Kaba Thieba 2016 2019 Independent KaboréVacant (18 – 21 January 2019)14Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré 2019 2020 IndependentKaboré 2021 2021 15 Lassina Zerbo 2021 2022 IndependentVacant (24 January – 3 March 2022) – Albert Ouédraogo 2022 2022 Independent DamibaVacant (30 September 2022 – 21 October 2022) – Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla 2022 2024 Independent TraoréVacant (6 – 7 December 2024) – Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo 2024 Incumbent Independent Traoré

Timeline

See also Politics of Burkina Faso List of heads of state of Burkina Faso List of colonial governors of French Upper Volta

References

External links World Statesmen – Burkina Faso