Prime Minister of Madagascar

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Madagascar

Incumbent
Jean Ravelonarivo
since 17 January 2015
Appointer Hery Rajaonarimampianina,
as President of Madagascar
Inaugural holder Gabriel Ramanantsoa
Formation 18 May 1972
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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom.

Prime Ministers of Madagascar

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Colour key
(for political parties)
  Committee for Support of Democracy and Development in Madagascar
  National Union for Democracy and Development
  Independent

Merina Kingdom

Prime Minister Term of office Political party
№ Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Took office Left office Duration
1 Andriamihaja
(–1833)[1]		 1828 1833 5 years Independent
2 Rainiharo
(–1852)		 1833 10 February 1852[2] 19 years Independent
3 Rainivoninahitriniony
(1821–1869)		 10 February 1852 14 July 1864[3] 12 years, 155 days Independent
4 Rainilaiarivony
(1828–1896)		 14 July 1864 14 October 1895[4] 31 years, 92 days Independent
5 Rainitsimbazafy
 15 October 1895 September 1896[5] 11 months Independent
6 Rasanjy
(1851–1918)[6]		 September 1896 February 1897 5 months Independent

French Madagascar (part of the French colonial empire and the French Union)

Prime Minister Term of office Political party
№ Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Took office Left office Duration
Post Abolished (February 1897–27 May 1957)
1 Philibert Tsiranana
(1912–1978)[7]		 27 May 1957 14 October 1958 1 years, 140 days Social Democratic Party

Malagasy Republic

Malagasy Republic (autonomous within the French Community)

Prime Minister Term of office Political party
№ Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Took office Left office Duration
(1) Philibert Tsiranana
(1912–1978)		 14 October 1958 1 May 1959 199 days Social Democratic Party
Post Abolished (1 May 1959–26 June 1960)

Malagasy Republic (independent country)

Prime Minister Term of office Political party
№ Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Took office Left office Duration
Post Abolished (26 June 1960–18 May 1972)
1 Gabriel Ramanantsoa
(1906–1979)		 18 May 1972 5 February 1975
(Resigned)		 2 years, 263 days Military
Post Abolished (5 February 1975–30 December 1975)

Democratic Republic of Madagascar

Prime Minister Term of office Political party
№ Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Took office Left office Duration
Post Abolished (30 December 1975–11 January 1976)
2 Joel Rakotomalala
(1929–1976)		 11 January 1976 30 July 1976[8] 201 days Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
3 Justin Rakotoniaina
(1933–2001)		 12 August 1976 1 August 1977 354 days Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
4 Désiré Rakotoarijaona
(b. 1934)		 1 August 1977 12 February 1988 10 years, 195 days Military
5 Victor Ramahatra
(b. 1945)		 12 February 1988 8 August 1991 3 years, 177 days Military
6 Guy Razanamasy
(1928–2011)		 8 August 1991 12 September 1992 1 years, 35 days Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar

Third Republic of Madagascar

Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
Prime Minister Term of office Political party
№ Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Took office Left office Duration
(6) Guy Razanamasy
(1928–2011)		 12 September 1992 9 August 1993 331 days Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
7 Francisque Ravony
(1942–2003)		 9 August 1993 30 October 1995 2 years, 82 days Committee for Support of Democracy and Development in Madagascar
8 Emmanuel Rakotovahiny
(b. 1938)		 30 October 1995 28 May 1996 211 days National Union for Democracy and Development
9 Norbert Ratsirahonana
(b. 1938)		 28 May 1996 21 February 1997 269 days Judged by Your Work Party
10 Pascal Rakotomavo
(1934–2010)		 21 February 1997 23 July 1998 1 years, 152 days Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
11 Tantely Andrianarivo
(b. 1954)		 23 July 1998 31 May 2002[9] 3 years, 312 days Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
12 Jacques Sylla
(1946–2009)[10]		 26 February 2002 20 January 2007 4 years, 328 days Independent
– Jean-Jacques Rasolondraibe
(b. 1947)[11]		 31 May 2002 5 July 2002 32 days Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
13 Charles Rabemananjara
(b. 1947)		 20 January 2007 17 March 2009[12] 2 years, 56 days I Love Madagascar
14 Monja Roindefo
(b. 1965)[13]		 17 March 2009 10 October 2009[14] 207 days Madagascar for the Malagasy
15 Eugène Mangalaza
(b. 1950)		 10 October 2009 18 December 2009 69 days Independent
– Cécile Manorohanta
 18 December 2009 20 December 2009 1 years, 2 days Young Malagasies Determined
16 Albert Camille Vital
(b. 1952)		 20 December 2009 11 December 2010 356 days Military

Fourth Republic of Madagascar

Prime Minister Term of office Political party
№ Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Took office Left office Duration
(16) Albert Camille Vital
(b. 1952)		 11 December 2010 2 November 2011 326 days Military
17 Omer Beriziky
(b. 1950)		 2 November 2011 16 April 2014 2 years, 165 days Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery
18 Roger Kolo
(b. 1943)		 16 April 2014 17 January 2015 276 days Independent
19 Jean Ravelonarivo
(b. 1959)		 17 January 2015 Incumbent 103 days Independent

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Chief Minister
  2. ↑ Died in office
  3. ↑ Deposed by his brother Rainilaiarivony
  4. ↑ Deposed after the Second Madagascar expedition
  5. ↑ Removed from office
  6. ↑ Principal Governor
  7. ↑ Vice President of the Executive Council
  8. ↑ Died in a helicopter accident
  9. ↑ Under house arrest by Ravalomanana from 27 May 2002
  10. ↑ Appointed by Ravalomanana
  11. ↑ Appointed by Ratsiraka
  12. ↑ Deposed in the 2009 crisis
  13. ↑ Appointed by Rajoelina on 7 February 2009
  14. ↑ Continued in opposition to 13 November 2009

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