This is a list of prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960.
The current Prime Minister is Judith Suminwa, since 12 June 2024; she is the first woman in the post.[1]
| Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | President(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Republic of the Congo (1960–1971) | |||||||||
| Patrice Lumumba | 1960 | 24 June 1960 | 5 September 1960 | MNC | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | ||||
| Joseph Iléo | — | 5 September 1960 | 20 September 1960 | MNC | |||||
| Albert Ndele | — | 20 September 1960 | 3 October 1960 | Independent | |||||
| Justin Bomboko | — | 3 October 1960 | 9 February 1961 | Independent | |||||
| Antoine Gizenga | — | 13 December 1960 | 5 August 1961 | PSA | |||||
| Joseph Iléo | — | 9 February 1961 | 2 August 1961 | MNC | |||||
| Cyrille Adoula | — | 2 August 1961 | 30 June 1964 | MNC | |||||
| Moïse Tshombe | — | 10 July 1964 | 13 October 1965 | CONACO | |||||
| Évariste Kimba | 1965 | 13 October 1965 | 25 November 1965 | CONAKAT | |||||
| Léonard Mulamba | — | 25 November 1965 | 26 October 1966 | Military | Joseph-Désiré Mobutu | ||||
| Post abolished (26 October 1966 – 27 October 1971) | |||||||||
| Republic of Zaire (1971–1997) | |||||||||
| Post abolished (27 October 1971 – 6 July 1977) | |||||||||
| Mpinga Kasenda | 1977 | 6 July 1977[2] | 6 March 1979 | MPR | Mobutu Sese Seko | ||||
| Bo-Boliko Lokonga | — | 6 March 1979 | 27 August 1980 | MPR | |||||
| Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond | — | 27 August 1980 | 18 April 1981 | MPR | |||||
| N'Singa Udjuu | 1982 | 23 April 1981[3] | 5 November 1982 | MPR | |||||
| Léon Kengo wa Dondo | — | 5 November 1982 | 31 October 1986 | MPR | |||||
| Post vacant (31 October 1986 – 22 January 1987) | |||||||||
| Mabi Mulumba | 1987 | 22 January 1987 | 7 March 1988 | MPR | |||||
| Sambwa Pida Nbagui | — | 7 March 1988 | 26 November 1988 | MPR | |||||
| Léon Kengo wa Dondo | — | 26 November 1988 | 4 May 1990 | MPR | |||||
| Lunda Bululu | — | 4 May 1990 | 1 April 1991 | MPR | |||||
| Mulumba Lukoji | — | 1 April 1991 | 29 September 1991 | MPR | |||||
| Étienne Tshisekedi | — | 29 September 1991[4] | 1 November 1991 | UDPS | |||||
| Bernardin Mungul Diaka | — | 1 November 1991 | 25 November 1991 | DAR | |||||
| Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond | — | 25 November 1991 | 15 August 1992 | UFIR | |||||
| Étienne Tshisekedi | — | 15 August 1992 | 18 March 1993 | UDPS | |||||
| Faustin Birindwa | — | 18 March 1993 | 14 January 1994 | UDPS | |||||
| Léon Kengo wa Dondo | — | 6 July 1994 | 2 April 1997 | UID | |||||
| Étienne Tshisekedi | — | 2 April 1997 | 9 April 1997 | UDPS | |||||
| Likulia Bolongo | — | 9 April 1997[5] | 16 May 1997 | Military | |||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present) | |||||||||
| Post abolished (16 May 1997 – 30 December 2006) | |||||||||
| Antoine Gizenga | 2006 | 30 December 2006 | 10 October 2008 | PALU | Joseph Kabila | ||||
| Adolphe Muzito | 2011 | 10 October 2008 | 6 March 2012 | PALU | |||||
| Louis Alphonse Koyagialo | — | 6 March 2012 | 18 April 2012 | PALU | |||||
| Matata Ponyo Mapon | — | 18 April 2012 | 17 November 2016 | PPRD | |||||
| Samy Badibanga | — | 17 November 2016 | 18 May 2017 | UDPS | |||||
| Bruno Tshibala | — | 18 May 2017 | 7 September 2019 | UDPS | |||||
| 2018 | Félix Tshisekedi | ||||||||
| Sylvestre Ilunga | — | 7 September 2019 | 27 April 2021 | PPRD | |||||
| Sama Lukonde | — | 27 April 2021 | 12 June 2024 | ACO | |||||
| Judith Suminwa | 2023 | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | UDPS | |||||