List of prime ministers of Benin

Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin
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Longest serving Pascal Koupaki 28 May 2011 – 11 August 2013
Status	Abolished
Appointer	President of Benin
Formation	1 August 1960
First holder	Hubert Maga
Final holder	Lionel Zinsou
Abolished	6 April 2016

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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

Denotes Acting Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political affiliation	President(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political affiliation	President(s)
Republic of Dahomey
1		Hubert Maga (1916–2000)	1 August 1960	31 December 1960	152 days	RDD	Himself
Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964)
2		Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)	25 January 1964	29 November 1965	1 year, 308 days	PDD	Migan Apithy
2		Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)	25 January 1964	29 November 1965	1 year, 308 days	PDD	Himself
Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967)
3		Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003)	21 December 1967	17 July 1968	209 days	Military	Alley
Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975)
People's Republic of Benin
Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990)
Republic of Benin
Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990)
–		Nicéphore Soglo (born 1934)	12 March 1990	4 April 1991	1 year, 23 days	Independent	Kérékou
Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996^[1])
4		Adrien Houngbédji (born 1942)	9 April 1996	14 May 1998	2 years, 35 days	PRD	Kérékou
Post abolished (14 May 1998^[2] – 28 May 2011^[3])
5		Pascal Koupaki (born 1951)	28 May 2011	11 August 2013	2 years, 75 days	FCBE	Boni
Post abolished (11 August 2013^[4] – 18 June 2015^[5])
6		Lionel Zinsou (born 1953)	18 June 2015	6 April 2016	293 days	FCBE	Boni
Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present)

^ "Apr 1996 - Acceptance of defeat by Soglo - New government", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 42, April 1996, Benin, page 41,031.
^ Benin, Year in Review: 1998, Britannica.com.
^ Malika Groga-Bada, "Bénin : Koupaki, Premier ministre sur mesure", Jeune Afrique, 9 June 2011 (in French).
^ "Benin president scraps PM's post in new government", Reuters, 12 August 2013.
^ "Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre", Radio France Internationale, 19 June 2015 (in French).

v t e Prime ministers of Benin
French Dahomey (1894–1960)	Apithy
Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)	Maga office abolished, 1960–64 Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin office abolished, 1965–67 Kouandété^† office abolished, 1968–75
People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)	office abolished
Republic of Benin (1990–present)	N. Soglo^* office abolished, 1991–96 Houngbédji office abolished, 1998–2011 Koupaki office abolished, 2013–15 Zinsou office abolished, 2016–present
† Military * Interim

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