List of chief ministers and prime ministers of Sierra Leone

This is a list of chief ministers and prime ministers of Sierra Leone, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1954 until the present day. The office of Prime Minister was abolished after the constitutional referendum in 1978, and reinstated in 2018 with the appointment of David J. Francis. The Chief Minister is not the head of government of Sierra Leone which uses a presidential system with a executive president and has since the end of the Monarchy of Sierra Leone in 1971.

List of officeholders Political parties

Other factions

Symbols Died in office

Chief minister of Sierra Leone Protectorate

In 1953, Sierra Leone was granted local ministerial powers and Milton Margai was made Chief Minister and later prime minister. A new constitution ensured Sierra Leone a parliamentary system within the Commonwealth of Nations and was formally adopted in 1958.

PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir Milton Margai 19511957 1954 1958 SLPP

Prime minister of Sierra Leone Protectorate PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir Milton Margai — 1958 1961 SLPP

Prime ministers of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone was granted independence by the Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961 and became a free state with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. In 1971, Sierra Leone became a republic with Siaka Stevens as executive president.

PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir Milton Margai 1962 1961 1964 SLPP 2 Sir Albert Margai — 1964 1967 SLPP 3 Siaka Stevens 1967 1967 Several minutes APC

Military rule (1967–1968)

The NRC was a group of senior military officers who took power in 1967 removing Siaka Stevens from the office of prime minister and ruled the nation from 1967 to 1968. The NRC was overthrown in April 1968 by a group of military officers who reinstated Stevens as Prime Minister.

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office David Lansana 1967 1967 Military Leslie William Leigh 1967 1967 Military Andrew Juxon-Smith 1967 1968 Military John Amadu Bangura 1968 1968 Military

Prime ministers of Sierra Leone Siaka Stevens was reinstated by a group of military officers who overthrew NRC. In 1971, Stevens abolished the monarchy and he made Sierra Leone a republic with himself as an executive president.

PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office Siaka Stevens — 1968 1971 APC 4 Sorie Ibrahim Koroma 1973 1971 1975 APC 5 Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor 1977 1975 1978 APC

Chief ministers of Sierra Leone From 2018 to present, Sierra Leone has operated under a presidential system, whereby the Chief Minister is not the head of government, but mainly existed in a capacity of assisting the President.

PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 6 David J. Francis 2018 2018 2021 SLPP 7 Jacob Jusu Saffa — 2021 2023 SLPP 8 David Moinina Sengeh 2023 2023 Incumbent Independent

Timeline

See also

List of colonial governors of Sierra Leone President of Sierra Leone List of heads of state of Sierra Leone

External links World Statesmen - Sierra Leone