This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973.
Since Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been twenty-four prime ministers and two acting prime ministers. The current holder of the office is Ilídio Vieira Té, who was appointed by transitional president General Horta Inta-A Na Man on 28 November 2025, following a coup d'état.
List of officeholders Political parties
Other affiliations
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Symbols Died in office
PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Tenure 1 Francisco Mendes 1976–77 24 September 1973 7 July 1978 PAIGC 2 Constantino Teixeira — 7 July 1978 28 September 1978 PAIGC 3 João Bernardo Vieira — 28 September 1978 14 November 1980 PAIGCVacant (14 November 1980 – 14 May 1982) 4 Victor Saúde Maria — 14 May 1982 10 March 1984 PAIGCPost abolished (10 March 1984 – 27 December 1991) 5 Carlos Correia 1994 27 December 1991 26 October 1994 PAIGC 6 Manuel Saturnino da Costa — 26 October 1994 6 June 1997 PAIGC (5) Carlos Correia — 6 June 1997 3 December 1998 PAIGC 7 Francisco Fadul 1999 3 December 1998 19 February 2000 Independent 8 Caetano N'Tchama — 19 February 2000 19 March 2001 PRS 9 Faustino Imbali — 21 March 2001 9 December 2001 Independent 10 Alamara Nhassé — 9 December 2001 17 November 2002 PRS 11 Mário Pires — 17 November 2002 14 September 2003 PRSVacant (14 September 2003 – 28 September 2003) 12 Artur Sanhá — 28 September 2003 10 May 2004 PRS 13 Carlos Gomes Júnior 2004 10 May 2004 2 November 2005 PAIGC 14 Aristides Gomes — 2 November 2005 13 April 2007 PAIGC 15 Martinho Ndafa Kabi — 13 April 2007 5 August 2008 PAIGC (5) Carlos Correia — 5 August 2008 2 January 2009 PAIGC (13) Carlos Gomes Júnior 2008 2 January 2009 10 February 2012 PAIGC — Adiato Djaló Nandigna — 10 February 2012 12 April 2012 PAIGCVacant (12 April 2012 – 16 May 2012) — Rui Duarte de Barros — 16 May 2012 3 July 2014 PRS 16 Domingos Simões Pereira 2014 3 July 2014 20 August 2015 PAIGC 17 Baciro Djá — 20 August 2015 17 September 2015 PAIGC (5) Carlos Correia — 17 September 2015 27 May 2016 PAIGC (17) Baciro Djá — 27 May 2016 18 November 2016 PAIGC 18 Umaro Sissoco Embaló — 18 November 2016 30 January 2018 PAIGC 19 Artur Silva — 30 January 2018 16 April 2018 PAIGC (14) Aristides Gomes 2019 16 April 2018 29 October 2019 PRID (9) Faustino Imbali — 31 October 2019 8 November 2019 IndependentPRS (14) Aristides Gomes — 8 November 2019 28 February 2020 PRID 20 Nuno Gomes Nabiam — 28 February 2020 8 August 2023 APU 21 Geraldo Martins 2023 8 August 2023 21 December 2023 PAIGC 22 Rui Duarte de Barros — 21 December 2023 7 August 2025 PAIGC 23 Braima Camará — 7 August 2025 28 November 2025 Madem G15 24 Ilídio Vieira Té — 28 November 2025 Incumbent PRS
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Timeline
See also
Politics of Guinea-Bissau List of captains-major of Bissau List of captains-major of Cacheu List of governors of Portuguese Guinea List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau Vice President of Guinea-Bissau
References
External links World Statesmen – Guinea-Bissau