List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau

This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973.

Since Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been twenty-four prime ministers and two acting prime ministers. The current holder of the office is Ilídio Vieira Té, who was appointed by transitional president General Horta Inta-A Na Man on 28 November 2025, following a coup d'état.

List of officeholders

Political parties

  African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)

  Party for Social Renewal (PRS)

  Assembly of the People United (APU)

  Movement for Democratic Alternation, Group of 15 (Madem G15)

Other affiliations

  Independent

Symbols

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Symbols

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Tenure
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1	File:Chico Mendes 1973.tiff	Francisco Mendes (1939–1978)Template:Efn	1976–77	24 September 1973	7 July 1978[†]	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2	File:No image.png	Constantino Teixeira (1933–1988)	—	7 July 1978	28 September 1978	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3	File:João Bernardo Vieira.jpg	João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009)Template:Efn	—	28 September 1978	14 November 1980	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
Vacant (14 November 1980 – 14 May 1982)
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4	File:Victor Saúde Maria 1980.jpg	Victor Saúde Maria (1939–1999)Template:Efn	—	14 May 1982	10 March 1984	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
Post abolished (10 March 1984 – 27 December 1991)
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 5	File:No image.png	Carlos Correia (1933–2021)	1994	27 December 1991	26 October 1994	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 6	File:No image.png	Manuel Saturnino da Costa (1942–2021)	—	26 October 1994	6 June 1997	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (5)	File:No image.png	Carlos Correia (1933–2021)	—	6 June 1997	3 December 1998	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 7	File:Visit of Francisco José Fadul, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, to the EC - 1999 (cropped).jpg	Francisco Fadul (born 1953)	1999	3 December 1998	19 February 2000	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 8	File:No image.png	Caetano N'Tchama (1955–2007)	—	19 February 2000	19 March 2001	Template:Ayd	PRS
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 9	File:No image.png	Faustino Imbali (born 1956)	—	21 March 2001	9 December 2001	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 10	File:No image.png	Alamara Nhassé (born 1957)	—	9 December 2001	17 November 2002	Template:Ayd	PRS
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 11	File:No image.png	Mário Pires (born 1949)	—	17 November 2002	14 September 2003 (Deposed in a coup)	Template:Ayd	PRS
Vacant (14 September 2003 – 28 September 2003)
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 12	File:No image.png	Artur Sanhá (born 1965)	—	28 September 2003	10 May 2004	Template:Ayd	PRS
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 13	File:Carlos Gomes Junior.jpg	Carlos Gomes Júnior (born 1949)	2004	10 May 2004	2 November 2005	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 14	File:2019-08-29 Aristides Gomes.jpg	Aristides Gomes (born 1954)	—	2 November 2005	13 April 2007	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 15	File:No image.png	Martinho Ndafa Kabi (born 1957)	—	13 April 2007	5 August 2008	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (5)	File:No image.png	Carlos Correia (1933–2021)	—	5 August 2008	2 January 2009	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (13)	File:Carlos Gomes Junior.jpg	Carlos Gomes Júnior (born 1949)Template:Efn	2008	2 January 2009	10 February 2012	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | —	File:No image.png	Adiato Djaló Nandigna (born 1958) Acting prime minister	—	10 February 2012	12 April 2012 (Deposed in a coup)	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
Vacant (12 April 2012 – 16 May 2012)
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | —	File:No image.png	Rui Duarte de Barros (born 1960) Acting prime minister	—	16 May 2012	3 July 2014	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 16	File:Domingos Simões Pereira.jpg	Domingos Simões Pereira (born 1964)	2014	3 July 2014	20 August 2015	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 17	File:Baciro Djá.png	Baciro Djá (born 1973)	—	20 August 2015	17 September 2015	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (5)	File:No image.png	Carlos Correia (1933–2021)	—	17 September 2015	27 May 2016	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (17)	File:Baciro Djá.png	Baciro Djá (born 1973)	—	27 May 2016	18 November 2016	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 18	File:Umaro Sissoco Embaló (51315757792).jpg	Umaro Sissoco Embaló (born 1972)	—	18 November 2016	30 January 2018	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 19	File:Artur Silva novo PM (cropped).jpg	Artur Silva (born 1956)	—	30 January 2018	16 April 2018	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (14)	File:2019-08-29 Aristides Gomes.jpg	Aristides Gomes (born 1954)	2019	16 April 2018	29 October 2019	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | (9)	File:No image.png	Faustino Imbali (born 1956)	—	31 October 2019	8 November 2019	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (14)	File:2019-08-29 Aristides Gomes.jpg	Aristides Gomes (born 1954)	—	8 November 2019	28 February 2020	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 20	File:Nuno Gomes Nabiam.png	Nuno Gomes Nabiam (born 1966)	—	28 February 2020	8 August 2023	Template:Ayd	APU
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 21	File:No image.png	Geraldo Martins (born 1967)	2023	8 August 2023	21 December 2023	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 22	File:No image.png	Rui Duarte de Barros (born 1960)	—	21 December 2023	7 August 2025	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 23	File:Braima Camará voto 2023 (cropped).jpg	Braima Camará (born 1968)	—	7 August 2025	27 November 2025 (Deposed in a coup)	Template:Ayd	Madem G15
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 24	File:No image.png	Ilídio Vieira Té (born 1983)	—	28 November 2025	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	PRS

Timeline

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 from: 07/07/1978 till: 28/09/1978 color:paigc    text:"Constantino Teixeira"
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 from: 28/09/1978 till: 14/11/1980 color:paigc    text:"João Bernardo Vieira"
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 from: 14/05/1982 till: 10/03/1984 color:paigc    text:"Victor Saúde Maria"
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 from: 27/12/1991 till: 26/10/1994 color:paigc
 from: 06/06/1997 till: 03/12/1998 color:paigc
 from: 05/08/2008 till: 02/01/2009 color:paigc
 from: 17/09/2015 till: 27/05/2016 color:paigc    text:"Carlos Correia"
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 from: 26/10/1994 till: 06/06/1997 color:paigc    text:"Manuel Saturnino da Costa"
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 from: 31/10/2019 till: 08/11/2019 color:ind      text:"Faustino Imbali"
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 from: 28/09/2003 till: 10/05/2004 color:prs      text:"Artur Sanhá"
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 from: 10/05/2004 till: 02/11/2005 color:paigc
 from: 02/01/2009 till: 10/02/2012 color:paigc    text:"Carlos Gomes Júnior"
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 from: 02/11/2005 till: 13/04/2007 color:paigc
 from: 16/04/2018 till: 29/10/2019 color:paigc
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 from: 13/04/2007 till: 05/08/2008 color:paigc    text:"Martinho Ndafa Kabi"
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 from: 10/02/2012 till: 12/04/2012 color:paigc    text:"Adiato Djaló Nandigna (acting)"
bar:Barros
 from: 16/05/2012 till: 03/07/2014 color:ind
 from: 21/12/2023 till: 07/08/2025 color:paigc    text:"Rui Duarte de Barros"
bar:Pereira
 from: 03/07/2014 till: 20/08/2015 color:paigc    text:"Domingos Simões Pereira"
bar:Dja
 from: 20/08/2015 till: 17/09/2015 color:paigc
 from: 27/05/2016 till: 18/11/2016 color:paigc    text:"Baciro Djá"
bar:Embalo
 from: 18/11/2016 till: 30/01/2018 color:paigc    text:"Umaro Sissoco Embaló"
bar:Silva
 from: 30/01/2018 till: 16/04/2018 color:paigc    text:"Artur Silva"
bar:Nabiam
 from: 28/02/2020 till: 08/08/2023 color:apu      text:"Nuno Gomes Nabiam"
bar:Martins
 from: 08/08/2023 till: 21/12/2023 color:paigc    text:"Geraldo Martins"
bar:Camara
 from: 07/08/2025 till:27/11/2025  color:mademg15 text:"Braima Camará
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 from: 28/11/2025 till:$today      color:prs      text:"Ilídio Vieira Té

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See also

• Politics of Guinea-Bissau
• List of captains-major of Bissau
• List of captains-major of Cacheu
• List of governors of Portuguese Guinea
• List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau
• Vice President of Guinea-Bissau

External links

• World Statesmen – Guinea-Bissau