List of Prime Ministers of Guinea-Bissau

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Incumbent
Aristides Gomes
since 16 April 2018
Appointer José Mário Vaz,
as President of Guinea-Bissau
Inaugural holder Francisco Mendes
Formation 24 September 1973
Guinea-Bissau
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The following is a list of Prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1973.

Since Guinea-Bissau's declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1974, there have been nineteen Prime Ministers and two Acting Prime Ministers. The current holder of the office is Artur Silva of the PAIGC, who was appointed by presidential decree on 30 January 2018.

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Prime Ministers of Guinea-Bissau (1973–present)

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party
1 Francisco Mendes
(1939–1978)[1]		24 September 19737 July 1978[X]PAIGC
2 Constantino Teixeira
(died 1988)		7 July 197828 September 1978PAIGC
3 João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)		28 September 197814 November 1980[2]PAIGC
Vacant (14 November 1980 – 14 May 1982)
4 Victor Saúde Maria
(1939–1999)		14 May 198210 March 1984[3]PAIGC
Post abolished (10 March 1984 – 27 December 1991)
5 Carlos Correia
(1933–)		27 December 199126 October 1994PAIGC
6 Manuel Saturnino da Costa
(1942–)		26 October 19946 June 1997PAIGC
(5) Carlos Correia
(1933–)		6 June 19973 December 1998PAIGC
7 Francisco Fadul
(1953–)		3 December 199819 February 2000Independent
8 Caetano N'Tchama
(1955–)		19 February 200019 March 2001PRS
9 Faustino Imbali
(1956–)		21 March 20019 December 2001Independent
10 Alamara Nhassé
(1957–)		9 December 200117 November 2002PRS
11 Mário Pires
(1949–)		17 November 200214 September 2003[4]PRS
Vacant (14 September 2003 – 28 September 2003)
12 Artur Sanhá
(1965–)		28 September 200310 May 2004PRS
13 Carlos Gomes Júnior
(1949–)		10 May 20042 November 2005PAIGC
14 Aristides Gomes
(1954–)		2 November 200513 April 2007PAIGC
15 Martinho Ndafa Kabi
(1957–)		13 April 20075 August 2008PAIGC
(5) Carlos Correia
(1933–)		5 August 20082 January 2009PAIGC
(13) Carlos Gomes Júnior
(1949–)[5]		2 January 200910 February 2012PAIGC
— Adiato Djaló Nandigna
Acting Prime Minister		10 February 201212 April 2012[4]PAIGC
Vacant (12 April 2012 – 16 May 2012)
— Rui Duarte de Barros
(1960–)
Acting Prime Minister		16 May 20123 July 2014Independent
16 Domingos Simões Pereira
(1964–)		3 July 201420 August 2015PAIGC
17 Baciro Djá
(1973–)		20 August 201517 September 2015PAIGC
(5) Carlos Correia
(1933–)		17 September 201527 May 2016PAIGC
(17) Baciro Djá
(1973–)		27 May 201618 November 2016PAIGC
18 Umaro Sissoco Embaló
(1972–)		18 November 201630 January 2018PAIGC
19 Artur Silva30 January 201816 April 2018PAIGC
20 Aristides Gomes
(1954–)		16 April 2018IncumbentPRID

Footnotes

  1. ↑ In exile in Conakry, Guinea until 19 October 1974
  2. ↑ Deposed Cabral in a coup d'état and become President
  3. ↑ Fled to Portugal after a power struggle with President Vieira
  4. 1 2 Deposed in a coup d'état
  5. ↑ Briefly placed under house arrest by soldiers during the 2010 military unrest

See also

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