Prime Minister of Gabon
| Prime Minister of the Gabonese Republic Premier ministre de la République gabonaise | |
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Coat of arms of Gabon | |
| Status | Abolished |
| Appointer | President of Gabon |
| Formation | 17 August 1960[a] |
| First holder | Léon M'ba Casimir Oyé-Mba (Third Republic; since 1991) |
| Final holder | Raymond Ndong Sima |
| Abolished | 4 May 2025 |
| Website | www |
This is a list of prime ministers of Gabon since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day.
A total of twelve people have been Prime Minister.
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | President(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Léon M'ba (1902–1967) |
1961 | 17 August 1960 | 21 February 1961 | 188 days | BDG | Himself | |
| Post abolished (21 February 1961 – 16 April 1975) | ||||||||
| 2 | Léon Mébiame (1934–2015)[b] |
1980 1985 |
16 April 1975 | 3 May 1990 | 15 years, 17 days | PDG | O. Bongo | |
| 3 | Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942–2021) |
1990 | 3 May 1990 | 2 November 1994 | 4 years, 183 days | PDG | ||
| 4 | Paulin Obame-Nguema (1934–2023) |
1996 | 2 November 1994 | 23 January 1999 | 4 years, 82 days | PDG | ||
| 5 | Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane (born 1939) |
2001 | 23 January 1999 | 20 January 2006 | 6 years, 362 days | PDG | ||
| 6 | Jean Eyeghé Ndong (born 1946) |
2006 | 20 January 2006 | 17 July 2009 | 3 years, 178 days | PDG | ||
| Divungi Di Ndinge | ||||||||
| Rogombé | ||||||||
| 7 | Paul Biyoghé Mba (born 1953) |
2011 | 17 July 2009 | 27 February 2012 | 2 years, 225 days | PDG | ||
| A. Bongo | ||||||||
| 8 | Raymond Ndong Sima (born 1955) |
— | 27 February 2012 | 27 January 2014 | 1 year, 334 days | PDG | ||
| 9 | Daniel Ona Ondo (born 1945) |
— | 27 January 2014 | 28 September 2016 | 2 years, 245 days | PDG | ||
| 10 | Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (1961–2020) |
2018 | 28 September 2016 | 12 January 2019[c] | 2 years, 106 days | PDG | ||
| 11 | Julien Nkoghe Bekale (born 1958) |
— | 12 January 2019 | 16 July 2020 | 1 year, 186 days | PDG | ||
| 12 | Rose Christiane Raponda (born 1963) |
— | 16 July 2020 | 9 January 2023 | 2 years, 177 days | PDG | ||
| 13 | Alain Claude Bilie By Nze (born 1967) |
— | 9 January 2023 | 30 August 2023 (Deposed in a coup) |
233 days | PDG | ||
| Post vacant (30 August – 7 September 2023) | ||||||||
| — | Raymond Ndong Sima (born 1955) |
— | 7 September 2023 | 4 May 2025 | 1 year, 239 days | Independent | Oligui | |
| Post abolished (4 May 2025 – present) | ||||||||
Notes
- ↑ The office of Prime Minister existed while the autonomous Gabonese Republic was part of the French Union/French Community (21 May 1957 – 17 August 1960).
- ↑ From 1961 to 1981 the President of Gabon was both head of state and head of government, while the Prime Minister only assisted him in managing government affairs.
- ↑ Replaced in the aftermath of the 2019 coup attempt.