The office of Prime Minister of Burkina Faso was initially created in 1971, when Burkina Faso was named Upper Volta. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President with consent of the legislature. Executive power is shared between the President and Prime Minister.

List of Prime Ministers

1.	Gérard Kango Ouedraogo	13 February 1971	8 February 1974
2.	Sangoulé Lamizana	8 February 1974	7 July 1978
3.	Joseph Conombo	7 July 1978	25 November 1980
4.	Saye Zerbo	25 November 1980	7 November 1982
*.	Position vacant	7 November 1982	10 January 1983
5.	Thomas Sankara	10 January 1983	17 May 1983
*.	Position vacant	17 May 1983	16 June 1992
6.	Youssouf Ouedraogo	16 June 1992	22 March 1994
7.	Roch Marc Christian Kaboré	22 March 1994	6 February 1996
8.	Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo	6 February 1996	7 November 2000
9.	Paramanga Ernest Yonli	7 November 2000	Current