| Prime Minister of the Central African Republic | |
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| Premier Ministre de la République Centrafricaine (French) | |
since 7 February 2022 | |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Seat | Bangui |
| Appointer | President of the Central African Republic |
| Term length | at the pleasure of the president |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Central African Republic |
| Formation | 13 August 1960; 65 years ago (1960-08-13) |
| First holder | David Dacko |
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There have been twenty-fiveheads of government of theCentral African Republic and theCentral African Empire. The office of prime minister, the head of government, was created when the Central African Republic became anautonomous territory ofFrance in December 1958. It was originally the highest post of the Central African Republic, though France did maintain a governor in the territory. After the Central African Republic declared its independence on 13 August 1960,David Dacko held both the prime minister and newly createdpresident of the Central African Republic posts briefly before eliminating the prime minister position and placing allexecutive power in the office of the President.
PresidentJean-Bédel Bokassa restored the office of prime minister to assist him in governing the country in 1975, shortly before he declared himselfemperor. He selected as prime ministerElisabeth Domitien, who become Africa'sfirst female head of government. After Domitien was removed from office, Bokassa namedAnge-Félix Patassé to become his next prime minister. Patassé continued serving as prime minister after Bokassa declared the establishment of the Central African Empire in December 1976.Henri Maïdou succeeded Patassé and continued serving as prime minister after Bokassa was overthrown from power. During the following two years of Dacko's presidency, three more politicians served as prime minister. The post was abolished when Dacko was overthrown from the presidency byAndre Kolingba on 1 September 1981. The position, as it exists today, was recreated in 1991, when President Kolingba was forced to relinquish some of the executive power. The president has the authority to name the prime minister and can remove them from office at any time. The prime minister is the head of the government; within days of being appointed, they must select individuals for theirCabinet, who they will work with to coordinate the government.
The current prime minister of the Central African Republic isFélix Moloua, since 7 February 2022.[1]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Central African Republic (1958–1960;autonomous within theFrench Community) | |||||||||
| 1 | Barthélemy Boganda (1910–1959) | 8 December 1958[A] | 29 March 1959[B] | 111 days | MESAN | — | |||
| — | Abel Goumba (1926–2009) acting | 30 March 1959 | 30 April 1959 | 31 days | MESAN | — | [2] | ||
| 2 | David Dacko (1930–2003) | 1 May 1959 | 13 August 1960 | 1 year, 104 days | MESAN | — | [2] | ||
| Central African Republic (1960–1976;independent) | |||||||||
| 1 | David Dacko (1930–2003) | 13 August 1960 | 14 August 1960[C] | 1 day | MESAN | — | [2] | ||
| Post abolished (14 August 1960 – 1 January 1975) | |||||||||
| 2 | Elisabeth Domitien (1925–2005) | 2 January 1975[D] | 7 April 1976[E] | 1 year, 96 days | MESAN | — | [3][4] | ||
| Vacant (8 April 1976 – 4 September 1976) | |||||||||
| 3 | Ange-Félix Patassé (1937–2011) | 5 September 1976 | 3 December 1976[F] | 89 days | MESAN | — | [4][5] | ||
| Central African Empire (1976–1979) | |||||||||
| 1 | Ange-Félix Patassé (1937–2011) | 8 December 1976 | 14 July 1978 | 1 year, 218 days | MESAN | — | [6] | ||
| 2 | ![]() | Henri Maïdou (born 1936) | 14 July 1978 | 21 September 1979 | 1 year, 69 days | MESAN | Maïdou [fr] | [4][6] | |
| Central African Republic (1979–present) | |||||||||
| 4 | ![]() | Henri Maïdou (born 1936) | 21 September 1979 | 26 September 1979[G] | 5 days | MESAN | Maïdou [fr] | ||
| 5 | Bernard Ayandho (1930–1993) | 26 September 1979 | 22 August 1980[H] | 331 days | MESAN | — | [7] | ||
| UDC[I] | |||||||||
| Vacant (23 August 1980 – 11 November 1980) | |||||||||
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Lebouder (born 1944) | 12 November 1980 | 4 April 1981 | 143 days | UDC | — | [7][8] | ||
| 7 | ![]() | Simon Narcisse Bozanga (1942–2010) | 4 April 1981 | 1 September 1981 | 150 days | UDC | — | [7] | |
| Post abolished (2 September 1981 – 14 March 1991) | |||||||||
| 8 | ![]() | Édouard Frank (born 1934) | 15 March 1991 | 4 December 1992 | 1 year, 264 days | RDC | — | [7][9] | |
| 9 | ![]() | Timothée Malendoma (1935–2010) | 4 December 1992 | 26 February 1993[J] | 84 days | FC | — | ||
| 10 | ![]() | Enoch Derant Lakoué (born 1945) | 26 February 1993 | 25 October 1993 | 241 days | PSD | — | ||
| 11 | ![]() | Jean-Luc Mandaba (1943–2000) | 25 October 1993 | 12 April 1995[K] | 1 year, 169 days | MLPC | — | [10] | |
| 12 | ![]() | Gabriel Koyambounou (born 1947) | 12 April 1995 | 6 June 1996 | 1 year, 55 days | MLPC | — | [11] | |
| 13 | ![]() | Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (1948–2014) | 6 June 1996 | 30 January 1997 | 238 days | PUN | — | [9] | |
| 14 | ![]() | Michel Gbezera-Bria (born 1946) | 30 January 1997[L] | 4 January 1999 | 1 year, 339 days | Independent | Gbezera-Bria [fr] | ||
| 15 | Anicet-Georges Dologuélé (born 1957) | 4 January 1999 | 1 April 2001[M] | 2 years, 87 days | Independent | Dologuélé I [fr] | [12] | ||
| Dologuélé II [fr] | |||||||||
| Dologuélé III [fr] | |||||||||
| 16 | Martin Ziguélé (born 1957) | 1 April 2001 | 15 March 2003[N] | 1 year, 348 days | MLPC | Ziguélé I [fr] | |||
| Ziguélé II [fr] | |||||||||
| Ziguélé III [fr] | |||||||||
| 17 | Abel Goumba (1926–2009) | 23 March 2003 | 11 December 2003[O] | 263 days | FPP | Goumba [fr] | [13] | ||
| 18 | Célestin Gaombalet (1942–2017) | 12 December 2003 | 11 June 2005[P] | 1 year, 181 days | Independent | Gaombalet I [fr] | |||
| Gaombalet II [fr] | |||||||||
| 19 | Élie Doté (born 1947) | 13 June 2005 | 18 January 2008[Q] | 2 years, 219 days | Independent | Doté I [fr] | [14] | ||
| Doté II [fr] | |||||||||
| Doté III [fr] | |||||||||
| 20 | Faustin-Archange Touadéra (born 1957) | 22 January 2008 | 17 January 2013 | 4 years, 361 days | Independent | Touadéra I [fr] | [15][16] | ||
| Touadéra II [fr] | |||||||||
| Touadéra III [fr] | |||||||||
| 21 | Nicolas Tiangaye (born 1956) | 17 January 2013 | 10 January 2014[R] | 358 days | Independent | Tiangaye I [fr] | [17] | ||
| Tiangaye II [fr] | |||||||||
| Tiangaye III [fr] | |||||||||
| — | André Nzapayeké (born 1951) acting | 25 January 2014 | 10 August 2014 | 197 days | Independent | Nzapayeké [fr] | [18] | ||
| — | Mahamat Kamoun (born 1961) transitional | 10 August 2014 | 2 April 2016 | 1 year, 236 days | Independent | Kamoun I [fr] | |||
| Kamoun II [fr] | |||||||||
| Kamoun III [fr] | |||||||||
| Kamoun IV [fr] | |||||||||
| 22 | Simplice Sarandji (born 1955) | 2 April 2016 | 27 February 2019 | 2 years, 331 days | Independent | Sarandji I [fr] | |||
| Sarandji II [fr] | |||||||||
| 23 | Firmin Ngrébada (born 1968) | 27 February 2019 | 15 June 2021 | 2 years, 108 days | Independent | Ngrébada | |||
| MCU | |||||||||
| 24 | Henri-Marie Dondra (born 1966) | 15 June 2021 | 7 February 2022 | 237 days | Independent | Dondra [fr] | |||
| 25 | Félix Moloua (born 1957) | 7 February 2022 | Incumbent | 4 years, 8 days | MCU | Moloua [fr] | |||
