The prime minister of Senegal () is the head of government of Senegal. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Senegal, who is directly elected for a five-year term. The prime minister, in turn, appoints the Cabinet of Senegal, after consultation with the president.
History of the office In 1963, due to deteriorating relations with Mamadou Dia, who was accused of leading an attempted coup, President Leopold Sedar Senghor removed the post of Prime Minister, after approving the decision through a referendum. This office was reinstated in 1970 following a new referendum and Abdou Diouf then held the post until he replaced Senghor as president in 1981. The office of prime minister was again abolished between 1983 and 1991. On 6 April 2019, after being reappointed by President Macky Sall, Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne announced that President Sall had tasked him with enacting various government reforms, including the elimination of the job of prime minister. Sall's goal was to remove the "intermediary level" of prime minister to allow the president to take a more hands-on approach to governing. In November 2021, Macky Sall announced the return of the post of prime minister suppressed since 2019.
List of officeholders Political parties
Other factions
The following is a list of prime ministers of Senegal, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Cabinet(s) President(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Mamadou Dia 18 May 1960 18 December 1962 PSS 1959 Léopold Sédar Senghor — Post abolished (18 December 1962 – 26 February 1970) 2 Abdou Diouf 26 February 1970 31 December 1980 PSS — Diouf I Léopold Sédar Senghor Diouf II Diouf III Diouf IV Diouf VI Diouf VII Diouf VIII Diouf IX Diouf X 3 Habib Thiam 1 January 1981 3 April 1983 PSS — Abdou Diouf — Moustapha Niasse 3 April 1983 29 April 1983 PSS — Abdou Diouf Post abolished (29 April 1983 – 8 April 1991) Habib Thiam 8 April 1991 3 July 1998 PSS — Abdou Diouf 4 Mamadou Lamine Loum 3 July 1998 5 April 2000 PSS — Abdou DioufAbdoulaye Wade 5 Moustapha Niasse 5 April 2000 3 March 2001 AFP — Abdoulaye Wade 6 Mame Madior Boye 3 March 2001 4 November 2002 PDS — Abdoulaye Wade 7 Idrissa Seck 4 November 2002 21 July 2004 PDS — Abdoulaye Wade 8 Macky Sall 21 July 2004 19 June 2007 PDS — Abdoulaye Wade 9 Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré 19 June 2007 30 April 2009 Independent — Abdoulaye Wade 10 Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye 30 April 2009 5 April 2012 PDS — Abdoulaye WadeMacky Sall 11 Abdoul Mbaye 5 April 2012 1 September 2013 Independent — Macky Sall 12 Aminata Touré 1 September 2013 8 July 2014 APR — Macky Sall 13 Mahammed Dionne 8 July 2014 14 May 2019 Independent — Macky Sall Post abolished (14 May 2019 – 17 September 2022) 14 Amadou Ba 17 September 2022 6 March 2024 Independent 2022 Macky Sall — 15 Sidiki Kaba 6 March 2024 3 April 2024 APR — Macky SallBassirou Diomaye Faye 16 Ousmane Sonko 3 April 2024 22 May 2026 PASTEF — Bassirou Diomaye Faye 2024 — Vacant (22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026) 17 Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo 25 May 2026 Incumbent Independent — Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Timeline
See also Politics of Senegal President of Senegal List of colonial governors of Senegal
References
External links World Statesmen - Senegal