Prime Minister of Burundi

Prime Minister of Burundi
Coat of arms of Burundi
Incumbent Gervais Ndirakobuca since 7 September 2022
Appointer	The King (1961–1966) The President (1966–1998, 2020–present)
Formation	26 January 1961 23 June 2020 (restored)
First holder	Joseph Cimpaye
Abolished	12 June 1998 – 23 June 2020

This article lists the prime ministers of Burundi since the creation of the post of Prime Minister of Burundi in 1961 until the present day. The office of Prime Minister was abolished in 1998, and recreated in 2020 with the appointment of Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni.^[1][2]

Heads of Government of Burundi

Kingdom of Burundi (part of Ruanda-Urundi)

Prime Minister				Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Ethnicity	Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Joseph Cimpaye (1932–1972)	Hutu	26 January 1961	28 September 1961	245 days	Union of People's Parties
2		Prince Louis Rwagasore (1932–1961)	Ganwa	28 September 1961	13 October 1961 (Assassinated)	15 days	Union for National Progress
3		André Muhirwa (1920–2003)	Ganwa	20 October 1961	1 July 1962	254 days	Union for National Progress

Kingdom of Burundi (independent country)

Status

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Prime Minister				Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Ethnicity	Took office	Left office	Duration
(3)		André Muhirwa (1920–2003)	Ganwa	1 July 1962	10 June 1963	344 days	Union for National Progress
4		Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965)	Hutu	18 June 1963	6 April 1964	293 days	Union for National Progress
5		Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001)	Tutsi	6 April 1964	7 January 1965	276 days	Union for National Progress
(4)		Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965)	Hutu	7 January 1965	15 January 1965 (Assassinated)	10 days	Union for National Progress
–		Pié Masumbuko (1931–)	Tutsi	15 January 1965	26 January 1965	11 days	Union for National Progress
6		Joseph Bamina (1925–1965)	Hutu	26 January 1965	30 September 1965	247 days	Union for National Progress
7		Prince Léopold Biha (1919–2003)	Ganwa	13 October 1965	8 July 1966[3]	268 days	Union for National Progress
8		Michel Micombero (1940–1983)	Tutsi	11 July 1966	28 November 1966[4]	140 days	Union for National Progress

Republic of Burundi

Prime Minister				Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Ethnicity	Took office	Left office	Duration
Post Abolished (28 November 1966–15 July 1972)
(5)		Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001)	Tutsi	15 July 1972	5 June 1973	326 days	Union for National Progress
Post Abolished (5 June 1973–12 November 1976)
9		Édouard Nzambimana (1945–)	Tutsi	12 November 1976	13 October 1978	1 year, 335 days	Union for National Progress
Post Abolished (13 October 1978–19 October 1988)
10		Adrien Sibomana (1953–)	Hutu	19 October 1988	10 July 1993	4 years, 270 days	Union for National Progress
11		Sylvie Kinigi (1953–)	Tutsi	10 July 1993	7 February 1994	212 days	Union for National Progress
12		Anatole Kanyenkiko (1952–)	Tutsi	7 February 1994	22 February 1995	1 year, 15 days	Union for National Progress
13		Antoine Nduwayo (1942–)	Tutsi	22 February 1995	31 July 1996[5]	1 year, 160 days	Union for National Progress
14		Pascal-Firmin Ndimira (1956–)	Hutu	31 July 1996	12 June 1998	1 year, 316 days	Union for National Progress
Post Abolished (12 June 1998–23 June 2020)
15		Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972–)	Hutu	23 June 2020	7 September 2022	2 years, 76 days	National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy
16		Gervais Ndirakobuca (1970–)	Hutu	7 September 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 82 days	National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy

References

1. Felix Tih (24 June 2020). "Burundi gets new prime minister after 22 years". Ankara, Turkey: Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
2. Staff writer (25 June 2020). "Burundi president swears in new Prime Minister". Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo: Africanews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
3. Removed from office in a coup d'état by King Ntare V
4. Deposed King Ntare V in a coup d'état to become President
5. Resigned after the 1996 coup d'état