Prime Minister of Gabon

Prime Minister of the
Gabonese Republic
Premier ministre de la République gabonaise
Coat of arms of Gabon
StatusAbolished
AppointerPresident of Gabon
Formation17 August 1960[a]
First holderLéon M'ba
Casimir Oyé-Mba (Third Republic; since 1991)
Final holderRaymond Ndong Sima
Abolished4 May 2025
Websitewww.primature.gouv.ga


This is a list of prime ministers of Gabon since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day.

A total of twelve people have been Prime Minister (French: Premier ministre de la République gabonaise).

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Léon M'ba
(1902–1967)		 1961 17 August 1960 21 February 1961 188 days BDG Himself
Post abolished (21 February 1961 – 16 April 1975)
2 Léon Mébiame
(1934–2015)[b]		 1980
1985		 16 April 1975 3 May 1990 15 years, 17 days PDG O. Bongo
3 Casimir Oyé-Mba
(1942–2021)		 1990 3 May 1990 2 November 1994 4 years, 183 days PDG
4 Paulin Obame-Nguema
(1934–2023)		 1996 2 November 1994 23 January 1999 4 years, 82 days PDG
5 Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane
(born 1939)		 2001 23 January 1999 20 January 2006 6 years, 362 days PDG
6 Jean Eyeghé Ndong
(born 1946)		 2006 20 January 2006 17 July 2009 3 years, 178 days PDG
Divungi Di Ndinge
Rogombé
7 Paul Biyoghé Mba
(born 1953)		 2011 17 July 2009 27 February 2012 2 years, 225 days PDG
A. Bongo
8 Raymond Ndong Sima
(born 1955)		 — 27 February 2012 27 January 2014 1 year, 334 days PDG
9 Daniel Ona Ondo
(born 1945)		 — 27 January 2014 28 September 2016 2 years, 245 days PDG
10 Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
(1961–2020)		 2018 28 September 2016 12 January 2019[c] 2 years, 106 days PDG
11 Julien Nkoghe Bekale
(born 1958)		 — 12 January 2019 16 July 2020 1 year, 186 days PDG
12 Rose Christiane Raponda
(born 1963)		 — 16 July 2020 9 January 2023 2 years, 177 days PDG
13 Alain Claude Bilie By Nze
(born 1967)		 — 9 January 2023 30 August 2023
(Deposed in a coup)		 233 days PDG
Post vacant (30 August – 7 September 2023)
— Raymond Ndong Sima
(born 1955)		 — 7 September 2023 4 May 2025 1 year, 239 days Independent Oligui
Post abolished (4 May 2025 – present)

Notes

  1. ↑ The office of Prime Minister existed while the autonomous Gabonese Republic was part of the French Union/French Community (21 May 1957 – 17 August 1960).
  2. ↑ From 1961 to 1981 the President of Gabon was both head of state and head of government, while the Prime Minister only assisted him in managing government affairs.
  3. ↑ Replaced in the aftermath of the 2019 coup attempt.

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