List of prime ministers of Niger

This is a list of prime ministers of Niger since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Niger in 1983 to the present day.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger
Premier ministre du Niger
Coat of arms of Niger
Incumbent Ali Lamine Zeine since 8 August 2023
Government of Niger
Type	Head of government
Member of	Cabinet of Niger
Seat	Niamey
Appointer	President of Niger
Formation	24 January 1983
First holder	Mamane Oumarou

A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Niger (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additionally, three persons, Mamane Oumarou, Amadou Cissé and Hama Amadou have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current Prime Minister of Niger is Ali Lamine Zeine, who was appointed by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani on 8 August 2023, following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum and the government of Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou.^[1]

List of officeholders

Political parties

  National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD–Nassara)

  Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS–Tarayya)

  Democratic and Social Convention (CSD–Rahama)

  Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP–Jama'a)

Other factions

  Independent

Status

  Acting Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Head(s) of state
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Mamane Oumarou (born 1946)	24 January 1983	14 November 1983	294 days	Independent	Kountché
2		Hamid Algabid (born 1941)	14 November 1983	15 July 1988	4 years, 244 days	Independent
							Saibou
(1)		Mamane Oumarou (born 1946)	15 July 1988	20 December 1989	1 year, 158 days	MNSD–Nassara
Post abolished (20 December 1989 – 2 March 1990)
3		Aliou Mahamidou (1947–1996)	2 March 1990	27 October 1991	1 year, 239 days	MNSD–Nassara	Saibou
4		Amadou Cheiffou (born 1942)	27 October 1991	17 April 1993	1 year, 172 days	Independent
							Ousmane
5		Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952)	17 April 1993	28 September 1994	1 year, 164 days	PNDS–Tarayya
6		Souley Abdoulaye (1956–2023)	28 September 1994	8 February 1995	133 days	CSD–Rahama
7		Amadou Cissé (born 1948)	8 February 1995	21 February 1995	13 days	Independent
8		Hama Amadou (born 1950)	21 February 1995	27 January 1996 (deposed)	340 days	MNSD–Nassara
Post vacant (27 – 30 January 1996)
9		Boukary Adji (1939–2018)	30 January 1996	21 December 1996	326 days	Independent	Maïnassara
(7)		Amadou Cissé (born 1948)	21 December 1996	27 November 1997	341 days	Independent
10		Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (born 1951)	27 November 1997	1 January 2000	2 years, 35 days	RDP–Jama'a
							Wanké
							Tandja
(8)		Hama Amadou (born 1950)	1 January 2000	7 June 2007	7 years, 157 days	MNSD–Nassara
11		Seyni Oumarou (born 1951)	7 June 2007	23 September 2009	2 years, 108 days	MNSD–Nassara
–		Albadé Abouba	23 September 2009	2 October 2009	9 days	MNSD–Nassara
12		Ali Badjo Gamatié (born 1957)	2 October 2009	18 February 2010 (deposed)	139 days	MNSD–Nassara
Post vacant (18 – 23 February 2010)
13		Mahamadou Danda (born 1951)	23 February 2010	7 April 2011	1 year, 43 days	Independent	Djibo
14		Brigi Rafini (born 1953)	7 April 2011	2 April 2021	9 years, 360 days	PNDS–Tarayya	Issoufou
15		Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou (born 1954)	3 April 2021	26 July 2023 (deposed)^[2]	2 years, 114 days	PNDS–Tarayya	Bazoum
Post vacant (26 July – 8 August 2023)
16		Ali Lamine Zeine (born 1965)	8 August 2023^[3]	Incumbent	81 days	Independent	Tchiani

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Niger
• List of heads of state of Niger
• List of colonial governors of Niger

References

1. "Niger coup leaders name new prime minister". The Week. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
2. "Niger's ousted prime minister hopes talks can end military coup". Reuters. Niamey. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
3. "Niger coup leaders name new prime minister". The Week. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

External links

• World Statesmen – Niger