| Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger | |
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| Premier ministre du Niger | |
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| Government of Niger | |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet of Niger |
| Seat | Niamey |
| Appointer | President of Niger |
| Formation | 24 January 1983; 42 years ago (1983-01-24)[note 1] |
| First holder | Mamane Oumarou |
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This is alist of prime ministers of Niger since the formation of the post ofPrime Minister ofNiger in 1983 to the present day.
A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Niger (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additionally, three persons,Mamane Oumarou,Amadou Cissé andHama Amadou have served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current Prime Minister of Niger isAli Lamine Zeine, who was appointed by theNational Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland led by GeneralAbdourahamane Tchiani on 8 August 2023,[1] following acoup[2][3] that overthrew PresidentMohamed Bazoum and the government of Prime MinisterOuhoumoudou Mahamadou.
Niger switched fromsemi-presidential republic topresidential system between 18 August 2009 and 25 November 2010, whereby the Prime Minister was not thehead of government, but mainly existed in a capacity of assisting thePresident.[4][5] Niger returned to semi-presidential system on 25 November 2010, whereby the Prime Minister was reinstated as head of government.[6]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Head(s) of state | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  | Mamane Oumarou (born 1945) | 24 January 1983 | 14 November 1983 | 294 days | Independent | Kountché | |
| 2 | | Hamid Algabid (born 1941) | 14 November 1983 | 15 July 1988 | 4 years, 244 days | Independent | ||
| Saibou | ||||||||
| (1) | | Mamane Oumarou (born 1945) | 15 July 1988 | 20 December 1989 | 1 year, 158 days | MNSD–Nassara | ||
| Post abolished (20 December 1989 – 2 March 1990) | ||||||||
| 3 | | Aliou Mahamidou (1947–1996) | 2 March 1990 | 27 October 1991 | 1 year, 239 days | MNSD–Nassara | Saibou | |
| 4 | | Amadou Cheiffou (born 1942) | 27 October 1991 | 17 April 1993 | 1 year, 172 days | Independent | ||
| Ousmane | ||||||||
| 5 |  | Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952) | 17 April 1993 | 28 September 1994 | 1 year, 164 days | PNDS–Tarayya | ||
| 6 | | Souley Abdoulaye (1956–2023) | 28 September 1994 | 8 February 1995 | 133 days | CSD–Rahama | ||
| 7 | | Amadou Cissé (born 1948) | 8 February 1995 | 21 February 1995 | 13 days | Independent | ||
| 8 |  | Hama Amadou (1950–2024) | 21 February 1995 | 27 January 1996 (deposed) | 340 days | MNSD–Nassara | ||
| Post vacant (27 – 30 January 1996) | ||||||||
| 9 | | Boukary Adji (1939–2018) | 30 January 1996 | 21 December 1996 | 326 days | Independent | Maïnassara | |
| (7) | | Amadou Cissé (born 1948) | 21 December 1996 | 27 November 1997 | 341 days | RDP–Jama'a | ||
| 10 |  | Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (born 1951) | 27 November 1997 | 1 January 2000 | 2 years, 35 days | RDP–Jama'a | ||
| Wanké | ||||||||
| Tandja | ||||||||
| (8) | | Hama Amadou (1950–2024) | 1 January 2000 | 7 June 2007 | 7 years, 157 days | MNSD–Nassara | ||
| 11 |  | Seyni Oumarou (born 1951) | 7 June 2007 | 23 September 2009 | 2 years, 108 days | MNSD–Nassara | ||
| – | | Albadé Abouba | 23 September 2009 | 2 October 2009 | 9 days | MNSD–Nassara | ||
| 12 |  | Ali Badjo Gamatié (born 1957) | 2 October 2009 | 18 February 2010 (deposed) | 139 days | MNSD–Nassara | ||
| Post vacant (18 – 23 February 2010) | ||||||||
| 13 | | Mahamadou Danda (born 1951) | 23 February 2010 | 7 April 2011 | 1 year, 43 days | Independent | Djibo | |
| 14 | .jpg) | Brigi Rafini (born 1953) | 7 April 2011 | 2 April 2021 | 9 years, 360 days | PNDS–Tarayya | Issoufou | |
| 15 | _(cropped)_(cropped).jpg) | Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou (born 1954) | 3 April 2021 | 26 July 2023 (deposed)[7] | 2 years, 114 days | PNDS–Tarayya | Bazoum | |
| Post vacant (26 July – 8 August 2023) | ||||||||
| 16 | | Ali Lamine Zeine (born 1965) | 8 August 2023[1] | Incumbent | 2 years, 79 days | Independent[note 2] | Tchiani | |
