This is the list of the heads of Kongo, appointed by the Royal Council and the Mwenekongo. Currently, the Premier fulfills the position, which was previously occupied by the Prime Minister (1917-1973). The Premier, along with the cabinet leads the Executive branch of the government.
| Nº | Premier | Portrait | Period | Party | Monarch |
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| 1 | 29 August 1917 - 15 April 1921 | Independent. |  (1915-1923) | ||
| Liberal Party | |||||
| 2 | 15 April 1921 - 29 August 1922 | Kongolese Party | |||
| 3 | (destituted) | 29 August 1922 - 23 July 1924 | Liberal Party | ||
 (1923-1955) | |||||
| 4 | 23 July 1924 - 29 August 1929 | Conservative Party | |||
| 5 | (destituted) | 29 August 1929 - 3 May 1931 | Liberal Party | ||
| 6 | 3 May 1931 - 11 September 1932 | Conservative Party | |||
| 7 | 11 September 1932 - 11 September 1935 | ||||
| 8 | (destituted) | 11 September 1935 - 7 October 1936 | Liberal Party | ||
| 9 | (destituted) | 7 October 1936 - 18 January 1938 | Conservative Party | ||
| 10 | (destituted) | 18 January 1938 - 4 September 1940 | Liberal Party | ||
| 11 | 4 September 1940 - 11 September 1944 | Conservative Party | |||
| 12 | 11 September 1944 - 11 September 1947 | Progressive Party | |||
| 13 | (died in office) | 11 September 1947 - 27 November 1952 | Conservative Party | ||
| 14 | 27 November 1952 - 11 September 1956 | ||||
 (1955-1957) | |||||
| 15 | José de Kasa-Vubu |  |
11 September 1956 - 11 September 1959 | Kongolese National Coalition | |
 (regency; 1957-1962) | |||||
| 16 | Patrício Américo Lumumba (destituted) |
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11 September 1959 - 11 September 1965 | Kongolese Party of Labour | |
 (1962) | |||||
(1962-1975) | |||||
| 17 | José de Kasa-Vubu (resigned) |
|
11 September 1965 - 5 March 1969 | Kongolese National Coalition | |
| 18 | Juscelino Bomboko Lokumba |  |
5 March 1969 - 11 September 1974 | ||
| 19 | António Agostinho Neto (died in office) |
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11 September 1974 - 10 September 1979 | Kongolese Party of Labour | |
 (1974-present) | |||||
| 20 | Alfredo Raul (resigned) |
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10 September 1979 - 13 March 1984 | ||
| 21 | Dénis Souza Nguesso |  |
13 March 1984 - 11 September 1992 | ||
| 22 | José Eduardo dos Santos (resigned) |
 |
11 September 1992 - 8 July 1994 | ||
| 23 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem |  |
9 July 1994 - 11 September 1995 | ||
| 24 | Estévão Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (resigned) |
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11 September 1995 - 27 May 1998 | ||
| 25 | José Eduardo dos Santos (acting) |
|
27 May 1998 - 11 September 1998 | ||
| 26 | Álvaro Holden Roberto (died in office) |
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11 September 1998 - 2 August 2007 | Liberal Democratic Alliance | |
| 27 | Geraldo Kamanda wa Kamanda (acting) |
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2 August 2007 - 11 September 2007 | ||
| 28 | André Fillipe Futa (resigned) |
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11 September 2007 - 10 March 2009 | Party of the Common Front for Kongo | |
| 29 | Geraldo Kamanda wa Kamanda (acting) |
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11 March 2009 - 11 September 2010 | Liberal Democratic Alliance | |
| 30 | Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos |  |
11 September 2010 - 11 September 2013 | Kongolese Party of Labour | |
| 31 | Moisés Katumbi Chapwe (resigned) |
 |
11 September 2013 - 24 October 2017 | Liberal Democratic Alliance | |
| 32 | Oscar Kashala Lukumuena |  |
25 October 2017 - 11 September 2019 | ||
| 33 | Silvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba |  |
11 September 2019 - incumbent | Kongolese Party of Labour |
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