List of prime ministers of Eswatini
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This is a list of prime ministers of Eswatini (Template:Langx) since the formation of the post in 1967.
Twelve people have been Prime Minister of Eswatini, plus eight acting prime ministers. One person, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, held two non-consecutive terms.
The current prime minister is Russell Dlamini, since 4 November 2023. He was appointed by King Mswati III at the Ludzidzini Royal Village.[1][2]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
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- Other affiliations
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- Status
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Acting prime minister
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Monarch(s) (Reign)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
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| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 1 | File:No image.png | Makhosini Dlamini (1914–1978)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1967 1972 |
16 May 1967 | 31 March 1976 | Template:Ayd | INM (until 1973)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:King Sobhuza II, 1945 (cropped).jpg Sobhuza II (1899–1982)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:;"| | Independent | |||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 2 | File:No image.png | Maphevu Dlamini (1922–1979)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1978 | 31 March 1976 | 25 October 1979<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| — | File:No image.png | Ben Nsibandze (1931–2021)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 25 October 1979 | 23 November 1979 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 3 | File:No image.png | Mabandla Dlamini (1930–2025)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 23 November 1979 | 25 March 1983 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
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| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 4 | File:No image.png | Bhekimpi Dlamini (1924–1999)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1983 | 25 March 1983 | 6 October 1986 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| File:King Mswati III, 2006.jpg Mswati III (since 1986)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 5 | File:No image.png | Sotsha Dlamini (1940–2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1987 | 6 October 1986 | 12 July 1989 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 6 | File:No image.png | Obed Dlamini (1937–2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 12 July 1989 | 25 October 1993 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| — | File:No image.png | Andreas Fakudze (died 2013)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 25 October 1993 | 4 November 1993 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 7 | File:No image.png | Jameson Mbilini Dlamini (1921–2008)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1993 | 4 November 1993 | 8 May 1996 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| — | File:No image.png | Sishayi Nxumalo (1936–2000)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 8 May 1996 | 26 July 1996 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 8 | File:Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini 2011.jpg | Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942–2018)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1998 | 26 July 1996 | 29 September 2003 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| — | File:No image.png | Paul Shabangu (born 1943)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 29 September 2003 | 6 November 2003 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 9 | File:Themba Dlamini 2007.jpg | Themba Dlamini (born 1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2003 | 6 November 2003 | 18 September 2008 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| — | File:No image.png | Bheki Dlamini | — | 18 September 2008 | 23 October 2008 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini 2011.jpg | Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942–2018)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2008 2013 |
23 October 2008 | 5 September 2018 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| — | File:No image.png | Vincent Mhlanga (died 2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 5 September 2018 | 27 October 2018 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 10 | File:Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (cropped).jpg | Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (1968–2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2018 | 27 October 2018 | 13 December 2020<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| — | File:Themba Nhlanganiso Masuku.jpg | Themba Masuku (born 1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 13 December 2020 | 19 July 2021 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 11 | File:Cleopas Dlamini 2023.jpg | Cleopas Dlamini (born 1952)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 19 July 2021 | 28 September 2023 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| — | File:Mgwagwa Gamedze 2017.jpg | Mgwagwa Gamedze (born 19–)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 28 September 2023 | 4 November 2023 | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 12 | File:Russell Dlamini official portrait.jpg | Russell Dlamini (born 1973)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2023 | 4 November 2023 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | Independent | |
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Timeline
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See also
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References
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External links
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