List of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo

Not to be confused with Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This is a list of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo since the formation of the post of prime minister in 1963, to the present day.

Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
Incumbent Anatole Collinet Makosso since 12 May 2021
Appointer	Denis Sassou Nguesso, as President of the Republic of the Congo
Inaugural holder	Alphonse Massamba-Débat
Formation	16 August 1963

A total of sixteen people have been the Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (not counting one acting prime minister).

Key

Political parties

• <span style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA; background-color:; color:">     National Movement of the Revolution (MNR)
•      Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)
• <span style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA; background-color:; color:">     Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)
•      Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD)
•      Union of Democratic Forces (UFD)
•      Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI)

Other factions

• <span style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA; background-color:; color:">     Military
•      Independent

Status

•      Denotes Acting Prime Minister

List

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political affiliation		President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Republic of the Congo
1		Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921–1977)	16 August 1963	19 December 1963	125 days		MNR	Himself
2		Pascal Lissouba (1931–2020)	24 December 1963	15 April 1966	2 years, 112 days		MNR	Massamba-Débat
3		Ambroise Noumazalaye (1933–2007)	6 May 1966	12 January 1968	1 year, 251 days		MNR	Massamba-Débat
4		Alfred Raoul (1930–1999)	4 August 1968	30 December 1969	1 year, 148 days		Military	Massamba-Débat Himself
Post abolished (30 December 1969 – 3 January 1970)
People's Republic of the Congo
Post abolished (3 January 1970 – 28 July 1973)
5		Henri Lopes (1937–2023)	28 July 1973	18 December 1975	2 years, 143 days		PCT	Ngouabi
6		Louis Sylvain Goma (1941–)	18 December 1975	7 August 1984	8 years, 233 days		PCT	Ngouabi Yhombi-Opango Sassou Nguesso
7		Ange Édouard Poungui (1942–)	7 August 1984	7 August 1989	5 years, 0 days		PCT	Sassou Nguesso
8		Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty (1941–)	7 August 1989	3 December 1990	1 year, 118 days		PCT	Sassou Nguesso
–		Pierre Moussa (1941–)	3 December 1990	8 January 1991	36 days		PCT	Sassou Nguesso
(6)		Louis Sylvain Goma (1941–)	8 January 1991	8 June 1991	151 days		PCT	Sassou Nguesso
9		André Milongo (1935–2007)	8 June 1991	15 March 1992	281 days		Independent	Sassou Nguesso
Republic of the Congo
(9)		André Milongo (1935–2007)	15 March 1992	2 September 1992	171 days		Independent	Sassou Nguesso Lissouba
10		Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra (1937–2007)	2 September 1992	6 December 1992	95 days		UPADS	Lissouba
11		Claude Antoine Dacosta (1931–2007)	6 December 1992	23 June 1993	199 days		Independent	Lissouba
12		Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–2020)	23 June 1993	27 August 1996	3 years, 65 days		RDD	Lissouba
13		Charles David Ganao (1927–2012)	27 August 1996	8 September 1997	1 year, 12 days		UFD	Lissouba
14		Bernard Kolélas (1933–2009)	8 September 1997	15 October 1997 (deposed.)	37 days		MCDDI	Lissouba
Post abolished (15 October 1997 – 7 January 2005)
15		Isidore Mvouba (1954–)	7 January 2005	15 September 2009	4 years, 251 days		PCT	Sassou Nguesso
Post abolished (15 September 2009 – 23 April 2016)
16		Clément Mouamba (1943–2021)	23 April 2016	12 May 2021	8 years, 252 days		PCT	Sassou Nguesso
17		Anatole Collinet Makosso (1965–)	12 May 2021	Present	3 years, 233 days		PCT	Sassou Nguesso

List Of Prime Ministers Of The Republic Of The Congo Media

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  Manuel Marín, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of Cooperation and Development and Fisheries, received Pascal Lissouba, President of the Congo.

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  Marien Ngouabi, 1972 (cropped)

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  Marien Ngouabi, 1972 (cropped)

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  Denis Sassou Nguesso 1986 cropped

Other websites

• World Statesmen (Congo-Brazzaville)