List of current prime ministers by date of assumption of office

Summary

This is a list of current prime ministers of the world's sovereign states by the date they took office, from the earliest to the latest.

List of current prime ministers edit

Prime Minister Title State's political system Date of assumption Current length of term
Hassanal Bolkiah   Prime Minister of Brunei Absolute monarchy 1 January 1984 40 years, 115 days
Ralph Gonsalves   Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Constitutional monarchy 29 March 2001 23 years, 27 days
Roosevelt Skerrit   Prime Minister of Dominica Parliamentary republic 8 January 2004 20 years, 108 days
Lee Hsien Loong   Prime Minister of Singapore Parliamentary republic 12 August 2004 19 years, 257 days
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum   Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates Constitutional monarchy 11 February 2006 18 years, 74 days
Sheikh Hasina   Prime Minister of Bangladesh Parliamentary republic 6 January 2009 15 years, 110 days
Viktor Orbán   Prime Minister of Hungary Parliamentary republic 29 May 2010 13 years, 332 days
Mark Rutte   Prime Minister of the Netherlands Constitutional monarchy 14 October 2010 13 years, 194 days
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed   Prime Minister of Djibouti Presidential republic 1 April 2013 11 years, 24 days
Edi Rama   Prime Minister of Albania Parliamentary republic 13 September 2013 10 years, 225 days
Kokhir Rasulzoda   Prime Minister of Tajikistan Presidential republic 23 November 2013 10 years, 154 days
Narendra Modi   Prime Minister of India Parliamentary republic 26 May 2014 9 years, 335 days
Gaston Browne   Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional monarchy 13 June 2014 9 years, 317 days
Saara Kuugongelwa   Prime Minister of Namibia Semi-presidential republic 21 March 2015 9 years, 35 days
Keith Rowley   Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Parliamentary republic 9 September 2015 8 years, 229 days
Justin Trudeau   Prime Minister of Canada Constitutional monarchy 4 November 2015 8 years, 173 days
Kassim Majaliwa   Prime Minister of Tanzania Presidential republic 20 November 2015 8 years, 157 days
Andrew Holness   Prime Minister of Jamaica Constitutional monarchy 3 March 2016 8 years, 53 days
Ulisses Correia e Silva   Prime Minister of Cape Verde Semi-presidential republic 22 April 2016 8 years, 3 days
Andrej Plenković   Prime Minister of Croatia Parliamentary republic 19 October 2016 7 years, 189 days
Abdulla Aripov   Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Presidential republic 14 December 2016 7 years, 133 days
Pravind Jugnauth   Prime Minister of Mauritius Parliamentary republic 23 January 2017 7 years, 93 days
Édouard Ngirente   Prime Minister of Rwanda Presidential republic 30 August 2017 6 years, 239 days
Abiy Ahmed   Prime Minister of Ethiopia Parliamentary republic 2 April 2018 6 years, 23 days
Nikol Pashinyan   Prime Minister of Armenia Parliamentary republic 8 May 2018 5 years, 353 days
Mia Mottley   Prime Minister of Barbados Parliamentary republic 25 May 2018 5 years, 336 days
Pedro Sánchez   Prime Minister of Spain Constitutional monarchy 2 June 2018 5 years, 328 days
Christian Ntsay   Prime Minister of Madagascar Semi-presidential republic 6 June 2018 5 years, 324 days
Moustafa Madbouly   Prime Minister of Egypt Semi-presidential republic 7 June 2018 5 years, 323 days
Joseph Ngute   Prime Minister of Cameroon Presidential republic 4 January 2019 5 years, 112 days
Manasseh Sogavare   Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Constitutional monarchy 24 April 2019 5 years, 1 day
Xavier Espot Zamora   Prime Minister of Andorra Constitutional monarchy 16 May 2019 4 years, 345 days
James Marape   Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Constitutional monarchy 30 May 2019 4 years, 331 days
Mette Frederiksen   Prime Minister of Denmark Constitutional monarchy 27 June 2019[1] 4 years, 303 days
Ali Asadov   Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Semi-presidential republic 8 October 2019 4 years, 200 days
Manuel Marrero Cruz   Prime Minister of Cuba One-party state 21 December 2019 4 years, 126 days
Luca Beccari   San Marino Secretary for Foreign Affairs Parliamentary republic 7 January 2020 4 years, 109 days
Haitham bin Tariq   Prime Minister of Oman Absolute monarchy 11 January 2020 4 years, 105 days
Robert Abela   Prime Minister of Malta Parliamentary republic 13 January 2020 4 years, 103 days
Mikhail Mishustin   Prime Minister of Russia Semi-presidential republic 16 January 2020 4 years, 100 days
Denys Shmyhal   Prime Minister of Ukraine Semi-presidential republic 4 March 2020 4 years, 52 days
Roman Golovchenko   Prime Minister of Belarus Presidential republic 4 June 2020 3 years, 326 days
Hussein Arnous   Prime Minister of Syria Semi-presidential republic 11 June 2020 3 years, 319 days
Mark Phillips   Prime Minister of Guyana Parliamentary republic 2 August 2020 3 years, 267 days
Mohamed Ould Bilal   Prime Minister of Mauritania Semi-presidential republic 6 August 2020 3 years, 263 days
Kim Tok-hun   Premier of North Korea One-party state 13 August 2020 3 years, 256 days
Pierre Dartout   Minister of State (Monaco) Semi-constitutional monarchy 1 September 2020 3 years, 237 days
Victoire Tomegah Dogbé   Prime Minister of Togo Presidential republic 28 September 2020 3 years, 210 days
Alexander De Croo   Prime Minister of Belgium Constitutional monarchy 1 October 2020 3 years, 207 days
Bisher Khasawneh   Prime Minister of Jordan Semi-constitutional monarchy 12 October 2020 3 years, 196 days
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa   Prime Minister of Bahrain Semi-constitutional monarchy 11 November 2020 3 years, 166 days
Johnny Briceño   Prime Minister of Belize Parliamentary republic 12 November 2020 3 years, 165 days
Ingrida Šimonytė   Prime Minister of Lithuania Semi-presidential republic 11 December 2020 3 years, 136 days
Kaja Kallas   Prime Minister of Estonia Parliamentary republic 26 January 2021 3 years, 90 days
Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene   Prime Minister of Mongolia Semi-presidential republic 27 January 2021 3 years, 89 days
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh   Prime Minister of Libya GNU [further explanation needed] Provisional government 15 March 2021 3 years, 41 days
Daniel Risch   Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Semi-constitutional monarchy 25 March 2021 3 years, 31 days
Phạm Minh Chính   Prime Minister of Vietnam One-party state 5 April 2021 3 years, 20 days
Anatole Collinet Makosso   Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo Semi-presidential republic 12 May 2021 2 years, 349 days
Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa   Prime Minister of Samoa Parliamentary republic 24 May 2021 2 years, 337 days
Choguel Kokalla Maïga
  Acting Prime Minister of Mali Presidential republic 6 June 2021 2 years, 324 days
Robinah Nabbanja   Prime Minister of Uganda Presidential republic 21 June 2021 2 years, 309 days
Ariel Henry   Acting Prime Minister of Haiti Semi-presidential republic 20 July 2021 2 years, 280 days
Phillip Pierre   Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Constitutional monarchy 28 July 2021 2 years, 272 days
Min Aung Hlaing   Prime Minister of Myanmar Assembly-independent republic 1 August 2021 2 years, 268 days
Hasan Akhund   Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan Provisional government 7 September 2021 2 years, 231 days
Najib Mikati   Prime Minister of Lebanon Parliamentary republic 10 September 2021 2 years, 228 days
Philip Davis   Prime Minister of the Bahamas Constitutional monarchy 17 September 2021 2 years, 221 days
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga   President of the Governorate of Vatican City Absolute monarchy 1 October 2021 2 years, 207 days
Fumio Kishida   Prime Minister of Japan Constitutional monarchy 4 October 2021 2 years, 204 days
Aziz Akhannouch   Prime Minister of Morocco Semi-constitutional monarchy 7 October 2021 2 years, 201 days
Akylbek Japarov   Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Presidential republic 12 October 2021 2 years, 196 days
Jonas Gahr Støre   Prime Minister of Norway Constitutional monarchy 14 October 2021 2 years, 194 days
Petr Fiala   Prime Minister of Czech Republic Parliamentary republic 28 November 2021 2 years, 149 days
Karl Nehammer   Chancellor of Austria Parliamentary republic 6 December 2021 2 years, 141 days
Olaf Scholz   Chancellor of Germany Parliamentary republic 8 December 2021 2 years, 139 days
Siaosi Sovaleni   Prime Minister of Tonga Semi-constitutional monarchy 27 December 2021 2 years, 120 days
Osman Hussein   Acting Prime Minister of Sudan Provisional government 19 January 2022 2 years, 97 days
Félix Moloua   Prime Minister of Central African Republic Presidential republic 7 February 2022 2 years, 78 days
Adriano Maleiane   Prime Minister of Mozambique Semi-presidential republic 3 March 2022 2 years, 53 days
Han Duck-soo   Prime Minister of South Korea Presidential republic 21 May 2022 1 year, 340 days
Anthony Albanese   Prime Minister of Australia Constitutional monarchy 23 May 2022 1 year, 338 days
Robert Golob   Prime Minister of Slovenia Parliamentary republic 1 June 2022 1 year, 329 days
Dickon Mitchell   Prime Minister of Grenada Constitutional monarchy 24 June 2022 1 year, 306 days
Hamza Abdi Barre   Prime Minister of Somalia Parliamentary republic 26 June 2022 1 year, 304 days
Dinesh Gunawardena   Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Semi-presidential republic 22 July 2022 1 year, 278 days
Terrance Drew   Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Constitutional monarchy 6 August 2022 1 year, 263 days
Gervais Ndirakobuca   Prime Minister of Burundi Presidential republic 7 September 2022 1 year, 231 days
Mohammed bin Salman   Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Absolute monarchy 27 September 2022 1 year, 211 days
Ulf Kristersson   Prime Minister of Sweden Constitutional monarchy 18 October 2022 1 year, 190 days
Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela   Acting Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Provisional government 21 October 2022 1 year, 187 days
Giorgia Meloni   Prime Minister of Italy Parliamentary republic 22 October 2022 1 year, 186 days
Rishi Sunak   Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Constitutional monarchy 25 October 2022 1 year, 183 days
Musalia Mudavadi   Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya Presidential republic 27 October 2022 1 year, 181 days
Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani   Prime Minister of Iraq Parliamentary republic 27 October 2022 1 year, 181 days
Sam Matekane   Prime Minister of Lesotho Constitutional monarchy 28 October 2022 1 year, 180 days
Patrice Trovoada   Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe Semi-presidential republic 11 November 2022 1 year, 166 days
Anwar Ibrahim   Prime Minister of Malaysia Constitutional monarchy 24 November 2022 1 year, 153 days
Sitiveni Rabuka   Prime Minister of Fiji Parliamentary republic 24 December 2022 1 year, 123 days
Pushpa Kamal Dahal   Prime Minister of Nepal Parliamentary republic 26 December 2022 1 year, 121 days
Benjamin Netanyahu   Prime Minister of Israel Parliamentary republic 29 December 2022 1 year, 118 days
Sonexay Siphandone   Prime Minister of Laos One-party state 30 December 2022 1 year, 117 days
Borjana Krišto   Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary republic 25 January 2023 1 year, 91 days
Manuela Roka Botey   Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea Presidential republic 1 February 2023 1 year, 84 days
Dorin Recean   Prime Minister of Moldova Parliamentary republic 16 February 2023 1 year, 69 days
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani   Prime Minister of Qatar Semi-constitutional monarchy 7 March 2023 1 year, 49 days
Li Qiang   Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China One-party state 11 March 2023 1 year, 45 days
Osama Hamada   claimed Acting Prime Minister of Libya appointed by HoR [further explanation needed] Provisional government 16 May 2023[2] 345 days
Marcel Ciolacu   Prime Minister of Romania Semi-presidential republic 15 June 2023 315 days
Petteri Orpo   Prime Minister of Finland Parliamentary republic 20 June 2023 310 days
Kyriakos Mitsotakis   Prime Minister of Greece Parliamentary republic 26 June 2023 304 days
Xanana Gusmão   Prime Minister of East Timor Semi-presidential republic 1 July 2023 299 days
David Moinina Sengeh   Chief Minister of Sierra Leone Presidential republic 10 July 2023 290 days
Ahmed Hachani   Prime Minister of Tunisia Semi-presidential republic 2 August 2023 267 days
Ali Lamine Zeine   Prime Minister of Niger Provisional government 8 August 2023 261 days
Hun Manet   Prime Minister of Cambodia Constitutional monarchy 22 August 2023 247 days
Srettha Thavisin   Prime Minister of Thailand Constitutional monarchy 22 August 2023 247 days
Raymond Ndong Sima   Prime Minister of Gabon Transitional government 7 September 2023 231 days
Evika Siliņa   Prime Minister of Latvia Parliamentary republic 15 September 2023 223 days
Charlot Salwai   Prime Minister of Vanuatu Parliamentary republic 6 October 2023 202 days
Robert Beugré Mambé   Prime Minister of Ivory Coast Presidential republic 17 October 2023 191 days
Robert Fico   Prime Minister of Slovakia Parliamentary republic 25 October 2023 183 days
Milojko Spajić   Prime Minister of Montenegro Parliamentary republic 31 October 2023 177 days
Russell Dlamini   Prime Minister of Eswatini Absolute monarchy 3 November 2023 174 days
Nadir Larbaoui   Prime Minister of Algeria Semi-presidential republic 11 November 2023 166 days
Luc Frieden   Prime Minister of Luxembourg Constitutional monarchy 17 November 2023 160 days
Christopher Luxon   Prime Minister of New Zealand Constitutional monarchy 27 November 2023 150 days
Nicolás Posse   Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina Presidential republic 10 December 2023 137 days
Donald Tusk   Prime Minister of Poland Parliamentary republic 13 December 2023 134 days
Rui Duarte de Barros   Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau Semi-presidential republic 21 December 2023 126 days
Viktor Rossi   Chancellor of Switzerland Semi-presidential republic* 1 January 2024 115 days
Succès Masra   Prime Minister of Chad Provisional government 1 January 2024 115 days
Gabriel Attal   Prime Minister of France Semi-presidential republic 9 January 2024 107 days
Tshering Tobgay   Prime Minister of Bhutan Semi-constitutional monarchy 28 January 2024 88 days
Talat Xhaferi   Prime Minister of North Macedonia Parliamentary republic 28 January 2024 88 days
Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak   Prime Minister of Yemen Provisional government 5 February 2024 80 days
Oljas Bektenov   Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Presidential republic 6 February 2024 79 days
Irakli Kobakhidze   Prime Minister of Georgia Parliamentary republic 8 February 2024 77 days
Feleti Teo   Prime Minister of Tuvalu Parliamentary republic 26 February 2024 59 days
Bah Oury   Prime Minister of Guinea Provisional government 27 February 2024 58 days
Shehbaz Sharif   Prime Minister of Pakistan Parliamentary republic 4 March 2024 52 days
Gustavo Adrianzén   Prime Minister of Peru Presidential republic 6 March 2024 50 days
Mohammad Mustafa   Prime Minister of Palestine Semi-presidential republic 14 March 2024 42 days
Ivica Dačić   Acting Prime Minister of Serbia Parliamentary republic 20 March 2024 36 days
Judith Tuluka   Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Semi-presidential republic 1 April 2024 24 days
Luís Montenegro   Prime Minister of Portugal Semi-presidential republic 2 April 2024 23 days
Ousmane Sonko   Prime Minister of Senegal Presidential republic 3 April 2024 22 days
Simon Harris   Taoiseach Parliamentary republic 9 April 2024 16 days
Dimitar Glavchev   Acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria Parliamentary republic 9 April 2024 16 days
Bjarni Benediktsson   Prime Minister of Iceland Parliamentary republic 9 April 2024 16 days
Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah   Prime Minister of Kuwait Semi-constitutional monarchy 15 April 2024 10 days

References edit

  1. ^ "Denmark's youngest prime minister to lead new government". Deutsche Welle. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Libya parliament suspends rival eastern-based PM Bashagha". Al Jazeera. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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