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.

[edit] List of Prime Ministers of Vanuatu (1980-Present)

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1	Walter Lini	30 July 1980	6 September 1991	Vanua'aku Party
2	Donald Kalpokas	6 September 1991	16 December 1991	Vanua'aku Party
3	Maxime Carlot Korman	16 December 1991	21 December 1995	Union of Moderate Parties
4	Serge Vohor	21 December 1995	23 February 1996	Union of Moderate Parties
	Maxime Carlot Korman, 2nd time	23 February 1996	30 September 1996	Union of Moderate Parties
	Serge Vohor, 2nd time	30 September 1996	30 March 1998	Union of Moderate Parties
	Donald Kalpokas, 2nd time	30 March 1998	25 November 1999	Vanua'aku Party
5	Barak Sopé	25 November 1999	13 April 2001	Melanesian Progressive Party
6	Edward Natapei	13 April 2001	29 July 2004	Vanua'aku Party
	Serge Vohor, 3rd time	29 July 2004	11 December 2004	Union of Moderate Parties
7	Ham Lini	11 December 2004	Present	National United Party