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This is a list of prime ministers of Togo since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day.
Prime Minister of the Togolese Republic | |
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Premier ministre de la République togolaise | |
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Type | Head of government |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | President of Togo |
Formation | 27 April 1960 |
First holder | Sylvanus Olympio |
A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Togo – twelve men and one woman. Among them, one person, Edem Kodjo, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The incumbent prime minister, Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, was appointed by president Faure Gnassingbé. She took the oath on 28 September 2020.
In the months following the appointment of Joseph Kokou Koffigoh as Prime Minister by the National Conference on 27 August 1991,[1] the soldiers of the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) loyal to President Gnassingbé Eyadéma repeatedly tried to oust Koffigoh:
The President of the Republic appoints the Prime Minister. He terminates his functions.[11]
The Prime Minister is the head of the Government. He directs the action of the Government and coordinates the functions of the other members. He presides over the Committees of Defense. He substitutes for, the case arising, the President of the Republic in the presidency of the Councils provided for in Articles 66 and 72 of this Constitution. He assures the interim of the head of the State in case of incapacity for cause of illness or of absence from the national territory.[12]
Before his entry into office, the Prime Minister presents before the National Assembly the program of action of his Government.[12]
The National Assembly accords its confidence to him by a vote with the absolute majority of its members.[12]
The Prime Minister assures the execution of the laws.[13]
He may delegate certain of his powers to the ministers.[13]
The acts of the President of the Republic other than those provided for in Articles 4, 66, 68, 73, 74, 98, 100, 104 and 109 of this Constitution, are countersigned by the Prime Minister or, the case arising, by the Ministers given the charge of their execution.[14]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
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Sylvanus Olympio (1902–1963) |
27 April 1960 | 12 April 1961 | 350 days | CUT | Himself | |
Post abolished (12 April 1961 – 27 August 1991) | ||||||||
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Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (born 1948) |
27 August 1991 | 23 April 1994 | 2 years, 239 days | CFN | Eyadéma | |
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Edem Kodjo (1938–2020) |
23 April 1994 | 20 August 1996 | 2 years, 119 days | UDT | ||
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Kwassi Klutse (1945–2024) |
20 August 1996 | 21 May 1999 | 2 years, 274 days | RPT | ||
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Eugene Koffi Adoboli (born 1934) |
21 May 1999 | 31 August 2000 | 1 year, 102 days | RPT | ||
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Agbéyomé Kodjo (1954–2024) |
31 August 2000 | 29 June 2002 | 1 year, 302 days | RPT | ||
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Koffi Sama (born 1944) |
29 June 2002 | 9 June 2005 | 2 years, 345 days | RPT | ||
Gnassingbé | ||||||||
Abass | ||||||||
Gnassingbé | ||||||||
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Edem Kodjo (1938–2020) |
9 June 2005 | 20 September 2006 | 1 year, 103 days | CPP | ||
8 | ![]() |
Yawovi Agboyibo (1943–2020) |
20 September 2006 | 6 December 2007 | 1 year, 77 days | CAR | ||
9 | ![]() |
Komlan Mally (born 1960) |
6 December 2007 | 8 September 2008 | 277 days | RPT | ||
10 | ![]() |
Gilbert Houngbo (born 1961) |
8 September 2008 | 23 July 2012 | 3 years, 319 days | Independent | ||
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Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu (born 1958) |
23 July 2012 | 10 June 2015 | 2 years, 322 days | CPP (until 2013) | ||
UNIR | ||||||||
12 | ![]() |
Komi Sélom Klassou (born 1960) |
10 June 2015 | 28 September 2020 | 5 years, 110 days | UNIR | ||
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Victoire Tomegah Dogbé (born 1959) |
28 September 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 331 days | UNIR |