Prime Minister of Burundi

Prime Minister of Burundi
Prime Minister of Burundi
Umushikiranganji wa Mbere w'Uburundi (Kirundi); Premier Ministre du Burundi (French); Waziri Mkuu wa Burundi (Swahili)
	Coat of arms of Burundi
	Flag of Burundi
	Incumbent; Nestor Ntahontuye; since 5 August 2025
Style	His Excellency (formal); Mr. Prime Minister (informal)
Status	Head of government
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	The King (1961–1966); The President (1966–1998, 2020–present)
Term length	At the president's pleasure, contingent on the officeholder's ability to command parliamentary confidence
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Burundi (2005); Amended Constitution of Burundi (2018)
Precursor	1st & 2nd vice-presidents
Formation	26 January 1961; 65 years ago; 24 June 2020; 6 years ago (reinstated)
First holder	Joseph Cimpaye
Abolished	12 June 1998 – 24 June 2020
Website	Official website

This article lists the prime ministers of Burundi since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Burundi in 1961 until the present day. The office of prime minister was most recently abolished in 1998, and reinstated in 2020 with the appointment of Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni.^[1]^[2]

Counting both the Kingdom and Republic periods, a total of sixteen people have served in the office (not counting one acting prime minister). Additionally, two people, Pierre Ngendandumwe and Albin Nyamoya, served on two non-consecutive occasions. The current prime minister is Nestor Ntahontuye, since 5 August 2025.

List of officeholders

Political parties

Union of People's Parties (UPP)

Union for National Progress (UPRONA)

National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD–FDD)

Other factions

Military

Status

Denotes acting prime minister

Prime ministers of the Kingdom of Burundi

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Ethnic group	Political party	King(s) (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ethnic group	Political party	King(s) (Reign)
Part of Ruanda-Urundi								Mwambutsa IV (1915–1966)
1		Joseph Cimpaye (1932–1972)	26 January 1961	28 September 1961	245 days	Hutu	UPP
2		Louis Rwagasore (1932–1961)	28 September 1961	13 October 1961 (assassinated.)	15 days	Tutsi	UPRONA
3		André Muhirwa (1920–2003)	20 October 1961	1 July 1962	254 days	Tutsi	UPRONA
Independent country
(3)		André Muhirwa (1920–2003)	1 July 1962	10 June 1963	344 days	Tutsi	UPRONA
4		Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965)	18 June 1963	6 April 1964	293 days	Hutu	UPRONA
5		Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001)	6 April 1964	7 January 1965	276 days	Tutsi	UPRONA
(4)		Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965)	7 January 1965	15 January 1965 (assassinated.)	8 days	Hutu	UPRONA
–		Pié Masumbuko (1931–2026)	15 January 1965	26 January 1965	11 days	Tutsi	UPRONA
6		Joseph Bamina (1925–1965)	26 January 1965	30 September 1965	247 days	Hutu	UPRONA
7		Léopold Biha (1919–2003) ^[a]	13 October 1965	8 July 1966 (deposed.)	268 days	Tutsi	UPRONA
8		Michel Micombero (1940–1983)	11 July 1966	28 November 1966 (become President.)	140 days	Tutsi	Military / UPRONA	Ntare V (1966)

Prime ministers of the Republic of Burundi

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Ethnic group	Political party	President(s) (Term)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ethnic group	Political party	President(s) (Term)
Post abolished (28 November 1966 – 15 July 1972)
1		Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001)	15 July 1972	5 June 1973	325 days	Tutsi	UPRONA		Michel Micombero (1966–1976)
Post abolished (5 June 1973 – 12 November 1976)
2		Édouard Nzambimana (1945–2015)	12 November 1976	13 October 1978	1 year, 335 days	Tutsi	UPRONA		Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1976–1987)
Post abolished (13 October 1978 – 19 October 1988)
3		Adrien Sibomana (born 1953)	19 October 1988	10 July 1993	4 years, 264 days	Hutu	UPRONA		Pierre Buyoya (1987–1993)
4		Sylvie Kinigi (born 1953)	10 July 1993	7 February 1994	212 days	Tutsi	UPRONA		Melchior Ndadaye (1993)
									Herself (1993–1994)
									Cyprien Ntaryamira (1994)
5		Anatole Kanyenkiko (born 1952)	7 February 1994	22 February 1995	1 year, 15 days	Tutsi	UPRONA		Cyprien Ntaryamira (1994)
5		Anatole Kanyenkiko (born 1952)	7 February 1994	22 February 1995	1 year, 15 days	Tutsi	UPRONA		Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1994–1996)
6		Antoine Nduwayo (born 1942)	22 February 1995	31 July 1996 ^[b]	1 year, 160 days	Tutsi	UPRONA		Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1994–1996)
7		Pascal-Firmin Ndimira (born 1956)	31 July 1996	12 June 1998	1 year, 316 days	Hutu	UPRONA		Pierre Buyoya (1996–2003)
Post abolished (12 June 1998 – 24 June 2020)
8		Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (born 1972)	24 June 2020	7 September 2022	2 years, 75 days	Hutu	CNDD–FDD		Évariste Ndayishimiye (2020–present)
9		Gervais Ndirakobuca (born 1970)	7 September 2022	5 August 2025	2 years, 332 days	Hutu	CNDD–FDD
10		Nestor Ntahontuye (born 1978)	5 August 2025	Incumbent	1 year, 19 days	Hutu	CNDD–FDD

Timeline

Notes

↑ Served at the time of the 1965 coup attempt.
↑ Resigned following the 1996 coup d'état.

References

↑ Felix Tih (24 June 2020). "Burundi gets new prime minister after 22 years". Ankara, Turkey: Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
↑ Staff writer (25 June 2020). "Burundi president swears in new Prime Minister". Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo: Africanews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

External links

World Statesmen – Burundi

[3] Served at the time of the 1965 coup attempt.

[4] Resigned following the 1996 coup d'état.

[Tih-1] Felix Tih (24 June 2020). "Burundi gets new prime minister after 22 years". Ankara, Turkey: Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[Africanews.com-2] Staff writer (25 June 2020). "Burundi president swears in new Prime Minister". Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo: Africanews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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