Heads of Government of Burkina Faso

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term	Incumbent	Notes
18 May 1957 to 26 July 1958	Ouezzin Coulibaly, Vice President of the Government Council
26 July 1958 to 7 September 1958	Ouezzin Coulibaly, President of the Government Council
7 September 1958 to 11 December 1958	Maurice Yaméogo, President of the Government Council
11 December 1958 to 21 October 1958	Maurice Yaméogo, acting Prime Minister
21 October 1958 to 11 December 1959	Maurice Yaméogo, Prime Minister
13 February 1971 to 8 February 1974	Gérard Kango Ouedraogo, Prime Minister
8 February 1974 to 7 July 1978	Sangoulé Lamizana, Prime Minister
7 July 1978 to 25 November 1980	Joseph Conombo, Prime Minister
25 November 1980 to 7 November 1982	Saye Zerbo, Prime Minister
10 January 1983 to 17 May 1983	Thomas Sankara, Prime Minister
16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994	Youssouf Ouedraogo, Prime Minister
22 March 1994 to 6 February 1996	Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Prime Minister
6 February 1996 to 7 November 2000	Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Prime Minister
7 November 2000 to present	Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister