Prime minister of Vanuatu
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The '''prime minister of Vanuatu''' is the effective head of the government of [[Vanuatu]].
The position of prime minister was created when Vanuatu obtained its independence in [[1980]], with independence campaigner [[Walter Lini]] becoming the office-holder. The position is sometimes seen as a continuation of the older office of Chief Minister, which existed before Vanuatu obtained its independence. So far, seven people have served as prime minister of Vanuatu, sometimes on multiple occasions.
==List of Prime Ministers of [[Vanuatu]] (1980-Present)==
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|'''Name'''
|'''Took Office'''
|'''Left Office'''
|'''Political Party'''
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|1
|[[Walter Lini]]
|[[30 July]] [[1980]]
|[[6 September]] [[1991]]
|[[Vanua'aku Party]]
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|2
|[[Donald Kalpokas]]
|[[6 September]] [[1991]]
|[[16 December]] [[1991]]
|[[Vanua'aku Party]]
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|3
|[[Maxime Carlot Korman]]
|[[16 December]] [[1991]]
|[[21 December]] [[1995]]
|[[Union of Moderate Parties]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|4
|[[Serge Vohor]]
|[[21 December]] [[1995]]
|[[23 February]] [[1996]]
|[[Union of Moderate Parties]]
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|
|[[Maxime Carlot Korman]], 2nd time
|[[23 February]] [[1996]]
|[[30 September]] [[1996]]
|[[Union of Moderate Parties]]
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|[[Serge Vohor]], 2nd time
|[[30 September]] [[1996]]
|[[30 March]] [[1998]]
|[[Union of Moderate Parties]]
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|[[Donald Kalpokas]], 2nd time
|[[30 March]] [[1998]]
|[[25 November]] [[1999]]
|[[Vanua'aku Party]]
|----- bgcolor=#FFEECC
|5
|[[Barak Sopé]]
|[[25 November]] [[1999]]
|[[13 April]] [[2001]]
|[[Melanesian Progressive Party]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD
|6
|[[Edward Natapei]]
|[[13 April]] [[2001]]
|[[29 July]] [[2004]]
|[[Vanua'aku Party]]
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|
|[[Serge Vohor]], 3rd time
|[[29 July]] [[2004]]
|[[11 December]] [[2004]]
|[[Union of Moderate Parties]]
|----- bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|7
|[[Ham Lini]]
|[[11 December]] [[2004]]
|Present
|[[National United Party (Vanuatu)|National United Party]]
|}
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