Heads of government of Niger
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List of Heads of Government of NigerNigerNiger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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Republic of Niger Niger Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east... |
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(République du Niger Niger Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east... ) |
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20 May 1957 to 26 July 1958 | Djibo Bakary Djibo Bakary Djibo Bakary was a socialist politician and important figure in the independence movement of Niger. Bakary was the first Nigerien to hold local executive power since the beginning of French colonialism... , Vice President of the Council of Government |
PRA | ||
26 July 1958 to 10 October 1958 | Djibo Bakary Djibo Bakary Djibo Bakary was a socialist politician and important figure in the independence movement of Niger. Bakary was the first Nigerien to hold local executive power since the beginning of French colonialism... , President of the Government Council |
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18 December 1958 to 25 February 1959 | Hamani Diori Hamani Diori Hamani Diori was the first President of the Republic of Niger. He was appointed to that office in 1960, when Niger gained independence.- Youth :... , President of the Government Council |
PPN-RDA | ||
25 February 1959 to 10 November 1960 | Hamani Diori Hamani Diori Hamani Diori was the first President of the Republic of Niger. He was appointed to that office in 1960, when Niger gained independence.- Youth :... , Prime Minister |
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Republic of Niger Niger Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east... |
Independence from France | |||
(République du Niger Niger Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east... ) |
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10 November 1960 to 24 January 1983 | Post abolished | |||
24 January 1983 to 14 November 1983 | Mamane Oumarou Mamane Oumarou Mamane Oumarou is a Nigerien political figure who served two brief periods as Prime Minister of Niger during the 1980s. He has been Mediator of the Republic since 2008.... , Prime Minister |
n-p | 1st term | |
14 November 1983 to 15 July 1988 | Hamid Algabid Hamid Algabid Hamid Algabid is a Nigerien politician and the President of the Rally for Democracy and Progress party. A lawyer, banker, and technocrat, Algabid was an important figure in the regime of Seyni Kountché, serving as Prime Minister of Niger from 1983 to 1988... , Prime Minister |
n-p | ||
15 July 1988 to 20 December 1989 | Mamane Oumarou Mamane Oumarou Mamane Oumarou is a Nigerien political figure who served two brief periods as Prime Minister of Niger during the 1980s. He has been Mediator of the Republic since 2008.... , Prime Minister |
MNSD | 2nd term | |
20 December 1989 to 2 March 1990 | Post abolished | |||
2 March 1990 to 27 October 1991 | Aliou Mahamidou Aliou Mahamidou Aliou Mahamidou was a Nigerien politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Niger from 2 March 1990 to 27 October 1991.He have 5 children... , Prime Minister |
MNSD | ||
27 October 1991 to 17 April 1993 | Amadou Cheiffou Amadou Cheiffou Amadou Cheiffou is a Nigerien politician. He was the transitional Prime Minister of Niger from 26 October 1991 to 17 April 1993... , Prime Minister |
n-p | ||
17 April 1993 to 28 September 1994 | Mahamadou Issoufou Mahamadou Issoufou Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who has been President of Niger since 7 April 2011. Previously he was Prime Minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994 and President of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and he has stood as a candidate in each presidential election since 1993.Issoufou... , Prime Minister |
PNDS-Tarayya | ||
28 September 1994 to 8 February 1995 | Souley Abdoulaye Souley Abdoulaye Souley Abdoulaye is a Nigerien politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Niger from 28 September 1994 to 8 February 1995. He later served in the government under President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara as Minister of Transport from 1996 to 1997 and then as Minister of the Interior, in charge of... , Prime Minister |
CDS-Rahama | ||
8 February 1995 to 21 February 1995 | Amadou Cissé Amadou Cissé Amadou Boubacar Cissé is a Nigerien politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Niger on two occasions, from 8 to 21 February 1995 and again from 21 December 1996 to 27 November 1997... , Prime Minister |
n-p | 1st term | |
21 February 1995 to 27 January 1996 | Hama Amadou Hama Amadou Hama Amadou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2007. He was also Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society from 1991 to 2001 and President of the MNSD-Nassara from 2001 to 2009... , Prime Minister |
MNSD-Nassara | 1st term | |
30 January 1996 to 21 December 1996 | Boukary Adji Boukary Adji Boukary Adji is a Nigerien politician. He served as Niger's Prime Minister from 30 January 1996 to 21 December 1996.Adji was born in Tanout in Zinder Department. He studied in Poland on a scholarship he received in 1963, then at the University of Abidjan and at the Center for Financial and Banking... , Prime Minister |
n-p | ||
21 December 1996 to 27 November 1997 | Amadou Cissé Amadou Cissé Amadou Boubacar Cissé is a Nigerien politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Niger on two occasions, from 8 to 21 February 1995 and again from 21 December 1996 to 27 November 1997... , Prime Minister |
n-p | 2nd term | |
27 November 1997 to 1 January 2000 | Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki was Prime Minister of Niger from November 27, 1997, to January 3, 2000.-Fourth Republic:Under President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who seized power in a January 1996 coup, Mayaki was named Deputy Minister for Cooperation, under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, André Salifou,... , Prime Minister |
UNIRD | ||
1 January 2000 to 7 June 2007 | Hama Amadou Hama Amadou Hama Amadou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2007. He was also Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society from 1991 to 2001 and President of the MNSD-Nassara from 2001 to 2009... , Prime Minister |
MNSD-Nassara | 2nd term | |
7 June 2007 to 23 September 2009 | Seyni Oumarou Seyni Oumarou Seyni Oumarou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from June 2007 to September 2009 and President of the National Assembly of Niger from November 2009 to February 2010. He is from the west of the country and is a member of the Djerma ethnic group... , Prime Minister |
MNSD-Nassara | ||
23 September 2009 to 2 October 2009 | Albadé Abouba Albadé Abouba Albadé Abouba is a Nigerien politician who has been the Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society since 2009. He served in the government of Niger as Minister of the Interior from 2002 to 2004 and again from 2007 to 2010... , Acting Prime Minister |
MNSD-Nassara | ||
2 October 2009 to 18 February 2010 | Ali Badjo Gamatié Ali Badjo Gamatié Ali Badjo Gamatié is a Nigerien politician and civil servant who served as Prime Minister of Niger from October 2009 to February 2010. He was Finance Minister of Niger from 2000 to 2003 and then served as Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of West African States before being appointed as Prime... , Prime Minister |
MNSD-Nassara | ||
23 February 2010 to 7 April 2011 | Mahamadou Danda Mahamadou Danda Mahamadou Danda is a Nigerien political figure who was appointed as Prime Minister of Niger by the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy on 23 February 2010 and left office on 7 April 2011.-Background:... , Prime Minister |
n-p | ||
7 April 2011 to Present | Brigi Rafini Brigi Rafini Brigi Rafini is a Nigerien politician who has been Prime Minister of Niger since 2011. A native of Iférouane in Agadez Region and an ethnic Tuareg, Rafini was Minister of Agriculture in the late 1980s and Fourth Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger from 2004 to 2009... , Prime Minister |
RDP–Jama'a |
Affiliations
CDS–Rahama | Convention Démocratique et Sociale–Rahama |
(Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama) | |
MNSD | Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement |
(National Movement for the Development of Society National Movement for the Development of Society The National Movement for the Society of Development - MNSD / MNSD-Nassara is a political party in Niger. Founded under the military government of the 1974-1990 period, it was the ruling party of Niger from 1989 to 1993 and again from 1999 until a coup on February 18, 2010, by a military junta... ) only legal party 1989-1990 |
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MNSD–Nassara | Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement–Nassara |
(National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara) center-right | |
PNDS–Tarayya | Parti Nigerien pour la Democratie et le Socialisme–Tarayya |
(Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya) center-left, social-democratic | |
PRA | Parti du Regroupement Africain |
(Party of the African Regrouping) | |
PPN–RDA | Parti Progressiste Nigérien–Rassemblement Démocratique Africain |
(Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally The Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally is a political party in Niger. It was the leading political party of the pre-independence era, becoming the sole legal party of the First Republic . It was led by Niger's first President, Hamani Diori... ) only legal party 1960-1974 |
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RDP–Jama'a | Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès–Jama'a |
(Rally for Democracy and Progress Rally for Democracy and Progress (Niger) The Rally for Democracy and Progress is a political party in Niger. It was established as the ruling party during the presidency of Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara.-Under second military regime and Fourth Republic:... ) |
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UNIRD | Union Nationale des Indépendants pour la Renouveau Démocratique |
(National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal) authoritarian | |
n-p | Non-Partisan |
See also
- NigerNigerNiger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
- List of colonial heads of Niger
- Heads of State of NigerHeads of state of Niger-List of Heads of State of Niger:-Affiliations:-See also:*Niger*List of colonial heads of Niger*Heads of Government of Niger*Lists of Incumbents-References:*...
- Lists of Incumbents