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-two prime ministers and two acting prime ministers. The current holder of the office is Braima Camará, who was appointed by a decree of president Umaro Sissoco Embaló on 7 August 2025.

List of officeholders

Political parties

Other affiliations

Symbols

Symbols

Template:Note label Died in office

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	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 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1976–77	24 September 1973	7 July 1978Template:Ref label	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2	File:No image.png	Constantino Teixeira Template:Small	—	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 Template:SmallTemplate: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 Template:SmallTemplate: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 Template:Small	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 Template:Small	—	26 October 1994	6 June 1997	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (5)	File:No image.png	Carlos Correia Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	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 Template:Small	—	19 February 2000	19 March 2001	Template:Ayd	PRS
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 9	File:No image.png	Faustino Imbali Template:Small	—	21 March 2001	9 December 2001	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 10	File:No image.png	Alamara Nhassé Template:Small	—	9 December 2001	17 November 2002	Template:Ayd	PRS
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 11	File:No image.png	Mário Pires Template:Small	—	17 November 2002	14 September 2003 Template:Small	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 Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	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 Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	—	13 April 2007	5 August 2008	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (5)	File:No image.png	Carlos Correia Template:Small	—	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 Template:SmallTemplate: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 Template:Small	—	10 February 2012	12 April 2012 Template:Small	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 Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	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 Template:Small	—	20 August 2015	17 September 2015	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (5)	File:No image.png	Carlos Correia Template:Small	—	17 September 2015	27 May 2016	Template:Ayd	PAIGC
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (17)	File:Baciro Djá.png	Baciro Djá Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	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 Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	—	28 February 2020	8 August 2023	Template:Ayd	APU
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 21	File:No image.png	Geraldo Martins Template:Small	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 Template:Small	—	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 Template:Small	—	7 August 2025	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	Madem G15

Timeline

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 from: 20/08/2015 till: 17/09/2015 color:paigc
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 from: 30/01/2018 till: 16/04/2018 color:paigc    text:"Artur Silva"
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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