S.NO

NAMES

DURATION

Republic of Dahomey

1

Hubert Maga

1 August 1960 -31 December 1960

Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964)

2

Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin

25 January 1964 -29 November 1965

Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967)

3

Maurice Kouandété

21 December 1967- 17 July 1968

Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975)

People’s Republic of Benin

Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990)

Republic of Benin

Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990)

Nicéphore Soglo

12 March 1990- 4 April 1991

Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996)

4

Adrien Houngbédji

9 April 1996 -14 May 1998

Post abolished (14 May 1998– 28 May 2011)

5

Pascal Koupaki

28 May 2011 -11 August 2013

Post abolished (11 August 2013 – 18 June 2015)

6

Lionel Zinsou

18 June 2015- 6 April 2016

Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present)