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Prime Minister of Madagascar
Prime Minister of Madagascar
Praiminisitra Madagasikara (Malagasy); Premier Ministre du Madagascar (French)
	Seal of Madagascar
	Incumbent; Christian Ntsay; since 6 June 2018
Appointer	President of Madagascar
Inaugural holder	Andriamihaja; (Merina Kingdom) ; Gabriel Ramanantsoa; (Malagasy Republic)
Formation	1828; (Merina Kingdom) ; 18 May 1972; (Malagasy Republic)
Website	Primature

This is a list of prime ministers of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of chief minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom.

List of officeholders

Political parties

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Malagasy Revolutionary Party (AREMA)

Committee for Support of Democracy and Development in Madagascar (CSDDM)

National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD)

Judged by Your Work Party (AVI)

I Love Madagascar (TIM)

Madagascar for the Malagasy (Monima)

Young Malagasies Determined (TGV)

Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery (LEADER-Fanilo)

Other factions

Military

Independent

Status

Denotes Acting Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Monarch(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Monarch(s)
Merina Kingdom
1		Andriamihaja (died 1833)^[a]	1828	1833	5 years	Independent	Ranavalona I
2		Rainiharo (died 1852)	1833	10 February 1852 (died in office.)	19 years	Independent
3		Rainivoninahitriniony (1821–1869)	10 February 1852	14 July 1864 (deposed.)	12 years, 155 days	Independent
							Radama II
							Rasoherina
4		Rainilaiarivony (1828–1896)	14 July 1864	14 October 1895 (deposed.)	31 years, 92 days	Independent	Rasoherina
							Ranavalona II
							Ranavalona III
5		Rainitsimbazafy	15 October 1895	September 1896 (removed from office.)	10 months	Independent
6		Rasanjy (1851–1918)^[b]	September 1896	February 1897	5 months	Independent
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political affiliation	High commissioner(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political affiliation	High commissioner(s)
French Madagascar (within the French colonial empire and the French Union)
Post abolished (February 1897 – 27 May 1957)
7		Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978)^[c]	27 May 1957	14 October 1958	1 year, 140 days	PSD	Soudacaux
Malagasy Republic (within the French Community)
(7)		Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978)	14 October 1958	1 May 1959	199 days	PSD	Soudacaux
Post abolished (1 May 1959 – 26 June 1960)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political affiliation	President(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political affiliation	President(s)
Malagasy Republic (independent)
Post abolished (26 June 1960 – 18 May 1972)
8		Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979)	18 May 1972	5 February 1975 (resigned.)	2 years, 263 days	Military	Himself
Post abolished (5 February 1975 – 30 December 1975)
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Post abolished (30 December 1975 – 11 January 1976)
9		Joël Rakotomalala (1929–1976)	11 January 1976	30 July 1976 (died in office.)	201 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
10		Justin Rakotoniaina (1933–2001)	12 August 1976	1 August 1977	354 days	AREMA
11		Désiré Rakotoarijaona (born 1934)	1 August 1977	12 February 1988	10 years, 195 days	Military
12		Victor Ramahatra (born 1945)	12 February 1988	8 August 1991	3 years, 177 days	Military
13		Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)	8 August 1991	12 September 1991	35 days	AREMA
Third Republic of Madagascar
(13)		Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)	12 September 1991	9 August 1993	1 year, 331 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
(13)		Guy Razanamasy (1928–2011)	12 September 1991	9 August 1993	1 year, 331 days	AREMA	Zafy
14		Francisque Ravony (1942–2003)	9 August 1993	30 October 1995	2 years, 82 days	CSDDM
15		Emmanuel Rakotovahiny (1938–2020)	30 October 1995	28 May 1996	211 days	UNDD
16		Norbert Ratsirahonana (born 1938)	28 May 1996	21 February 1997	269 days	AVI
							Himself
							Ratsiraka
17		Pascal Rakotomavo (1934–2010)	21 February 1997	23 July 1998	1 year, 152 days	AREMA
18		Tantely Andrianarivo (1954–2023)	23 July 1998	31 May 2002^[d]	3 years, 312 days	AREMA
19		Jacques Sylla (1946–2009)	(26 February 2002) 27 May 2002	20 January 2007	4 years, 238 days	Independent	M. Ravalomanana
—		Jean-Jacques Rasolondraibe (born 1947)	31 May 2002	5 July 2002	35 days	AREMA	Ratsiraka
20		Charles Rabemananjara (born 1947)	20 January 2007	17 March 2009 (deposed.)	2 years, 56 days	TIM	M. Ravalomanana
High Transitional Authority
21		Monja Roindefo (born 1965)	(7 February 2009) 17 March 2009	10 October 2009 (13 November 2009)	207 days	Monima	Rajoelina
22		Eugène Mangalaza (born 1950)	10 October 2009	18 December 2009	69 days	Independent
—		Cécile Manorohanta	18 December 2009	20 December 2009	2 days	TGV
23		Albert Camille Vital (born 1952)	20 December 2009	2 November 2011	1 year, 317 days	Military
24		Omer Beriziky (born 1950)	2 November 2011	16 April 2014	2 years, 165 days	LEADER-Fanilo
24		Omer Beriziky (born 1950)	2 November 2011	16 April 2014	2 years, 165 days	LEADER-Fanilo	Rajaonarimampianina
Fourth Republic of Madagascar
25		Roger Kolo (born 1943)	16 April 2014	17 January 2015	276 days	Independent	Rajaonarimampianina
26		Jean Ravelonarivo (born 1959)	17 January 2015	10 April 2016	1 year, 84 days	Independent
27		Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana (born 1964)	13 April 2016	6 June 2018	2 years, 54 days	Independent
28		Christian Ntsay (born 1961)	6 June 2018	Incumbent	6 years, 234 days	Independent
							Rakotovao
							Rajoelina
							Himself
							R. Ravalomanana
							Rajoelina