List of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo

Not to be confused with Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This is a list of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo since the formation of the post of prime minister in 1963, to the present day.

Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo
Premier Ministre de la République du Congo (French)
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
Incumbent Anatole Collinet Makosso since 12 May 2021
Appointer	Denis Sassou Nguesso, as President of the Republic of the Congo
Inaugural holder	Alphonse Massamba-Débat
Formation	16 August 1963

A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (not counting one acting prime minister). Additionally, one person, Louis Sylvain Goma, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The incumbent prime minister is Anatole Collinet Makosso, since 12 May 2021.

List of officeholders

Political parties

  National Movement of the Revolution (MNR)

  Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)

  Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)

  Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD)

  Union of Democratic Forces (UFD)

  Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI)

Other factions

  Military

  Independent

Status

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	President(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Republic of the Congo (1963–1969)
1		Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921–1977)	1963	16 August 1963	19 December 1963	125 days	MNR		Himself (1963–1968)
2		Pascal Lissouba (1931–2020)	—	24 December 1963	15 April 1966	2 years, 112 days	MNR		Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1963–1968)
3		Ambroise Noumazalaye (1933–2007)	—	6 May 1966	12 January 1968	1 year, 251 days	MNR
4		Alfred Raoul (1930–1999)	—	4 August 1968	30 December 1969	1 year, 148 days	Military
									Himself (1968–1969)
									Marien Ngouabi (1969–1977)
People's Republic of the Congo (1973–1992)
Post abolished (31 December 1969 – 28 July 1973)									Marien Ngouabi (1969–1977)
5		Henri Lopes (1937–2023)	—	28 July 1973	18 December 1975	2 years, 143 days	PCT
6		Louis Sylvain Goma (born 1941)	1979	18 December 1975	7 August 1984	8 years, 233 days	PCT
									Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1977–1979)
									Denis Sassou Nguesso (1979–1992)
7		Ange Édouard Poungui (born 1942)	1984	7 August 1984	7 August 1989	5 years	PCT
8		Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty (1941–2024)	1989	7 August 1989	3 December 1990	1 year, 118 days	PCT
–		Pierre Moussa (born 1941)	—	3 December 1990	8 January 1991	36 days	PCT
(6)		Louis Sylvain Goma (born 1941)	—	8 January 1991	8 June 1991	151 days	PCT
9		André Milongo (1935–2007)	—	8 June 1991	15 March 1992	281 days	Independent
Republic of the Congo (1992–present)
(9)		André Milongo (1935–2007)	1992	15 March 1992	2 September 1992	171 days	Independent		Denis Sassou Nguesso (1979–1992)
									Pascal Lissouba (1992–1997)
10		Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra (1937–2007)	—	2 September 1992	6 December 1992	95 days	UPADS
11		Claude Antoine Dacosta (1932–2007)	1993	6 December 1992	23 June 1993	199 days	Independent
12		Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–2020)	—	23 June 1993	27 August 1996	3 years, 65 days	RDD
13		Charles David Ganao (1926–2012)	—	27 August 1996	8 September 1997	1 year, 12 days	UFD
14		Bernard Kolélas (1933–2009)	—	8 September 1997	15 October 1997 (deposed)	37 days	MCDDI
Post abolished (15 October 1997 – 7 January 2005)									Denis Sassou Nguesso (1997–present)
15		Isidore Mvouba (born 1954)	2007	7 January 2005	15 September 2009	4 years, 251 days	PCT
Post abolished (15 September 2009 – 23 April 2016)
16		Clément Mouamba (1943–2021)	2017	23 April 2016	12 May 2021	5 years, 20 days	PCT
17		Anatole Collinet Makosso (born 1965)	2022	12 May 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 169 days	PCT

Timeline

See also

• Politics of the Republic of the Congo
• List of presidents of the Republic of the Congo
• Vice President of the Republic of the Congo

External links

• World Statesmen (Congo-Brazzaville)