Prime Minister of Mozambique | |
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Primeiro-Ministro de Moçambique (Portuguese) | |
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since 15 January 2025 | |
Appointer | President of Mozambique |
Inaugural holder | Mário da Graça Machungo |
Formation | 17 July 1986 |
Website | www |
This article lists the prime ministers of Mozambique , since the establishment of the office of prime minister of Portuguese Mozambique in 1974.
The current prime minister is Maria Benvinda Levy. She assumed the office on 15 January 2025.
No. | Portrait | Prime Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election |
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Portuguese Mozambique | |||||||
1 | Joaquim Chissano (born 1939) | 20 September 1974 | 25 June 1975 | 278 days | FRELIMO | — | |
People's Republic of Mozambique | |||||||
Post abolished (25 June 1975 – 17 July 1986) | |||||||
1 | Mário da Graça Machungo (1940–2020) | 17 July 1986 | 1 December 1990 | 4 years, 137 days | FRELIMO | — | |
Republic of Mozambique | |||||||
(1) | Mário da Graça Machungo (1940–2020) | 1 December 1990 | 16 December 1994 | 4 years, 15 days | FRELIMO | — | |
2 | Pascoal Mocumbi (1941–2023) | 16 December 1994 | 17 February 2004 | 9 years, 63 days | FRELIMO | 1994 1999 | |
3 | Luísa Diogo (born 1958) | 17 February 2004 | 16 January 2010 | 5 years, 333 days | FRELIMO | 2004 | |
4 | Aires Ali (born 1955) | 16 January 2010 | 8 October 2012 | 2 years, 266 days | FRELIMO | 2009 | |
5 | Alberto Vaquina (born 1961) | 8 October 2012 | 17 January 2015 | 2 years, 101 days | FRELIMO | — | |
6 | Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (born 1954) | 17 January 2015 | 3 March 2022 | 7 years, 45 days | FRELIMO | 2014 2019 | |
7 | Adriano Maleiane (born 1949) | 3 March 2022 | 15 January 2025 | 2 years, 318 days | FRELIMO | — | |
8 | Maria Benvinda Levy (born 1969) | 15 January 2025 | 7 days | FRELIMO | 2024 |
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