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Prime_Minister_of_Burkina_Faso
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The office of Prime Minister of Burkina Faso was initially created in 1958, when Burkina Faso was a French colony named Upper Volta. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President with consent of the legislature. Executive power is shared between the President and Prime Minister.
List of Heads of Government of Burkina Faso
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Upper Volta (Haute-Volta) | |||
| 18 May 1957 to 26 July 1958 | Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly, Vice President of the Government Council | RDA/PDU | |
| 26 July 1958 to 7 September 1958 | Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly, President of the Government Council | PDU | (contd.) |
| 7 September 1958 to 21 October 1958 | Maurice Yaméogo, acting President of the Government Council | UDV | |
| 21 October 1958 to 11 December 1958 | Maurice Yaméogo, President of the Government Council | UDV | (contd.) |
| Republic of Upper Volta | Autonomous | ||
| (République de Haute-Volta) | |||
| 11 December 1958 to 11 December 1959 | Maurice Yaméogo, Prime Minister | UDV | (contd.) |
| 11 December 1959 to 5 August 1960 | post abolished | ||
| Republic of Upper Volta | Independence from France | ||
| (République de Haute-Volta) | |||
| 5 August 1960 to 13 February 1971 | post abolished | ||
| 13 February 1971 to 8 February 1974 | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Prime Minister | UDV-RDA | |
| 8 February 1974 to 7 July 1978 | Sangoulé Lamizana, Prime Minister | MNR | |
| 7 July 1978 to 25 November 1980 | Joseph Conombo, Prime Minister | UDV-RDA | |
| 25 November 1980 to 7 November 1982 | Saye Zerbo, Prime Minister | Mil | |
| 7 November 1982 to 10 January 1983 | vacant | ||
| 10 January 1983 to 17 May 1983 | Thomas Sankara, Prime Minister | Mil | |
| 17 May 1983 to 4 August 1984 | post abolished | ||
| Burkina Faso | |||
| 4 August 1984 to 16 June 1992 | post abolished | ||
| 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994 | Youssouf Ouédraogo, Prime Minister | ODP-MT | |
| 22 March 1994 to 4 August 1994 | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Prime Minister | ODP-MT | |
| 4 August 1994 to 15 August 1994 | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Prime Minister | ODP-MT | (contd.) |
| 15 August 1994 to 6 February 1996 | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Prime Minister | ODP-MT | (contd.) |
| 6 February 1996 to 7 November 2000 | Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Prime Minister | CDP | |
| 7 November 2000 to 11 June 2007 | Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister | CDP | |
| 11 June 2007 to present | Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister | CDP | |
Affiliations
| CDP | Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès |
| (Congress for Democracy and Progress) extreme left, abandoned marxism 1 August 1997, former ODP-MT | |
| PDP | Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès |
| (Party for Democracy and Progress) social-democratic | |
| FP | Front Popular |
| (Popular Front) | |
| MDV | Voltaïc Democratic Movement |
| MNR | National Movement for Renewal |
| ODP-MT | Organisation pour la Démocratie Populaire-MT |
| (Organization for People’s Democracy-Worker’s Movement) renamed CDP | |
| PDU | Parti Démocratique Unifié |
| (Unified Democratic Party) | |
| RDA | Rassemblement Démocratique Africain |
| (Rally for a Democratic Africa) | |
| UDV | Union Démocratique du Volta |
| (Democratic Union of Volta) only legal party 1960–1966 | |
| UDV-RDA | Union Démocratique du Voltaic-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain |
| (Voltaic Democratic Union-Rally for a Democratic Africa) | |
| Mil | Military |
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