Prime minister of Vanuatu 1083176 213026308 2008-05-17T12:19:45Z 89.100.145.95 +es {{Politics of Vanuatu}} 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)== {| class="wikitable" |----- | |'''Name''' |'''Took Office''' |'''Left Office''' |'''Political Party''' |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |1 |[[Walter Lini]] |[[30 July]] [[1980]] |[[6 September]] [[1991]] |[[Vanua'aku Party]] |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |2 |[[Donald Kalpokas]] |[[6 September]] [[1991]] |[[16 December]] [[1991]] |[[Vanua'aku Party]] |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |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]] |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF | |[[Maxime Carlot Korman]], 2nd time |[[23 February]] [[1996]] |[[30 September]] [[1996]] |[[Union of Moderate Parties]] |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF | |[[Serge Vohor]], 2nd time |[[30 September]] [[1996]] |[[30 March]] [[1998]] |[[Union of Moderate Parties]] |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD | |[[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]] |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF | |[[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]] |} [[Category:Lists of prime ministers|Vanuatu, prime minister of]] [[Category:Vanuatuan politicians]] [[Category:Politics of Vanuatu]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Vanuatu| ]] [[bi:Praem Minista blong Vanuatu]] [[de:Liste der Premierminister von Vanuatu]] [[es:Primer Ministro de Vanuatu]] [[fr:Premiers ministres du Vanuatu]] [[id:Daftar Perdana Menteri Vanuatu]] [[pl:Premierzy Vanuatu]] [[ru:Список премьер-министров Вануату]]