List of heads of government of Sierra Leone
Appearance
Chief Minister of Sierra Leone | |
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Chif Minista fɔ Salone (Krio) | |
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Appointer | Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1961–1971) President of Sierra Leone (1971–1978, 2018–present) |
Formation | 27 April 1961 8 May 2018 (restored) |
First holder | Milton Margai |
Abolished | 15 June 1978 – 8 May 2018 |
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This is a list of heads of government 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 as Chief Minister.
List of officeholders
- Political parties
Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
All People's Congress (APC)
- Symbols
† Died in office
Chief minister of Sierra Leone Protectorate
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Sir Milton Margai (1895–1964) |
1951 1957 |
9 July 1954 | 14 August 1958 | 4 years, 36 days | SLPP |
Prime minister of Sierra Leone Protectorate
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Sir Milton Margai (1895–1964) |
— | 14 August 1958 | 27 April 1961 | 2 years, 256 days | SLPP |
Prime ministers of Sierra Leone
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Sir Milton Margai (1895–1964) |
1962 | 27 April 1961 | 28 April 1964[†] | 3 years, 1 day | SLPP |
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Sir Albert Margai (1910–1980) |
— | 28 April 1964 | 21 March 1967 | 2 years, 327 days | SLPP |
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Siaka Stevens (1905–1988) |
1967 | 21 March 1967 (deposed.) |
minutes | APC | |
(3) | — | 26 April 1968 | 21 April 1971 | 2 years, 360 days | |||
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Sorie Ibrahim Koroma (1927–1994) |
1973 | 21 April 1971 | 8 July 1975 | 4 years, 78 days | APC |
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Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor (1917–1985) |
1977 | 8 July 1975 | 15 June 1978 | 2 years, 342 days | APC |
Military rule (1967–1968)
No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
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Brigadier David Lansana (1922–1975) |
23 March 1967 | 25 March 1967 | 2 days | Military | |
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Commissioner Leslie William Leigh (1921–1980) Chairman of the NRC |
25 March 1967 | 28 March 1967 | 3 days | Military | |
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Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith (1931–1996) Chairman of the NRC |
28 March 1967 | 18 April 1968
(deposed.) |
1 year, 21 days | Military | |
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Brigadier John Amadu Bangura (1930–1970) Chairman of the ACRM |
18 April 1968 | 22 April 1968 | 4 days | Military |
Chief ministers of Sierra Leone
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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David J. Francis (born 1965) |
2018 | 8 May 2018 | 30 April 2021 | 2 years, 357 days | Independent |
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Jacob Jusu Saffa (born 19??) |
— | 30 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 84 days | Independent |
See also
- List of colonial governors of Sierra Leone
- President of Sierra Leone
- List of heads of state of Sierra Leone