| Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin | |
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| 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).
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political affiliation | President(s) | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 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 | |
| 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) | ||||||||
The History of Benin since the 16th century, for the geographical area included in 1960 in what was then called the Republic of Dahomey before becoming the People's Republic of Benin.
Sourou-Migan Marcellin Joseph Apithy was a Beninese political figure most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey one lived in.
Coutoucou Hubert Maga was a politician from Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey one lived in. Born a peasant in 1916, Maga served as a schoolmaster from 1936 to 1945, during which time he gradually gained considerable influence among the uneducated. He was elected to Dahomey's territorial assembly in 1947 and founded the Northern Ethnical Group, later renamed the Dahomey Democratic Rally. In 1951, Maga was elected to the French National Assembly, where he served in various positions, including premier from 1959 to 1960. When Dahomey gained its independence from France on August 1, 1960, Maga was appointed to the presidency, and was officially elected to that post on December 11.
Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin was a Beninese politician most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region of Dahomey one lived in. He served as president of the National Assembly of Dahomey from April 1959 to November 1960 and as prime minister and vice president of Dahomey from 1964 to 1965.
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 French Dahomey (1894–1960) | |
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 Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975) |
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 People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990) |
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| Republic of Benin (1990–present) |
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