Chief Minister of Sierra Leone
Chif Minista fɔ Salone (Krio)
Coat of arms of Sierra Leone
Incumbent
David Moinina Sengeh
since 10 July 2023
AppointerGovernor-General of Sierra Leone (1961–1971)
President of Sierra Leone (1971–1978, 2018–present)
Formation27 April 1961
8 May 2018 (restored)
First holderMilton Margai
Abolished15 June 1978 – 8 May 2018

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
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

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 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
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir Milton Margai
(1895–1964)		 — 14 August 1958 27 April 1961 2 years, 256 days 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

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir Milton Margai
(1895–1964)		 1962 27 April 1961 28 April 1964[†] 3 years, 1 day SLPP
2 Sir Albert Margai
(1910–1980)		 — 28 April 1964 21 March 1967 2 years, 327 days SLPP
3 Siaka Stevens
(1905–1988)		 1967 21 March 1967
(deposed.)		 minutes APC

Military rule (1967–1968)

The NRC was group of senior military officers took power 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.

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Brigadier David Lansana
(1922–1975)		 23 March 1967 25 March 1967 2 days Military
Commissioner Leslie William Leigh
(1921–1980)
Chairman of the NRC		 25 March 1967 28 March 1967 3 days Military
Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith
(1931–1996)
Chairman of the NRC		 28 March 1967 18 April 1968

(deposed.)

 1 year, 21 days Military
Brigadier John Amadu Bangura
(1930–1970)
Chairman of the ACRM		 18 April 1968 22 April 1968 4 days Military

Prime ministers of Sierra Leone

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

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
(3) Siaka Stevens
(1905–1988)		 — 26 April 1968 21 April 1971 2 years, 360 days APC
4 Sorie Ibrahim Koroma
(1927–1994)		 1973 21 April 1971 8 July 1975 4 years, 78 days APC
5 Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor
(1917–1985)		 1977 8 July 1975 15 June 1978 2 years, 342 days APC

Chief ministers of Sierra Leone

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
6 David J. Francis
(born 1965)		 2018 8 May 2018 30 April 2021 2 years, 357 days Independent
7 Jacob Jusu Saffa
(born 19??)		 — 30 April 2021 10 July 2023 2 years, 71 days Independent
8 David Moinina Sengeh
(born 19??)		 2023 10 July 2023 Incumbent 186 days Independent

See also

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