Changes in government

15 Oct 2026Gabon

The eight new members of the government are sworn in before the President.[1]

15 Oct 2026Somalia

The electoral commission sets parliamentary elections for 15 April 2027 and the presidential election for 15 May 2027; opposition figures reject the timetable without a political agreement.[2]

14 Oct 2026Mozambique

President Chapo dismisses Samaria Tovela as Minister of Education and Culture and appoints Édson Macuácua, until then Secretary of State for Science and Higher Education.[3][4]

13 Oct 2026Saint Kitts and Nevis

Terrance Drew announces that he has completed rehabilitation and has been cleared to return to full duty.[5][6]

12 Oct 2026Estonia

Ülle Madise becomes President of the Republic, succeeding Alar Karis.[7][8]

12 Oct 2026Morocco

El Mansouri announces a four-party majority of PAM, Istiqlal, USFP and PPS; the National Rally of Independents is left out.[9]

12 Oct 2026Uzbekistan

Botir Kudratkhodjaev replaces Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov as Minister of Defence.[10]

11 Oct 2026Ethiopia

The state news agency reports that, in the week of 4 to 10 October, Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a new five-year term and parliament endorsed 22 federal cabinet ministers.[11]

11 Oct 2026Gabon

The government is reshuffled with eight newcomers and five departures: Philippe Tonangoye (Water and Energy), Camélia Ntoutoume Leclercq (Minister of State, National Education), Jean-François Ndong Obiang (Reform and Relations with the Institutions), Lubin Ntoutoume (Industry) and Armande Longo épouse Moulengui (Social Affairs) leave. Hermann Immongault stays Vice-President of the Government.[12][13][14]

11 Oct 2026Philippines

President Marcos announces that Lino Cayetano will replace Dave Gomez as head of the Presidential Communications Office, after the Commission on Appointments bypassed Gomez. The change had still to be formalised.[15][16]

10 Oct 2026Mauritania

A new government is announced: Ba Ousmane succeeds Hanane Ould Sidi at Defence, El Moctar Ould Ahmed Bouceif succeeds Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine at the Interior, Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah succeeds Mohamed Khaled at Energy and Petroleum, Mohamed Babana succeeds Houssein Ould Medou at Culture and Communication, Mohamedou Ould M'Haimid succeeds Abdallahi Souleymane Ould Cheikh Sidiya at Economic Affairs, Mokhtar Abdallahi succeeds Mokhtar El Housseinou Lam at the General Secretariat of the Government and Ahmoudeitt Ould Chein succeeds Sidi Ahmed Ould Mohamed at Livestock; Sidi El Hadj Ould Dah becomes Minister of Islamic Affairs.[17][18][19]

9 Oct 2026Mauritania

Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djay presents the resignation of his government and is reappointed Prime Minister by presidential decree the same day.[20][21]

9 Oct 2026Nicaragua

Co-President Rosario Murillo announces the appointment of Jeovani Francisco Álvarez Cubillo, previously deputy minister, as Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.[22]

9 Oct 2026Uzbekistan

Erkinjon Turdimov, governor of Syrdarya Region, is appointed First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Science.[23]

8 Oct 2026Zimbabwe

The finance ministry is split: Mthuli Ncube is reassigned as Minister of Finance and businessman and senator Kudakwashe Tagwirei becomes Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion.[24][25]

7 Oct 2026São Tomé and Príncipe

MCI-PS signs a supply-and-confidence agreement with ADI, without joining the cabinet.[26]

6 Oct 2026Belize

Cabinet adjustments announced: Michel Chebat becomes Minister of National Security, Energy & Ports; Ramon Cervantes Minister of Public Utilities, Logistics & Solid Waste Management; Osmond Martinez Minister of Economic Transformation; Henry Charles Usher takes Enterprise. Oscar Mira and Florencio Marin Jr. are not in the new list of ministers.[27][28]

6 Oct 2026Guinea-Bissau

The Transitional President dismisses Interior Minister Mama Saliu Embaló and Fisheries Minister Virgínia Pires Correia, appointing António Suca Ntchama (Interior and Public Order) and Fidelis Forbs (Fisheries and Maritime Economy).[29]

5 Oct 2026Costa Rica

Ana Elena Pinto Lizano is designated Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, with effect from 15 October 2026.[30]

5 Oct 2026Ethiopia

Finance Minister Ahmed Shide becomes Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives and Fitsum Assefa becomes Minister of Finance.[31][32]

5 Oct 2026Iran

President Pezeshkian nominates Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi as Minister of Defence; he needs a confidence vote in parliament.[33]

5 Oct 2026Laos

The National Assembly approves Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith as Prime Minister with all 158 members present in favour, succeeding Sonexay Siphandone, who is elected President of the National Assembly after the death in August of Xaysomphone Phomvihane.[34][35][36]

5 Oct 2026Romania

President Nicușor Dan designates diplomat Luca Niculescu as Prime Minister, his fourth nomination since the Bolojan cabinet fell.[37]

4 Oct 2026Iran

Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad resigns; Hamid Bovard, head of the National Iranian Oil Company, is named acting minister.[38]

3 Oct 2026Uzbekistan

A presidential decree merges the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation into a Ministry of Education and Science.[23][39]

1 Oct 2026Indonesia

Reshuffle: Dudung Abdurachman replaces Djamari Chaniago as Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs; Sugiono replaces Pratikno at Human Development and Culture; Arrmanatha Nasir becomes Foreign Minister; M. Sarmuji replaces Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita at Industry; Bahlil Lahadalia becomes Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition.[40][41]

1 Oct 2026San Marino

Gerardo Giovagnoli (PSD) and William Casali (PDCS) take office as Captains Regent for the semester 1 October 2026 – 1 April 2027, succeeding Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva.[42][43][44]

1 Oct 2026South Sudan

Caretaker Health Minister John Gai Yoh is replaced by Dak Duop Bichiok, two days after taking office.[45]

30 Sept 2026Guatemala

Débora Eunice Alvarado Franco becomes Minister of Public Finance, succeeding Jonathan Menkos, who is named President of the Bank of Guatemala.[46][47]

30 Sept 2026Slovakia

After a parliamentary no-confidence vote, President Peter Pellegrini dismisses Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba (SNS nominee) and temporarily entrusts Prime Minister Robert Fico with the ministry.[48][49]

30 Sept 2026Tuvalu

Temukisa Auina Penehuro Hauma is sworn in at Niutao Hall as Governor-General, the first woman in the post, succeeding Reverend Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani.[50]

29 Sept 2026Morocco

King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Head of Government under article 47 of the Constitution and entrusts her with forming a new government. She is the first woman in the post.[51][52]

28 Sept 2026Ecuador

Executive Decrees 509 and 510 name Bernardo Cordovez Minister of Economic and Productive Development, replacing Sariha Moya, and Diana Ramírez Minister of Labour and Human Development, replacing Cynthia Gellibert.[53]

28 Sept 2026Russia

President Putin releases Vitaly Savelyev from the post of Deputy Prime Minister (transport) following his election as a deputy of the ninth State Duma.[54]

28 Sept 2026Serbia

Ana Brnabić, Speaker of the National Assembly, takes over the duties of President as acting President.[55][56]

28 Sept 2026South Sudan

Four more caretaker ministers are appointed: John Gai Yoh (Health), Kuyok Abol Kuyok (General Education), Denay Jock Chagor (Wildlife Conservation and Tourism) and Peter Mayen Majongdit (Humanitarian Affairs).[57]

27 Sept 2026Kazakhstan

Aydos Myrzakhmetov is appointed Minister of Defense by presidential decree.[58]

27 Sept 2026São Tomé and Príncipe

Legislative election: MLSTP-PSD wins 24 seats and ADI 23 of 55, leaving no majority.[26]

27 Sept 2026Serbia

Aleksandar Vučić resigns as President of Serbia; he is the Serbian Progressive Party's candidate for prime minister in the 25 October election.[55][59]

27 Sept 2026Tanzania

Reshuffle: Juma Homera moves to Energy, Abdallah Ulega to Constitution and Legal Affairs, and Masanja Kadogosa (Director General of Tanzania Railways Corporation) becomes Minister for Works.[60]

24 Sept 2026Costa Rica

President Fernández dismisses Manuel Tovar as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship; the Minister of Foreign Trade, Indiana Trejos Gallo, is named acting foreign minister.[61]

23 Sept 2026Morocco

General election to the House of Representatives; the Authenticity and Modernity Party wins the most seats (97 of 395).[52][62]

22 Sept 2026Mongolia

Ganzorigiin Temüülen takes the oath as Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs.[63][64]

22 Sept 2026South Sudan

Kiir dissolves the transitional unity government and the legislatures, relieves First Vice-President Riek Machar, the four Vice-Presidents and all ministers, and appoints 13 caretaker ministers ahead of elections set for 22 December 2026.[65][66]

17 Sept 2026Albania

President Bajram Begaj decrees the dismissal of Besfort Lamallari and the appointment of Ervin Demo as Minister of Internal Affairs; the Ministry of State for Local Government is merged into the Interior portfolio.[67][68]

16 Sept 2026Cabo Verde

Reported: President José Maria Neves seeks a second term and steps aside for the campaign; the President of the National Assembly, Janira Hopffer Almada, serves as interim head of state.[69][70]

16 Sept 2026Colombia

Ilva Myriam Hoyos Castañeda takes office as Minister of National Education, replacing Viviane Morales, who resigned.[71][72]

16 Sept 2026Estonia

Reshuffle: Martin Herem at Defence, Liina Vahtras at Economy and Industry, Erkki Keldo moves to Energy and the Environment.[73][74][75]

16 Sept 2026Eswatini

Princess Lindiwe, Minister of Home Affairs since 2018, dies after an illness; no successor or acting minister had been reported in the sources read.[76][77]

16 Sept 2026Mongolia

Prime Minister Uchral dismisses Sainbuyangiin Amarsaikhan as Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs.[64][78]

15 Sept 2026Niger

Four new ministers are appointed: Bilaly Elhadj Gambobo (Agriculture and Livestock), Abdourahamane Oumarou (Refoundation and Promotion of Social Values), Seyni Alzouma (Energy) and Hamani Kargne (Communication and New Information Technologies).[79][80]

14 Sept 2026Indonesia

Suahasil Nazara is sworn in as Minister of Finance, replacing Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (Presidential Decree 97/P of 2026).[81]

14 Sept 2026Kuwait

An Amiri decree accepts the resignation of Commerce and Industry Minister Osama Boodai; Abdulaziz Al-Marzouq is named acting minister.[82][83]

13 Sept 2026Algeria

The duties of Secretary of State for African Affairs Bakhta Selma Mansouri end.[84]

13 Sept 2026Paraguay

Isaías Fretes, until then president of the Social Security Institute (IPS), is appointed Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare by Decree 6889, replacing María Teresa Barán.[85][86]

13 Sept 2026Sweden

General election: the centre-left opposition wins 176 of 349 seats; Prime Minister Kristersson announces his resignation and government formation begins.[87]

12 Sept 2026Fiji

Agni Deo Singh (NFP), Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, dies in office.[88]

11 Sept 2026Albania

Klodiana Spahiu is sworn in as Minister of Health and Social Welfare, succeeding Evis Sala.[89]

11 Sept 2026Liberia

N. Oswald Tweh becomes Acting Minister of National Defense, replacing Geraldine J. George, and Stephen Marka Yekeson Jr. becomes Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, replacing Magdalene E. Dagoseh; both outgoing ministers are to be reassigned. Betty M. Lamin-Blamo takes office as interim Minister of Justice pending Senate confirmation.[90][91][92]

11 Sept 2026Norway

Cabinet reshuffle in the Støre government.[93]

10 Sept 2026Nepal

Industry Minister Gauri Kumari Yadav resigns over remarks about gas industrialists; Deepak Kumar Sah takes over Industry, Commerce and Supplies.[94]

9 Sept 2026Serbia

President Aleksandar Vučić dissolves the National Assembly and calls a snap parliamentary election for 25 October 2026.[95]

7 Sept 2026Dominica

Roseau North by-election: Ashma McDougall holds the seat for the Dominica Labour Party.[96]

7 Sept 2026Uzbekistan

A new post of Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Association of Mahallas, created by decree DP-186 of 5 September, takes effect; Gafurjon Mirzaev is appointed to it.[97][98]

3 Sept 2026Kazakhstan

Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers of the new government are appointed by presidential decree.[99][100][101][102]

3 Sept 2026Mexico

Laura Itzel Castillo becomes Secretary of Women; the post had had no titular head since Citlalli Hernández left on 16 April 2026.[103]

3 Sept 2026Solomon Islands

Rexon Ramofafia (Finance and Treasury, replacing Gordon Darcy Lilo, who was removed), Alfred Tuasulia (Justice and Legal Affairs) and Nestor Ghiro (Home Affairs) are sworn in by Acting Governor-General Patterson Oti.[104]

2 Sept 2026Algeria

Farid Kourtel becomes Minister of Industry and Fouzia Naama Minister Delegate for Local Authorities.[84][105]

2 Sept 2026Estonia

The Riigikogu elects Ülle Madise President in the first round, 71 votes to the 68 required.[8]

2 Sept 2026Kazakhstan

Mukhtar Tileuberdi is appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by presidential decree.[106]

2 Sept 2026Liberia

The Executive Mansion announces that Minister of Justice and Attorney General N. Oswald Tweh and Solicitor General Augustine Fayiah are relieved of their posts, to be reassigned; Betty M. Lamin-Blamo and Abrahim Boimah Sillah, Sr. are appointed in their place.[107]

1 Sept 2026Algeria

Partial reshuffle: Mohamed Lamine Lebbou (Finance), Sid Ali Khaldi (Agriculture), Mohamed Hattab (Labour) and Mohamed Bouslimani (Communication) replace Abdelkrim Bouzred, Yacine Oualid, Abdelhak Saihi and Zoheir Bouamama.[84][108][109]

1 Sept 2026Guatemala

Edwin Josué Castellanos López becomes Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, succeeding Patricia Orantes.[46]

1 Sept 2026Zambia

Hakainde Hichilema and Vice President Mutale Nalumango are sworn in for the 2026–2031 term at National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka.[110][111]

31 Aug 2026Kazakhstan

Olzhas Bektenov is reappointed Prime Minister after the Kurultai approves his candidacy, forming the Second Bektenov Government.[112][113]

31 Aug 2026Solomon Islands

Home Affairs Minister Manasseh Maelanga, Justice Minister Clezy Rore and Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration Minister Harry Kuma resign from the Cabinet; Maelanga files a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Wale, later withdrawn.[114][115]

30 Aug 2026Guinea-Bissau

A constitutional referendum approves a new constitution expanding presidential powers, according to the electoral commission; the main opposition party, PAIGC, called for a boycott.[116][117]

30 Aug 2026Saint Kitts and Nevis

Prime Minister Terrance Drew is admitted to hospital and later flown abroad for treatment of a stroke; Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Hanley serves as Acting Prime Minister during his absence.[5][118]

29 Aug 2026Ghana

Mahama Ayariga and Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings are sworn in as ministers after approval by Parliament.[119][120]

29 Aug 2026Niger

Soldiers mutiny at Air Base 101 in Niamey; the authorities describe a mutiny attempt and announce it has been contained, while some reports call it a coup attempt.[121][122]

29 Aug 2026North Korea

No Kwang-chol is dismissed as Minister of National Defence in a military leadership reshuffle and replaced by Kim Song-gi, director of the KPA General Political Bureau, according to KCNA as reported by the Taipei Times.[123]

29 Aug 2026Tanzania

Deogratius Ndejembi, Minister for Energy, is sworn in as Vice President after Parliament approved him 324–0; he replaces Emmanuel Nchimbi, who resigned and was expelled from CCM.[124][125]

28 Aug 2026China

The NPC Standing Committee removes Lu Zhiyuan as Minister of Civil Affairs and appoints Li Changguan.[126]

28 Aug 2026Kazakhstan

The first Bektenov Government resigns ahead of the new Kurultai's first session.[113][127]

28 Aug 2026Moldova

Claudiu Năsui (Economic Development and Digitalization) and Eugeniu Osmochescu (Agriculture and Food Industry) are sworn in as ministers.[128]

27 Aug 2026Georgia

Mamuka Mdinaradze resigns as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and leaves politics.[129][130]

26 Aug 2026Ghana

Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum becomes Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation; Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo moves from Labour to Minister of State for Special Initiatives.[131][132]

25 Aug 2026Bolivia

Christian Andrés Morales Burgos becomes Minister of Economy and Public Finance.[133][134]

23 Aug 2026Kazakhstan

Election of the 145-member Kurultai; Ädilet wins 110 seats.[135]

21 Aug 2026Bangladesh

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, elected by Parliament on 20 August (255 votes to 88), is sworn in as President, leaving the Local Government ministry.[136][137]

21 Aug 2026Bangladesh

Cabinet expanded: Abdul Moyeen Khan, Andaleeve Rahman and Sa Ching Pru sworn in as ministers, Rashiduzzaman Millat promoted from minister of state to minister, and two new ministers of state.[138]

21 Aug 2026Bolivia

Economy Minister José Gabriel Espinoza leaves office after censure by the Legislative Assembly.[133][134]

19 Aug 2026Botswana

Noah Salakae leaves the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure; assistant minister Keoagile Atamelang becomes minister (the Cabinet of Botswana page dates the appointment 21 August 2026).[139][140]

19 Aug 2026Hungary

András Baka, elected by the National Assembly on 11 August 2026, takes office as President of the Republic.[141][142]

18 Aug 2026Samoa

Prime Minister Schmidt announces Cabinet changes in Parliament: he takes over the Works Ministry previously held by Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo, and Tea Toala Peato is sworn in as Minister of the Legislative Assembly and the Office of the Ombudsman.[143][144]

18 Aug 2026Zambia

The Electoral Commission of Zambia declares President Hakainde Hichilema re-elected in the first round; runner-up Brian Mundubile rejects the result. Reported vote shares differ (about 60–61% for Hichilema).[145]

17 Aug 2026Tonga

Cabinet reshuffle: Tevita Fatafehi Puloka (Infrastructure), Vika Sivoki Lavemaau (Finance) and Dr Siale ʻAkauʻola (Health) receive Royal Warrants and are sworn in on 18 August; Siaosi Sovaleni moves from Health to Public Enterprises and Tourism.[146][147][148][149]

16 Aug 2026Dominican Republic

By Decree 554-26, Víctor Bisonó Haza moves from Housing to become Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeeding Roberto Álvarez, and Jean Luis Rodríguez becomes Minister of Housing, Habitat and Buildings.[150]

14 Aug 2026Chile

Francisco Riveros replaces Natalia Duco as Minister of Sport.[151]

13 Aug 2026Honduras

Héctor Ordóñez takes office as Secretary of State for Strategy and Communications, replacing José Augusto Argueta, who was dismissed by the President.[152][153]

13 Aug 2026Zambia

General election held for President, National Assembly and local councils.[145]

12 Aug 2026New Zealand

Prime Minister Luxon strips Chris Penk of his portfolios after a failed leadership challenge; Paul Goldsmith takes Defence, Veterans, Space, GCSB and NZSIS, and Simon Watts takes Building and Construction.[154][155]

11 Aug 2026Jordan

Royal Decree reshuffles the cabinet: Walid Masri and Muhannad Shehadeh become Deputy Prime Ministers while keeping their portfolios, and Azmi Mahafzah becomes Minister of Education and Human Resource Development.[156]

11 Aug 2026Sierra Leone

A State House notice names Karefa A. F. Kargbo Minister of Finance, Mohamed Rahman Swarray Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (succeeding Musa Timothy Kabba) and Umaru Napoleon Koroma Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, subject to parliamentary approval where required. Timothy Musa Kabba and Sheku A. F. Bangura, the outgoing finance minister, are appointed Presidential Advisers.[157][158]

10 Aug 2026Philippines

Health Secretary Jose Pujalte Jr. resigns; President Marcos names Edwin Mercado Secretary of Health.[159][160]

10 Aug 2026Somalia

Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, Minister of Ports and Marine Transport, is elected Speaker of the House of the People and resigns from the government.[161]

7 Aug 2026Colombia

Abelardo de la Espriella is sworn in as President in Cali and swears in his 18-member cabinet, succeeding Gustavo Petro.[162][163]

7 Aug 2026Ghana

Reshuffle: Kenneth Gilbert Adjei moves from Works, Housing and Water Resources to Defence and Ahmed Ibrahim from Local Government to Works, Housing and Water Resources; Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings (Environment, Science and Technology) and Mahama Ayariga (Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs) are nominated.[164][165]

6 Aug 2026Cyprus

Partial reshuffle: Evanthia Tsolaki (Transport, Communications and Works) and Christos Senekis (Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment) are sworn in, replacing Alexis Vafeades and Maria Panayiotou.[166][167]

4 Aug 2026Fiji

After being acquitted, Manoa Kamikamica is sworn back in as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industries, Commerce, Business Development and Public Enterprises.[168][169]

4 Aug 2026Venezuela

Alejandro López Rodríguez succeeds Raúl Cazal as Minister of Culture.[170]

3 Aug 2026Armenia

President Vahagn Khachaturyan appoints the new government on Pashinyan's recommendation: both Deputy Prime Ministers and eleven ministers keep their posts, and Davit Tadevosyan replaces Mkhitar Hayrapetyan as Minister of High-Tech Industry.[171][172]

3 Aug 2026Bolivia

Fernando Aramayo moves from Foreign Affairs to Minister of the Presidency, replacing José Luis Lupo; Héctor Huanca becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs.[133]

3 Aug 2026Suriname

The Ministry of Justice and Police is renamed the Ministry of Justice and Security; Harish Monorath remains minister.[173][174]

3 Aug 2026Vietnam

The National Assembly confirms Nguyen Tien Hai as Minister of Home Affairs, replacing Do Thanh Binh, who becomes Party Secretary of Can Tho.[175][176]

2 Aug 2026Armenia

Nikol Pashinyan is reappointed Prime Minister after the elections.[177][178]

31 Jul 2026Saint Lucia

Governor-General Sir Cyril Errol Melchiades Charles demits office; Felix Finisterre assumes duties as Acting Governor-General from 1 August 2026.[179][180]

30 Jul 2026Cuba

The National Assembly of People's Power ratifies the reduction of ministries and equivalent bodies from 27 to 21, creating a single Economy and Finance ministry and merging Science and Technology with Higher Education and Agriculture with the Food Industry.[181][182]

30 Jul 2026Georgia

The government announces that the Ministry of Regional Development will be abolished and replaced by an Office of the State Minister for Regional Policy; Mamuka Mdinaradze replaces Kakha Guledani as Minister of Regional Development in the interim.[130][183]

28 Jul 2026Peru

Keiko Fujimori is sworn in as President of the Republic for 2026-2031 and swears in her first Council of Ministers, led by Luis Galarreta Velarde; the appointments are published in El Peruano on 29 July.[184][185]

27 Jul 2026Guinea

Partial reshuffle: Ibrahima Kalil Condé becomes Minister Delegate for National Defence and Djénabou Touré takes Territorial Administration; Bintou Keita (Education), Aboubacar Kourouma (Industry and Trade) and Lansana Béa Diallo (Youth) join; Diaka Sidibé, Patricia Lamah and Aboubacar Sidiki Camara leave; six ministers change portfolio.[186][187]

27 Jul 2026Tonga

Tourism and Infrastructure Minister Sēmisi Sika steps down after the courts void his election for Tongatapu 2.[147][148]

27 Jul 2026Uzbekistan

Sherzod Khodjayev replaces Jurabek Mirzamahmudov as Minister of Energy.[188]

24 Jul 2026Bangladesh

President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns; Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed acts as President.[136][137]

24 Jul 2026Moldova

Radu Musteața leaves the post of Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry two days after taking office.[189]

24 Jul 2026Vanuatu

Trade Minister Samson Samsen steps down over concerns about the administration of the Value Addition Funds; Prime Minister Napat appoints Iavro Robson, VP member for Santo Rural, as Minister for Trade and Industry with immediate effect.[190]

23 Jul 2026Montenegro

Parliament votes to reshuffle the 44th Government of Montenegro headed by Milojko Spajić.[191]

23 Jul 2026Yemen

Limited reshuffle: Afrah Al-Zouba becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Badr Basalama Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, and Ahd Jaasous Minister of Local Administration.[192]

22 Jul 2026Moldova

The Tofan Cabinet takes office, replacing the Munteanu Cabinet.[189][193]

21 Jul 2026Moldova

Parliament elects Vasile Tofan Prime Minister and approves his government by 53 votes to 21, with 21 abstentions.[194]

21 Jul 2026Vietnam

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung appoints Nguyen Tien Hai acting Minister of Home Affairs.[195]

20 Jul 2026Costa Rica

Mercedes Flores Badilla is appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security.[196]

20 Jul 2026Hungary

President Tamás Sulyok's mandate ends under a constitutional amendment passed by the Tisza majority; Fidesz contests the early termination as illegitimate. The Speaker exercises the president's powers in the interim.[141][142]

20 Jul 2026Nicaragua

Co-President Daniel Ortega announces plans to introduce legislation that would abolish future elections.[197]

20 Jul 2026United Kingdom

Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister after Keir Starmer's resignation.[198]

19 Jul 2026São Tomé and Príncipe

Carlos Vila Nova is re-elected President in the first round with 55.94% of the vote.[199]

17 Jul 2026Israel

The 25th Knesset dissolves itself; a general election is set for 27 October 2026.[200]

17 Jul 2026San Marino

The Great and General Council appoints Massimo Andrea Ugolini Secretary of State for Health and Social Security, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, after the death in May 2026 of Secretary of State for Health Mariella Mularoni.[201][202][203]

16 Jul 2026Ukraine

The Verkhovna Rada approves Sergii Koretskyi as Prime Minister, replacing Yuliia Svyrydenko.[204]

14 Jul 2026Jordan

Royal Decree accepts the resignation of Labour Minister Khaled Bakkar and appoints Transport Minister Nidal Katamine also Minister of Labour.[205]

14 Jul 2026Lithuania

The Sinkevičius Cabinet is sworn in, after Inga Ruginienė's government resigned in June.[206]

14 Jul 2026North Macedonia

By 14 July 2026 the Assembly had elected seven ministers in a reshuffle of the Mickoski government with 69 votes: Jeton Shasivari (Justice), Borche Serafimovski (Agriculture), Agon Ferati (Inter-Community Relations), Sasho Klekovski (Health), Sedat Sulejmani (Culture and Tourism), Gjoko Velkovski (Social Policy, Demography and Youth) and Ivan Stoilkovikj (Local Self-Government).[207]

14 Jul 2026Papua New Guinea

Cabinet reshuffle: six new ministers are sworn in (Naguri, Tomuriesa, Soloma, Gamai, Siune, Kaupa); Elias Kapavore moves from Health to Defence, Billy Joseph adds Health, and the Prime Minister takes Correctional Services, Sports and National Volunteer Services. Six ministers leave, among them Kessy Sawang, Timothy Masiu, Joe Kuli, Lucas Dekena, Simo Kilepa and Sekie Agisa.[208]

13 Jul 2026Philippines

Jose Pujalte Jr. is appointed Secretary of Health, replacing Ted Herbosa.[160]

13 Jul 2026Venezuela

The foreign relations and foreign trade ministries are merged; Félix Plasencia becomes Minister of Foreign Relations and Foreign Trade, succeeding Yván Gil, who becomes Minister of Science and Technology.[209][210]

11 Jul 2026Saudi Arabia

Royal orders appoint Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, alongside the Energy portfolio; Bandar Alkhorayef becomes Minister of State and member of the Council of Ministers.[211]

10 Jul 2026Ecuador

Executive Decree 446 names Juan Carlos Aveiga Minister of Public Health, replacing Jaime Bernabé.[212]

10 Jul 2026Turkmenistan

Atageldi Şamyradow is dismissed as Minister of Culture for serious shortcomings in his work; Deputy Minister Gurbanmyrat Myradalyýew is appointed Minister of Culture with a six-month probationary period.[213]

10 Jul 2026Uzbekistan

Dilnoza Kattakhanova replaces Zulaykho Makhkamova as Deputy Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Committee for Family and Women.[214]

8 Jul 2026Bolivia

Four ministries are abolished: Rural Development and Lands; Cultures; Planning and Development; and Tourism.[133]

8 Jul 2026Moldova

Deputy Prime Minister Eugeniu Osmochescu becomes acting Prime Minister under a decree signed by President Maia Sandu on 7 July.[215]

8 Jul 2026Philippines

President Marcos appoints Benhur Abalos Cabinet Secretary.[216]

7 Jul 2026Zimbabwe

President Mnangagwa signs the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, which lengthens presidential and parliamentary terms to seven years and provides for the President to be elected by Parliament; its validity is challenged by opposition groups.[217][218]

5 Jul 2026Venezuela

Francisco Garcés succeeds Jacqueline Faría as Minister of Transport.[210][219]

3 Jul 2026Moldova

Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu announces his resignation, which brings down the whole government.[193][215]

2 Jul 2026Algeria

Legislative election to the People's National Assembly; the FLN wins the most seats on a turnout of about 21%.[220]

2 Jul 2026Belize

Defence Minister Florencio Marin Jr. is given 90 days' leave of absence during an audit of the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security; Prime Minister Briceño serves as Minister of National Defence and Border Security in the interim.[221]

2 Jul 2026Guatemala

Erwin Rolando Barrios Torres becomes Minister of Energy and Mines, succeeding Víctor Hugo Ventura Ruiz.[46]

1 Jul 2026Republic of Korea

Han Seong-sook becomes Prime Minister.[222]

1 Jul 2026South Africa

David Maynier (Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment) and Dina Pule (Social Development) are sworn in as ministers; Willie Aucamp moves to Agriculture, replacing John Steenhuisen.[223][224]

30 Jun 2026Argentina

Diego Santilli is sworn in as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, replacing Manuel Adorni, who resigned on 27 June; the Interior ministry Santilli had led is folded into the Chief of Cabinet's office.[225][226]

30 Jun 2026Costa Rica

Roy Thompson Chacón resigns as Minister of Labour and Social Security, with immediate effect.[227]

25 Jun 2026Uganda

Minister of State John Chrysostom Muyingo is named Acting Minister of Education and Sports while Janet Museveni has not assumed office.[228]

23 Jun 2026Equatorial Guinea

Decree no. 60/2026 names a 58-member government, creating the post of Vice-Prime Minister for Cándido Matuatema Bahita; Iván Bacale Ebe Molina becomes Minister of State for Finance.[229][230]

22 Jun 2026Belize

Home Affairs Minister Oscar Mira is relieved of his Cabinet duties at his request while the Auditor General audits procurement at the Ministry of Defence; Julius Espat is appointed interim Minister of Home Affairs.[231]

22 Jun 2026Romania

Prime Minister-designate Adrian Veștea's proposed cabinet fails its confidence vote (189 votes for, 233 needed).[232]

19 Jun 2026Cabo Verde

Francisco Carvalho is sworn in as Prime Minister, also holding Finance, with his government of 15 ministers, by President José Maria Neves.[233][234]

19 Jun 2026Equatorial Guinea

Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua is reappointed Prime Minister by presidential decree.[235]

16 Jun 2026Equatorial Guinea

The government resigns collectively after Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue says it met only about 10% of its targets.[235]

15 Jun 2026Venezuela

Paola Posani succeeds Jorge Márquez Monsalve as Minister of Habitat and Housing; Nelson Rodríguez becomes Minister of Ecosocialism.[210][219]

12 Jun 2026Greece

Mini-reshuffle of deputy and alternate ministers sworn in; Giorgos Kotsiras takes the transport brief.[236]

12 Jun 2026Grenada

Ron Redhead, who took over the ICT portfolio in June 2026, is reported as Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Minister for Digital Transformation.[237]

10 Jun 2026Bolivia

Ricardo Erick Sanjinés Chávez is sworn in as Minister of Education.[238]

10 Jun 2026Rwanda

Cabinet reshuffle announced by the Office of the Prime Minister: Damien Murwanashyaka (Infrastructure), Judith Uwizeye (Public Service and Labour) and Antoine Marie Kajangwe (Trade and Industry) appointed ministers.[239]

9 Jun 2026Dominica

Miriam Blanchard resigns as Minister for Labour, Public Service Reform, Social Partnership, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development and as MP for Roseau North, on medical grounds.[240]

9 Jun 2026Nepal

Sudan Gurung returns as Home Minister and Mahabir Pun is appointed Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation.[94]

8 Jun 2026Ecuador

The government formalises a reorganised cabinet of 10 ministries, down from 14, merging economy, agriculture and production into a Ministry of Economic and Productive Development and labour and social inclusion into a Ministry of Labour and Human Development.[241][242]

8 Jun 2026Maldives

Hassan Zareer is appointed Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, succeeding Moosa Zameer.[243]

8 Jun 2026Nigeria

Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe is sworn in as Minister of Power, succeeding Adebayo Adelabu, and Sola Enikanolaiye as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.[244]

8 Jun 2026Uganda

The new cabinet and ministers of state take the oaths of allegiance and of office at State House Entebbe; five appointees are absent.[245]

7 Jun 2026Armenia

Regular parliamentary elections are held; Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract wins.[177]

7 Jun 2026Ecuador

Roberto Kury is named Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility after Gabriela Sommerfeld resigns for personal and health reasons.[246]

7 Jun 2026Peru

Keiko Fujimori (Popular Force) defeats Roberto Sánchez in the presidential runoff, 50.13 per cent to 49.87 per cent; the National Elections Jury certifies her win. Sánchez did not concede and alleged fraud.[247]

4 Jun 2026Botswana

Edwin Dikoloti is appointed Minister of Lands and Agriculture; Motsamai Motsamai becomes assistant minister.[139]

4 Jun 2026Brunei

The Sultan announces a cabinet reshuffle for a four-year term: three coordinating-minister posts are created, Prince Abdul Mateen becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prince Abdul Malik Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, and the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism becomes the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.[248][249]

4 Jun 2026Malta

The new cabinet of 21 ministers is sworn in; Chris Fearne returns as Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Ian Borg moves to Health.[250]

4 Jun 2026Slovenia

The National Assembly appoints the 16th Government, led by Janez Janša.[251][252]

3 Jun 2026Bolivia

Ernesto Justiniano is sworn in as Minister of Defence.[253]

3 Jun 2026Denmark

The Frederiksen III Cabinet takes office.[254]

2 Jun 2026Bolivia

Defence Minister Raúl Marcelo Salinas and Education Minister Beatriz García de Achá resign during road blockades.[133][253]

1 Jun 2026Bangladesh

Dipen Dewan resigns as Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, citing health.[138]

1 Jun 2026Ethiopia

General election to the House of Peoples' Representatives; the Prosperity Party wins 438 of 547 seats.[255]

1 Jun 2026Malta

Following Labour's victory in the general election of 30 May 2026, Robert Abela is sworn in again as Prime Minister.[256]

1 Jun 2026Senegal

Decree No. 2026-1130 sets the composition of the new government led by Prime Minister Lo.[257][258]

29 May 2026Malawi

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is split: Jean Mathanga becomes Minister of Energy and Thoko Tembo, until then Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Mining.[259][260]

29 May 2026Republic of the Congo

Decree no. 2026-181 corrects the names of eleven members of the government as given in decree no. 2026-176.[261]

28 May 2026Latvia

The Kulbergs cabinet takes office, replacing the Siliņa cabinet.[262]

28 May 2026Uganda

Cabinet list amended: Jane Ruth Aceng becomes Government Chief Whip and Justine Kasule Lumumba Minister of ICT and National Guidance.[263]

26 May 2026Guinea-Bissau

Reshuffle by presidential decrees 13/2026 and 14/2026: Fatumata Jau becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Bernardo Vieira moves to Justice, Carlos Pinto Pereira moves to Environment and Climate Action, and Idrissa Embaló leaves the government.[264][265]

26 May 2026Samoa

Finance Minister Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo becomes Deputy Prime Minister.[144][266]

26 May 2026Uganda

President Museveni names the 2026–2031 cabinet; Robinah Nabbanja stays Prime Minister and Jessica Alupo Vice President; Henry Musasizi replaces Matia Kasaija at Finance and Adonia Ayebare becomes Foreign Minister.[267][268]

25 May 2026Philippines

Francis Tolentino is named acting Secretary of Labor and Employment after Bienvenido Laguesma resigns for health reasons.[269]

25 May 2026Senegal

Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo is appointed Prime Minister.[270][271]

24 May 2026Benin

Romuald Wadagni is sworn in as President, succeeding Patrice Talon.[272][273]

24 May 2026Benin

President Wadagni names his first government of 24 members, with Aristide Medenou at the Economy and Finance and Corinne Amori Brunet at Foreign Affairs.[273][274]

22 May 2026Micronesia

The Congress's Fourth Regular Session, which closed on 22 May 2026, confirms Ricky F. Cantero as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (CR 24-124).[275]

22 May 2026Senegal

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye ends Ousmane Sonko's functions as Prime Minister by Decree No. 2026-1128, ending the functions of the whole government.[276]

22 May 2026Slovenia

The National Assembly elects Janez Janša Prime Minister by 51 votes to 36.[277]

21 May 2026Bolivia

Williams José Bascopé replaces Edgar Morales Mamani as Minister of Labour.[133]

21 May 2026Central African Republic

Decree no. 26.146 names the Moloua III government; Évariste Ngamana joins as Minister of State for Communication and Government Spokesperson and Marc Mandaba replaces Richard Filakota at the Economy. A further decree of 22 May adds a Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism.[278][279][280][281]

21 May 2026Micronesia

President Simina administers the oath of office to Florian J. Yatilman as Secretary of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management after his confirmation by Congress.[275][282]

19 May 2026Chile

First cabinet change: Trinidad Steinert (Public Security) and Mara Sedini (Secretary-General of Government) leave; Martín Arrau moves from Public Works to Public Security, Claudio Alvarado adds Secretary-General of Government, Louis de Grange adds Public Works.[151]

19 May 2026Lesotho

Moeketsi Mots'oane, MP for Mafeteng, is appointed Minister of Public Service with effect from 19 May 2026.[283]

18 May 2026Philippines

President Marcos appoints Kim Robert de Leon Secretary of Budget and Management.[284]

17 May 2026Cabo Verde

Legislative election: the PAICV wins an absolute majority (37 of 72 seats), ending the MpD government of Ulisses Correia e Silva.[234]

17 May 2026Djibouti

A new government of 26 members is appointed (Decree No. 2026-092/PRE): six newcomers, nine ministers moved to new posts, among them Omar Abdi Said to the Interior and Mouna Osman Aden to Health, and the key ministers of finance, foreign affairs and defence retained.[285][286]

16 May 2026Bahamas

The new Cabinet is completed after senior ministers are sworn in on 15 May; Michael Halkitis becomes Minister of Finance, Wayne Munroe Attorney-General and Myles LaRoda Minister of National Security.[287][288][289]

15 May 2026Central African Republic

Félix Moloua is reappointed Prime Minister by presidential decree.[280][290]

15 May 2026Solomon Islands

Parliament elects Matthew Wale Prime Minister; he is sworn in by Governor-General Sir David Tiva Kapu and names his Cabinet, with Francis Sade as Deputy Prime Minister and Gordon Darcy Lilo as Finance Minister.[291][292]

15 May 2026Somalia

The date on which, according to the opposition, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's four-year term expired; he says the May 2026 constitutional amendments extend his mandate to 15 May 2027. US- and UK-mediated talks with the opposition collapse.[2][293]

14 May 2026Bahamas

Philip Davis is sworn in for a second consecutive term as Prime Minister.[287][294]

14 May 2026Djibouti

Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed is reappointed Prime Minister (Decree No. 2026-091/PRE).[285][286]

14 May 2026Iraq

Parliament approves Ali al-Zaidi's government and 14 ministers; al-Zaidi succeeds caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. Nine posts, including Interior and Defence, are left vacant.[295][296][297]

14 May 2026South Africa

President Ramaphosa dismisses Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe; Sindisiwe Chikunga acts in the portfolio.[298]

13 May 2026Central African Republic

Prime Minister Félix Moloua presents the resignation of his government.[280]

12 May 2026Bahamas

General election: the PLP led by Philip Davis wins 33 of 41 seats in the House of Assembly; the FNM wins 8.[294][299]

12 May 2026Hungary

The ministers of the Magyar Government are appointed and sworn in.[300]

12 May 2026Uganda

Yoweri Museveni is sworn in for a seventh elected term at Kololo, Kampala.[301]

9 May 2026Djibouti

Ismail Omar Guelleh is sworn in for a sixth five-year term as President after winning the April 2026 presidential election with about 97.8% of the vote, according to official results; most of the opposition boycotted the poll.[302][303]

9 May 2026Hungary

After Tisza won the general election of 12 April 2026, the National Assembly elects Péter Magyar Prime Minister, succeeding Viktor Orbán.[304]

9 May 2026Syria

First reshuffle of the transitional government: by Decrees 100 and 101 of 2026, Khaled Fawaz Zaarour becomes Minister of Information (replacing Hamza al-Mustafa) and Basel al-Suweydan Minister of Agriculture (replacing Amjad Badr); Abdul Rahman al-Aama replaces Maher al-Sharaa as Secretary-General of the Presidency.[305][306][307]

8 May 2026Bulgaria

The Radev Government is approved by the National Assembly and sworn in, replacing the Gyurov caretaker government.[308][309]

8 May 2026Costa Rica

Laura Fernández Delgado is sworn in as President, succeeding Rodrigo Chaves Robles, who becomes Minister of the Presidency and Minister of Finance in the new government.[310][311]

7 May 2026Solomon Islands

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele loses a no-confidence vote by 26 votes to 22, after an impasse that began in March 2026 when 19 government ministers defected; a court had ordered Parliament to convene by 7 May.[312]

6 May 2026Kazakhstan

Nurlybek Nalibayev becomes First Deputy Prime Minister, succeeding Roman Sklyar.[127]

6 May 2026Somalia

Abdifitah Qasim Mohamud is appointed Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, replacing Daud Aweis Jama; he is later sworn in as the first minister to take office under the amended constitution.[313][314]

6 May 2026South Sudan

Finance Minister Salvatore Garang Mabior is relieved and replaced by Kuol Daniel Ayulo; Clement Juma becomes Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.[315]

5 May 2026Antigua and Barbuda

The rest of the fourth Browne Cabinet is sworn in, using updated oaths approved earlier in 2026; Michael Joseph (Health) and Dwayne George (Sports and Creative Industries) join the Cabinet.[316][317][318]

5 May 2026Romania

Parliament passes a motion of censure against the Bolojan cabinet by 281 votes to 4; the government continues on an interim basis.[37][319]

5 May 2026Uzbekistan

Eldor Odilov succeeds Asilbek Khudayarov as Minister of Health.[320][321]

4 May 2026Afghanistan

By decree of Hibatullah Akhundzada, Communications Minister Hamdullah Nomani is removed and replaced by Abdul Ahad Fazli, until then Taliban governor of Faryab province.[322]

4 May 2026Mali

President of the Transition Assimi Goïta takes over the functions of Minister of Defence and Veterans (decree No. 2026-0254/PT-RM); General Oumar Diarra is appointed Minister Delegate to the Minister of Defence (decree No. 2026-0255/PT-RM).[323]

4 May 2026Mauritius

Arianne Navarre-Marie becomes Deputy Prime Minister, keeping the Gender Equality and Family Welfare portfolio.[324][325]

4 May 2026Mexico

Luisa María Alcalde Luján becomes Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive, succeeding Esthela Damián Peralta.[103]

2 May 2026Antigua and Barbuda

Gaston Browne and Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin are sworn in again after an incorrect oath was administered at their first swearing-in on 1 May.[318][326]

1 May 2026Mexico

Columba López Gutiérrez becomes Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, succeeding Julio Berdegué Sacristán.[103]

30 Apr 2026Antigua and Barbuda

General election: the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party wins 15 of 17 seats, giving Gaston Browne a fourth term as Prime Minister.[318][326]

30 Apr 2026China

The NPC Standing Committee appoints Zhang Zhu Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, replacing Han Jun, and Zhang Chengzhong Minister of Emergency Management.[327]

29 Apr 2026Angola

Lúcio Gonçalves Amaral, until then governor of Cuando province, is appointed Minister of National Defence, succeeding João Ernesto dos Santos.[328][329]

29 Apr 2026Mexico

Leticia Ramírez Amaya becomes Secretary of Welfare, succeeding Ariadna Montiel Reyes.[103]

29 Apr 2026South Sudan

Foreign Minister Monday Semaya Kumba is dismissed and replaced by James Pitia Morgan; Labanya Margaret Mathya Ugila becomes Minister of Trade and Industry and Atong Kuol Manyang moves to Youth and Sports.[330]

28 Apr 2026Angola

Francisco Pereira Furtado is dismissed as Head of the President's Military House; Defence Minister João Ernesto dos Santos is appointed in his place.[331][332]

28 Apr 2026Burundi

Reshuffle announced: Fidèle Nkezabahizi replaces Lydwine Baradahana at Public Health, Égide Nijimbere replaces Damien Niyonkuru at Infrastructure, and Evelyne Butoyi succeeds the late Gabby Bugaga at Communication and Media.[333][334]

27 Apr 2026Indonesia

Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat replaces Hanif Faisol Nurofiq as Minister of Environment.[41][335]

27 Apr 2026Iraq

President Nizar Amidi names Ali al-Zaidi, the Coordination Framework's nominee, Prime Minister-designate.[295][336]

27 Apr 2026Tunisia

President Saied ends the duties of Industry, Mines and Energy Minister Fatma Thabet Chiboub (announced early on 28 April) and puts Equipment Minister Slah Zouari in charge of the ministry.[337][338][339][340]

25 Apr 2026Mali

Minister of State and Minister of Defence Sadio Camara is killed during coordinated attacks; a national mourning is declared.[323]

24 Apr 2026Nigeria

Muttaqha Rabe Darma is sworn in as Minister of Housing and Urban Development.[341]

24 Apr 2026Republic of the Congo

Decree no. 2026-176 names a 41-member government, with Jean Jacques Bouya as Vice-Prime Minister and Pierre Oba, Alphonse Claude N'Silou and Pierre Mabiala as Ministers of State.[342]

23 Apr 2026Republic of the Congo

Decree no. 2026-175 reappoints Anatole Collinet Makosso as Prime Minister, Head of Government.[342]

23 Apr 2026Romania

PSD ministers resign from the Bolojan cabinet after the party withdraws its support on 20 April.[319]

22 Apr 2026Bolivia

Marcelo Blanco becomes Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies.[133]

22 Apr 2026Nepal

Home Minister Sudan Gurung resigns amid controversy.[94]

22 Apr 2026Timor-Leste

The government names Vice Prime Minister Mariano Assanami Sabino to lead the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture in an acting capacity until a permanent appointment is made.[343]

21 Apr 2026Georgia

Kobakhidze reshuffles the government: Interior Minister Geka Geladze moves to head the State Security Service, Sulkhan Tamazashvili becomes Minister of Internal Affairs, Mamuka Mdinaradze becomes Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Coordination of Law Enforcement Agencies, and Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili also becomes Deputy Prime Minister.[344][345]

21 Apr 2026Nigeria

Wale Edun leaves the cabinet; Taiwo Oyedele becomes Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, and Ahmed Musa Dangiwa leaves the Housing Ministry.[346]

21 Apr 2026Timor-Leste

José Honório da Costa Pereira Jerónimo, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Culture, dies in office aged 53.[347][348]

20 Apr 2026Sri Lanka

Anura Karunathilake sworn in as Minister of Energy, keeping Ports and Civil Aviation.[349][350]

19 Apr 2026Bulgaria

Parliamentary election: Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria wins an absolute majority, 131 of 240 seats.[351]

17 Apr 2026Republic of the Congo

Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso submits his resignation and that of his government; the President accepts it on 19 April.[352]

17 Apr 2026Sri Lanka

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody resigns so that a Special Presidential Commission can investigate coal imports independently.[350][353]

17 Apr 2026Venezuela

Carlos Alvarado González succeeds Nuramy Gutiérrez as Minister of Health.[210]

16 Apr 2026Algeria

Lounes Bouzegza is appointed Minister of Hydraulics.[84]

16 Apr 2026Burundi

Gabby Bugaga, Minister of Communication and Media, is found dead in his vehicle.[333]

16 Apr 2026Nauru

Lionel Aingimea is appointed Nauru's first Vice President under Article 19(2) of the Constitution (Gazette No. 126, G.N. No. 378/2026).[354]

16 Apr 2026Republic of the Congo

Denis Sassou Nguesso is sworn in for a new term.[352]

15 Apr 2026Maldives

Hassan Rasheed is sworn in as Minister of Defence and National Service, completing the 15-portfolio cabinet.[355]

15 Apr 2026Tonga

Finance Minister Lataifaingataʻa Tangimana resigns from Cabinet after being found guilty of bribery in the 2025 election.[148]

14 Apr 2026Maldives

Ten cabinet ministers resign after the local council elections; President Muizzu appoints a restructured cabinet the same evening, with Iruthisham Adam as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Moosa Zameer as Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises.[356]

13 Apr 2026Venezuela

Vladimir Padrino López becomes Minister of Productive Agriculture and Lands.[210][219]

12 Apr 2026Benin

Romuald Wadagni is elected President with 94.27 per cent of the vote (final results proclaimed by the Constitutional Court on 16 April). No candidate of the main opposition party, The Democrats, was on the ballot.[357]

12 Apr 2026Iraq

Nizar Amidi takes office as President.[295][358][359]

11 Apr 2026Iraq

The Council of Representatives elects Nizar Amidi President of the Republic, succeeding Abdul Latif Rashid.[359]

10 Apr 2026Myanmar

Min Aung Hlaing is sworn in as President for a five-year term, with Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye as Vice Presidents. The Union Government approved by parliament the previous day takes office.[360][361][362][363]

10 Apr 2026Nepal

Ramji Yadav (Youth, Labour and Employment) and Gauri Kumari Yadav (Industry, Commerce and Supplies) appointed ministers.[94]

10 Apr 2026Philippines

Dita Angara-Mathay becomes Secretary of Tourism, succeeding Christina Frasco, who becomes a presidential adviser.[364][365]

10 Apr 2026Zimbabwe

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development is split: Anxious Masuka keeps Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development and Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos becomes Minister of Lands and Rural Development.[25][366]

9 Apr 2026Algeria

Hydrocarbons and mines are split: Mohamed Arkab stays Minister of State for Hydrocarbons and Mourad Hanifi becomes Minister of Mines and Mining Industries.[367][368]

9 Apr 2026Nepal

Labour Minister Dipak Kumar Sah dismissed for a disciplinary breach.[94]

8 Apr 2026Algeria

President Tebboune ends the duties of Minister of Hydraulics Taha Derbal.[84][367]

8 Apr 2026Paraguay

Oscar Lovera becomes Minister of Economy and Finance.[369]

8 Apr 2026Vietnam

The National Assembly confirms six Deputy Prime Ministers and 17 ministers and other members of the Government for the 2026-2031 term.[370]

7 Apr 2026Guatemala

Luis Méndez Salinas becomes Minister of Culture and Sports, succeeding Liwy Grazioso.[46]

7 Apr 2026New Zealand

Election-year reshuffle takes effect: Chris Penk and Penny Simmonds join Cabinet, Chris Bishop becomes Attorney-General, Louise Upston Leader of the House; Judith Collins and Shane Reti leave the ministry ahead of retiring.[155][371]

7 Apr 2026Vietnam

The 16th National Assembly elects To Lam State President.[372]

7 Apr 2026Vietnam

The 16th National Assembly elects Le Minh Hung Prime Minister, succeeding Pham Minh Chinh.[373]

4 Apr 2026Greece

After resignations linked to the farm-subsidy (OPEKEPE) investigation, Margaritis Schinas becomes Minister of Rural Development and Food and Evangelos Tournas Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection.[236][374]

4 Apr 2026Mongolia

The Uchral cabinet is formed by the Mongolian People's Party, the HUN Party and the National Coalition. It keeps the previous 19 ministerial posts.[64][375]

3 Apr 2026Myanmar

The new parliament (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) elects Min Aung Hlaing as President.[361]

2 Apr 2026Namibia

Charles Mubita is appointed Minister in the Presidency, among several new appointments.[376]

2 Apr 2026Tanzania

Palamagamba Kabudi is appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Policy, Parliament, Coordination and Persons with Disabilities), replacing William Lukuvi, who died on 25 March 2026.[377][378]

1 Apr 2026Chad

A new government of 37 members is appointed under Prime Minister Allamaye Halina, with eight entrants and seven departures: Limane Mahamat becomes Deputy Prime Minister; Ndolénodji Alixe Naimbaye replaces Youssouf Tom at Justice; Sitack Yombatina replaces Tom Erdimi, who resigned, at Higher Education; Fatimé Haram Acyl takes Mines, Petroleum and Geology; Haliki Choua Mahamat returns at Telecommunications.[379][380][381]

1 Apr 2026Mexico

Roberto Velasco Álvarez becomes Secretary of Foreign Affairs after Juan Ramón de la Fuente leaves the post.[103]

1 Apr 2026Monaco

Frédéric Cottalorda takes office as Government Councillor-Minister of Finance and Economy (Sovereign Ordinance No. 11.831 of 26 March 2026), succeeding Pierre-André Chiappori.[382][383]

1 Apr 2026San Marino

Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva take office as Captains Regent for the semester 1 April – 1 October 2026.[203]

31 Mar 2026Nigeria

Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali (Transportation), Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (Minister of State, Labour) and Yusuf Tanko Sununu (Minister of State, Humanitarian Affairs) resign ahead of the 2027 elections.[384]

31 Mar 2026Paraguay

President Peña removes Carlos Fernández Valdovinos as Minister of Economy and Finance; presidential adviser Juan José Galeano is named acting minister.[385]

30 Mar 2026Central African Republic

Faustin-Archange Touadéra is sworn in for a third term, opening the Seventh Republic under the 2023 constitution.[386]

30 Mar 2026Mongolia

The State Great Khural elects Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, chairman of the Mongolian People's Party, Prime Minister.[375]

30 Mar 2026Nigeria

Yusuf Tuggar leaves the Foreign Ministry to seek elective office; Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs.[384][387]

30 Mar 2026Samoa

Deputy Prime Minister Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo resigns after the Supreme Court finds he engaged in bribery in the 2025 election and strips him of his seat; the Court of Appeal upholds the ruling on 29 June 2026.[388]

30 Mar 2026Thailand

The second Anutin cabinet takes office after royal endorsement; it is sworn in on 6 April 2026.[389][390]

27 Mar 2026Mongolia

Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar resigns and stays on as caretaker.[375][391]

27 Mar 2026Nepal

Balendra (Balen) Shah of the RSP takes office as Prime Minister and forms his cabinet, ending the Karki interim government.[94][392][393]

25 Mar 2026Madagascar

The presidency announces the 30-member Rajaonarison government; Alice N'Diaye becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs.[394][395]

23 Mar 2026Laos

The 10th National Assembly re-elects Thongloun Sisoulith as President and Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister, elects Viengthong Siphandone as Vice President, and approves the new government of 13 ministries and two ministry-equivalent bodies.[396][397][398]

22 Mar 2026North Korea

After the 15 March election, the first session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly re-elects Kim Jong Un as President of the State Affairs, re-elects Pak Thae-song as Premier and elects the 15th Cabinet; Jo Yong-won becomes Chairman of the SPA Standing Committee.[399][400][401][402]

22 Mar 2026Slovenia

Parliamentary election: Freedom Movement wins 29 seats and SDS 28; outgoing Prime Minister Robert Golob cannot form a majority.[277]

19 Mar 2026Thailand

The House of Representatives re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister.[389]

18 Mar 2026Iran

Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib is killed in an Israeli strike; on 22 March the presidency says an acting minister was appointed but does not name him.[403][404]

18 Mar 2026Venezuela

Gustavo González López succeeds Vladimir Padrino López as Minister of Defence.[210]

18 Mar 2026Venezuela

Rolando Alcalá is appointed Minister of Electric Energy, succeeding Jorge Márquez Monsalve, who moves to Habitat and Housing; Ana María Sanjuán (University Education) and Carlos Alexis Castillo (Labour) are also appointed.[210][405]

17 Mar 2026Kazakhstan

President Tokayev signs the decree adopting the new constitution approved in the March 2026 referendum, which replaces the bicameral Parliament with a unicameral Kurultai.[127][135]

16 Mar 2026Bosnia and Herzegovina

Denis Bećirović becomes Chairman of the Presidency in the eight-monthly rotation.[406]

15 Mar 2026Madagascar

Mamitiana Rajaonarison, head of the financial intelligence unit SAMIFIN, is appointed Prime Minister.[395][407]

15 Mar 2026Republic of the Congo

Denis Sassou Nguesso is re-elected President in the vote of 12 and 15 March 2026.[352][408]

12 Mar 2026Bangladesh

Hafiz Uddin Ahmed leaves the Liberation War Affairs ministry on his election as Speaker; Ahmed Azam Khan is appointed in his place.[409]

12 Mar 2026Libya

The GNU announces a reshuffle filling 13 ministries, including a new Deputy Prime Minister (Salem al-Zadma) and new ministers of Health, Economy, Youth, Water Resources and Higher Education, and a Minister of State for Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence. It is backed by a joint statement of Dbeibah, Presidential Council head Mohamed al-Menfi and High Council of State head Mohamed Takala, although al-Menfi had objected earlier in March.[410][411]

12 Mar 2026Venezuela

The United States formally recognises Delcy Rodríguez's authority.[412]

11 Mar 2026Chile

José Antonio Kast takes office as President of the Republic before the full Congress; his ministers are sworn in the same day.[413]

11 Mar 2026Venezuela

Paula Henao succeeds Delcy Rodríguez as Minister of Hydrocarbons.[210][412]

9 Mar 2026Lebanon

Parliament postpones the May 2026 general election by two years because of the war, extending its own term.[414]

9 Mar 2026Madagascar

President Randrianirina dismisses Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo and the whole government.[407][415]

9 Mar 2026Portugal

António José Seguro is sworn in as President, succeeding Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.[416]

8 Mar 2026Iran

The Assembly of Experts names Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader.[417][418]

6 Mar 2026Guinea

The government dissolves 40 political parties, including the UFDG, the RPG and the UFR.[419]

6 Mar 2026Philippines

Juan Miguel Cuna formally takes over the Department of Environment and Natural Resources from Raphael Lotilla, as acting secretary.[420]

5 Mar 2026Albania

Parliament approves a reshuffle: Albana Koçiu becomes Deputy Prime Minister in place of Belinda Balluku; Besfort Lamallari moves to Interior, Toni Gogu to Justice, Erjona Ismaili to Relations with Parliament, Enea Karakaçi to Infrastructure and Energy, Ermal Nufi to Defence (succeeding Pirro Vengu) and Ferit Hoxha to Europe and Foreign Affairs (succeeding Elisa Spiropali).[421]

5 Mar 2026Argentina

Juan Bautista Mahiques becomes Minister of Justice.[226]

5 Mar 2026Nepal

General election: the Rastriya Swatantra Party wins 182 of 275 seats.[422]

3 Mar 2026Libya

Prime Minister Dbeibah appoints Mohamed Abdul Salam Al-Qariou Minister of Education and Salem Al-Alam Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, succeeding Mabrouka Tougi.[423]

2 Mar 2026Haiti

Cabinet reshuffle: twelve new ministers, including Raina Forbin (Foreign Affairs), Mario Andrésol (Defence) and Vijonet Déméro (Education); six ministers keep their posts.[424][425][426]

2 Mar 2026Iran

President Pezeshkian appoints Majid Ebn-e-Reza acting Minister of Defence.[33]

28 Feb 2026Iran

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh are killed in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the 2026 war.[417][427]

26 Feb 2026South Sudan

President Kiir dismisses Vice-President Josephine Lagu Yanga and reappoints Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, until then Minister of Agriculture, as Vice-President.[428]

23 Feb 2026Czechia

Igor Červený (AUTO) becomes Minister of the Environment, ending Petr Macinka's acting tenure.[429]

23 Feb 2026Haiti

Serge Gabriel Collin is named Minister of the Economy and Finance.[430]

23 Feb 2026Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander swears in the Jetten cabinet, a D66, CDA and VVD minority coalition.[431]

22 Feb 2026Haiti

Political parties and civil society sign the National Pact for Stability and the Organisation of Elections, under which the Council of Ministers exercises executive power until elections.[426][432]

20 Feb 2026Croatia

Alen Ružić (HDZ) becomes Minister of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, succeeding Marin Piletić.[433]

19 Feb 2026Bulgaria

President Iotova appoints the Gyurov caretaker government, sworn in the same day.[309]

18 Feb 2026Japan

Both houses designate Sanae Takaichi Prime Minister again; the Second Takaichi Cabinet is inaugurated.[434]

17 Feb 2026Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman (BNP) sworn in as Prime Minister after the 12 February general election, with 25 ministers and 24 ministers of state; President Mohammed Shahabuddin administers the oath.[409][435]

17 Feb 2026Peru

Congress censures José Jerí as its president, ending his presidency of the Republic; José María Balcázar takes office on 18 February 2026.[436]

16 Feb 2026Barbados

The new Cabinet is sworn in; changes include Christopher Sinckler as Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Michael Lashley as Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice.[437][438]

16 Feb 2026Kyrgyzstan

President Japarov dismisses the ministers for transport, the environment and emergency situations.[439]

14 Feb 2026Turkmenistan

Major General Döwletgeldi Meredow is appointed Minister of National Security.[440]

13 Feb 2026Turkmenistan

President Berdimuhamedov appoints Guwanç Agajanow, chairman of the state concern Türkmennebit, and Batyr Annaýew as Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers; Myratberdi Gaýypow becomes Minister of Health and Medical Industry and Öwezgeldi Goşjanow Minister of Environmental Protection, both promoted from deputy minister.[441][442][443][444]

12 Feb 2026Mali

Government reshuffle (decree No. 2026-0062/PT-RM): Sadio Camara, Alousséni Sanou and Ismaël Wagué become Ministers of State; Issa Ousmane Coulibaly takes Territorial Administration from Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga; Yaya Gologo (State Refoundation), Tiémoko Traoré (Energy and Water) and Ibrahima Samaké (Agriculture) join the government.[445][446]

12 Feb 2026Saudi Arabia

Royal orders appoint Fahad Al-Saif Minister of Investment; Khalid Al-Falih becomes Minister of State and member of the Council of Ministers.[447]

11 Feb 2026Barbados

General election: the BLP led by Mia Mottley wins all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, a third consecutive term.[448]

11 Feb 2026Egypt

The reshuffled ministers are sworn in before President el-Sisi; Ashraf Salem Zaher becomes Minister of Defence, succeeding Abdel Mageed Saqr.[449][450]

11 Feb 2026Türkiye

Akın Gürlek replaces Yılmaz Tunç as Minister of Justice, by decree in the Official Gazette.[451][452]

11 Feb 2026Türkiye

Mustafa Çiftçi replaces Ali Yerlikaya as Minister of the Interior, by decree in the Official Gazette.[451][452]

11 Feb 2026Zimbabwe

Three ministers are reassigned: Soda Zhemu becomes Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Paul Mavima Minister of National Housing and Social Amenities, and Jenfan Muswere Minister of Skills Audit and Development.[25][453]

10 Feb 2026Azerbaijan

President Ilham Aliyev appoints Rashad Ismayilov Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources.[454][455]

10 Feb 2026Egypt

The House of Representatives approves a reshuffle of the Madbouly cabinet, including a new Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Hussein Eissa.[456][457]

9 Feb 2026Dominican Republic

Rafael Evaristo Santos Badía becomes Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology.[458]

8 Feb 2026Thailand

General election; Bhumjaithai wins the most seats.[390][459]

7 Feb 2026Haiti

The Transitional Presidential Council's mandate ends without an elected successor; its powers pass to the Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.[426][460][461]

6 Feb 2026Angola

President Lourenço dismisses Minister of Education Luísa Grilo and appoints Erika Aires, an MPLA member of the National Assembly, in her place.[329][462]

6 Feb 2026Yemen

The Presidential Leadership Council approves the new government; Republican Decree No. 3 of 2026 names 35 ministers, with Al-Zandani also Minister of Foreign Affairs.[463][464][465]

5 Feb 2026Comoros

Partial reshuffle by Decree No. 26-030/PR: Moussa Abderemane becomes Minister of Finance, Mohamed Nourouddine Afraitane Minister of Justice and Saïd Mohamed Ali Saïd Minister of Youth, Employment, Labour, Sports, Arts and Culture.[466][467][468]

2 Feb 2026Kuwait

An Amiri decree accepts the resignation of Information and Culture Minister Abdullah Bouftain; Omar Al-Omar is named acting minister.[83][469]

2 Feb 2026Venezuela

Daniella Cabello becomes Minister of Tourism.[210][219]

1 Feb 2026Costa Rica

Laura Fernández Delgado of Pueblo Soberano wins the presidential election in the first round.[310]

1 Feb 2026Kuwait

Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signs a decree reshuffling the cabinet: Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah becomes Foreign Minister, Yaqoub Al-Refaei Finance Minister, Osama Boodai Minister of Commerce and Industry and Abdullah Bouftain Minister of Information and Culture; Reem Al-Fulaij, Tareq Al-Jalahma and Abdulaziz Al-Marzouq join as ministers of state.[83][470]

31 Jan 2026Montenegro

Parliament accepts the resignations of Democratic People's Party (DNP) ministers Milun Zogović (Infrastructure and Regional Development) and Maja Vukićević (Transport); the DNP withdraws its support from the government.[471]

30 Jan 2026Malawi

Simon Itaye becomes Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism, replacing George Partridge, who became Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi; Alfred Gangata and Patricia Wiskies swap the Natural Resources and Youth, Sports and Culture portfolios.[259][472]

29 Jan 2026Burkina Faso

The Council of Ministers adopts a decree dissolving all political parties and formations.[473]

29 Jan 2026Croatia

Tomislav Ćorić (HDZ) becomes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, succeeding Marko Primorac.[433]

28 Jan 2026Uzbekistan

Azizbek Ikramov becomes Minister of Emergency Situations; his predecessor Botir Kudratkhodjaev moves to the Interior Ministry as First Deputy Minister.[10][474]

27 Jan 2026Honduras

Nasry Asfura is sworn in as President, succeeding Xiomara Castro; the first secretaries of state, among them Sulmy Ortez (Governance), Mireya Agüero (Foreign Affairs), Emilio Hernández Hércules (Finance) and Ivette Arely Argueta (Education), are sworn in.[475][476][477]

27 Jan 2026Kazakhstan

Askarbek Yertayev is appointed Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population.[478]

26 Jan 2026Guinea

Amadou Oury Bah is reappointed Prime Minister by decree after the government resigned following the inauguration.[479]

26 Jan 2026Niger

Mamane Laouali Abdou Rafa becomes Minister of Economy and Finance, a portfolio previously held by Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine; the post of Minister Delegate for the Budget is abolished.[480][481]

23 Jan 2026Bulgaria

Iliana Iotova becomes President after the Constitutional Court accepts Rumen Radev's resignation.[482]

23 Jan 2026Côte d'Ivoire

A new 34-member government is appointed (Decree No. 2026-08); Téné Birahima Ouattara becomes Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani leaves the government.[483][484][485]

23 Jan 2026Haiti

Several members of the Transitional Presidential Council attempt to remove Prime Minister Fils-Aimé; the council chair does not sign or publish the decision and the attempt fails.[432][460]

23 Jan 2026Vietnam

The 14th Party Central Committee re-elects To Lam General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.[486]

22 Jan 2026Guinea-Bissau

A decree of the Transitional President sets presidential and legislative elections for 6 December 2026.[117][487]

22 Jan 2026Liberia

Cornelia W. Kruah is nominated Minister of Youth and Sports, replacing Jerror Cole Bangalu, who is reassigned to the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission.[488]

21 Jan 2026Côte d'Ivoire

Robert Beugré Mambé is reappointed Prime Minister, Head of Government.[483]

20 Jan 2026North Korea

Kim Jong Un dismisses Yang Sung-ho as Vice Premier in charge of machinery.[399]

17 Jan 2026Guinea

Mamadi Doumbouya is inaugurated as President of the Republic for a seven-year term, ending the military transition begun in 2021.[419][489]

16 Jan 2026Venezuela

Luis Antonio Villegas Ramírez becomes Minister of National Industry and Commerce and Miguel Ángel Pérez Pirela Minister of Communication and Information.[210]

15 Jan 2026Uganda

General election: President Museveni is declared re-elected with 71.65% of the vote; runner-up Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), with 24.72%, rejects the result.[301][490]

15 Jan 2026Yemen

Decree No. 17 of 2026 appoints Shaea Mohsen Al-Zandani Prime Minister after Salem bin Braik's resignation. The same day Faraj al-Bahsani is dismissed from the Presidential Leadership Council and Mahmoud al-Subaihi and Salem al-Khanbashi are appointed members.[491][492][493]

12 Jan 2026Burkina Faso

Government reshuffle (decree No. 2026-0006/PF/PRIM): the government shrinks from 24 to 22 portfolios; Defence becomes the Ministry of War and Patriotic Defence; Moumouni Zoungrana (Secondary Education) and Annick Lydie Djouma Pikbougoum/Zingué Ouattara (Sports, Youth and Employment) join; Ousmane Ouattara is appointed Secretary-General of the Government by decree No. 2026-0007.[494][495]

12 Jan 2026Oman

Royal Decree 17/2026 recomposes the Council of Ministers; Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said is named Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs.[496]

9 Jan 2026Yemen

The Southern Transitional Council's secretary-general announces the group's dissolution; an STC spokesperson denies it.[493]

8 Jan 2026Afghanistan

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announces that Hibatullah Akhundzada has swapped two ministers: Abdul Latif Mansoor moves from Energy and Water to Rural Rehabilitation and Development, and Mohammad Younus Akhundzada the other way.[497]

8 Jan 2026Tanzania

Mini-reshuffle: Patrobas Katambi replaces George Simbachawene at Home Affairs; Paul Makonda becomes Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports; Palamagamba Kabudi moves to the President's Office (Special Duties).[498]

7 Jan 2026Côte d'Ivoire

The government of Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé resigns.[483]

7 Jan 2026Yemen

The Presidential Leadership Council dismisses Southern Transitional Council leader Aidarus al-Zubaidi from the council.[492][493]

6 Jan 2026Dominican Republic

By Decree 2-26, Francisco Oliverio Espaillat Bencosme becomes Minister of Agriculture, succeeding Limber Cruz, and Gloria Reyes becomes Minister of Women, succeeding Mayra Jiménez; Eduardo Sanz Lovatón becomes Minister of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs.[458][499]

6 Jan 2026Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Stanley Kendrick John, KC, is sworn in as the 8th Governor General, succeeding Dame Susan Dougan.[500][501]

5 Jan 2026Dominican Republic

Antoliano Peralta Romero becomes Minister of Justice.[458][499]

5 Jan 2026Malawi

First cabinet reshuffle: the Ministry of State is abolished, the Cabinet grows from 24 to 28 members, Feston Kaupa moves from Transport to Defence, Jappie Mhango becomes Minister of Transport and Alfred Gangata Minister of Natural Resources.[259][502][503][504]

5 Jan 2026Venezuela

Delcy Rodríguez is sworn in as acting president by National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez; the office of Executive Vice President becomes vacant. Maduro and Rodríguez maintain that Maduro remains the legal officeholder.[412]

3 Jan 2026Venezuela

US forces capture Nicolás Maduro, who is taken to New York; the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice orders Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to exercise the presidency as acting president.[412][505]

1 Jan 2026Gabon

A new 31-member government is formed after the 2025 legislative and local elections. Alexandre Barro Chambrier becomes Vice-President of the Republic, replacing Séraphin Moundounga, and Hermann Immongault becomes Vice-President of the Government.[506][507]

31 Dec 2025Tonga

The eleven-member Fakafanua Cabinet, appointed by King Tupou VI under Clause 51(2) of the Constitution, takes effect.[508]

28 Dec 2025Central African Republic

Presidential election: Faustin-Archange Touadéra is re-elected with 77.90% of the vote according to the Constitutional Court's final results of 19 January 2026; runner-up Anicet-Georges Dologuélé disputes the result.[386][509]

28 Dec 2025Guinea

Presidential election: Mamadi Doumbouya is elected with 86.72% of the vote.[419][489]

28 Dec 2025Myanmar

First phase of the general election organised by the military authorities; further phases follow on 11 and 25 January 2026. The USDP wins a majority in both houses.[510]

24 Dec 2025Burkina Faso

Ibrahim Traoré succeeds Assimi Goïta as President of the Alliance of Sahel States.[511]

24 Dec 2025Honduras

Nasry Asfura of the National Party is declared winner of the 2025 presidential election, narrowly ahead of Salvador Nasralla, after a delayed count criticised by his opponents.[475]

18 Dec 2025Tonga

Lord Fakafanua takes office as Prime Minister.[358][508][512]

17 Dec 2025Malaysia

Reshuffle takes effect: seven new ministers (including Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir at Economy and Arthur Joseph Kurup at Natural Resources) and three portfolio changes, announced on 16 December.[513][514]

15 Dec 2025Czechia

The ministers of Babiš's third cabinet (ANO, SPD, AUTO) are sworn in.[429]

15 Dec 2025Tonga

Following the 2025 general election, the Legislative Assembly elects Lord Fakafanua Prime Minister with 16 votes to 10 for the incumbent ʻAisake Eke; King Tupou VI formally appoints him on 18 December 2025.[512]

13 Dec 2025Somalia

Jamaal Mohamed Hassan replaces Mahamud Geesood as Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Ayuub Ismail Yusuf replaces Elmi Mahmoud Noor as Minister of Public Works.[515][516]

12 Dec 2025Thailand

The House of Representatives is dissolved ahead of a no-confidence vote.[459]

11 Dec 2025Bulgaria

The Zhelyazkov Government resigns; the National Assembly accepts the resignation on 12 December.[517]

10 Dec 2025Argentina

Carlos Presti becomes Minister of Defence (Decree 869/2025).[518]

9 Dec 2025Czechia

Andrej Babiš is appointed Prime Minister.[429]

8 Dec 2025Côte d'Ivoire

Alassane Ouattara is inaugurated for a new presidential term.[519]

8 Dec 2025Cyprus

Cabinet reshuffle: Michalis Damianos moves from Health to Energy, Commerce and Industry; Marinos Moushouttas (Labour), Costas Fytiris (Justice) and Neophytos Charalambides (Health) join the Council of Ministers.[520]

8 Dec 2025Zimbabwe

President Mnangagwa dismisses Mines Minister Winston Chitando and appoints his deputy, Polite Kambamura, in his place.[25][521]

4 Dec 2025Nigeria

Christopher Musa becomes Minister of Defence, succeeding Mohammed Badaru Abubakar.[522]

2 Dec 2025Argentina

Alejandra Monteoliva becomes Minister of National Security.[226]

2 Dec 2025Namibia

Modestus Amutse is appointed Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy.[523]

2 Dec 2025Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Fourteen Cabinet Ministers, two Ministers of State and the Attorney General take their oaths of office before Governor General Dame Susan Dougan at Arnos Vale.[524]

1 Dec 2025Saint Lucia

General election: the Saint Lucia Labour Party wins 14 of 17 seats and Philip J. Pierre begins a second term as Prime Minister; a 16-member Cabinet including independents Stephenson King and Richard Frederick is sworn in later in December.[525][526][527]

30 Nov 2025Barbados

Jeffrey Bostic is sworn in as President of Barbados, succeeding Sandra Mason.[528]

30 Nov 2025Kyrgyzstan

Snap election to the Supreme Council: candidates loyal to President Japarov, mostly independents, win a large majority of the 90 seats.[529]

29 Nov 2025Guinea-Bissau

The transitional government is introduced, including six military officers and members of the deposed government.[487][530]

28 Nov 2025Guatemala

Norma Lissette Zea Osorio becomes Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing, succeeding Miguel Ángel Díaz Bobadilla.[46]

28 Nov 2025Guinea-Bissau

Finance minister Ilídio Vieira Té is appointed Prime Minister by the military authorities; the African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau from all its activities.[487][531]

28 Nov 2025Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Godwin Friday is sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, succeeding Ralph Gonsalves.[532][533]

27 Nov 2025Guinea-Bissau

General Horta Inta-A Na Man is sworn in as Transitional President for a one-year transition; ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau.[117][487]

27 Nov 2025Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

General election: the New Democratic Party led by Godwin Friday wins 14 of the 15 seats, ending the Unity Labour Party government of Ralph Gonsalves.[532][533]

26 Nov 2025Guinea-Bissau

Military officers seize power the day before the results of the presidential election were due; President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is detained and later leaves the country. The officers form the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order.[487]

25 Nov 2025Mongolia

Jadambyn Enkhbayar becomes First Deputy Prime Minister.[64]

20 Nov 2025Belize

Prime Minister Briceño confirms the resignation of Jose Abelardo Mai as Agriculture minister (reported 20 November 2025).[534]

20 Nov 2025Bolivia

Freddy Vidovic is removed as Minister of Justice; the Ministry of Justice is later abolished.[133]

19 Nov 2025Slovakia

Peter Kmec leaves the post of Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan; Tomáš Drucker is entrusted with running the office.[49]

18 Nov 2025Belize

Further cabinet adjustments: Rodwell Ferguson takes Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries; Oscar Mira becomes Minister of Home Affairs and Enterprise, Florencio Marin Jr. Minister of National Defence and Border Security, and Henry Charles Usher Minister of Public Service and Disaster Risk Management.[535]

18 Nov 2025Micronesia

The late Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lorin S. Robert, who died in office, is buried in Palikir, Pohnpei.[536]

17 Nov 2025Philippines

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman resign; Finance Secretary Ralph Recto becomes Executive Secretary and Frederick Go Secretary of Finance.[537]

17 Nov 2025South Africa

Willie Aucamp is sworn in as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.[538]

17 Nov 2025Tanzania

President Samia names her 2025–2030 cabinet of 27 ministers and 29 deputy ministers.[539]

14 Nov 2025Angola

Dionísio da Fonseca, Minister of Territorial Administration since 2022, becomes Minister of State and Head of the President's Civil House, succeeding Adão de Almeida, who leaves to become President of the National Assembly; Daniel Félix Neto, governor of Lunda Sul, becomes Minister of Territorial Administration.[329][332][540]

13 Nov 2025Philippines

Fredderick Vida confirms his appointment as Secretary of Justice. He succeeds Jesus Crispin Remulla, who became Ombudsman.[541]

13 Nov 2025Tanzania

Parliament approves Mwigulu Nchemba, former finance minister, as Prime Minister.[378][542]

11 Nov 2025Belize

Prime Minister Briceño announces a cabinet reshuffle effective 17 November 2025: Kareem Musa moves from Home Affairs to Immigration, Governance and Labour, and Francis Fonseca resumes Education alongside Foreign Affairs.[543]

11 Nov 2025Iraq

Parliamentary elections are held for the Council of Representatives.[544]

11 Nov 2025Nigeria

Bernard M. Doro assumes office as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.[545]

9 Nov 2025Bolivia

President Paz swears in his first cabinet of 15 ministers.[133]

8 Nov 2025Bolivia

Rodrigo Paz Pereira takes office as President, succeeding Luis Arce.[546]

6 Nov 2025Cameroon

Paul Biya is inaugurated for a new presidential term.[547]

6 Nov 2025Seychelles

President Herminie's 14 ministers are sworn in at State House.[548]

3 Nov 2025Fiji

Esrom Immanuel is sworn in as Minister for Finance, Commerce and Business Development; Naivalurua's portfolio becomes Policing and Communications.[549][550]

1 Nov 2025Moldova

The cabinet of Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu takes office.[193]

29 Oct 2025Tanzania

General election; President Samia Suluhu Hassan is declared the winner. Rights groups and the UN human rights office report that hundreds were killed in post-election unrest; the opposition says the election was rigged.[542]

28 Oct 2025Argentina

Pablo Quirno becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship.[226]

28 Oct 2025Fiji

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Biman Prasad (NFP) resigns from the cabinet after being charged by FICAC; Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica had resigned the previous week after being charged.[551][552]

28 Oct 2025Seychelles

Sebastien Pillay is sworn in as Vice President.[553]

27 Oct 2025Cameroon

The Constitutional Council declares Paul Biya re-elected President in the 12 October 2025 election with 53.66% of the vote; Issa Tchiroma Bakary, second with 35.19%, had claimed victory.[547]

27 Oct 2025Liberia

President Boakai dismisses his Minister of Mines and Energy and names R. Matenokay Tingban to the post, subject to Senate confirmation.[554]

26 Oct 2025Namibia

President Nandi-Ndaitwah dismisses Natangwe Ithete as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, with immediate effect; the President takes over the mines and energy portfolio on an interim basis.[555]

26 Oct 2025Seychelles

Patrick Herminie is sworn in as President of the Republic of Seychelles on 26 October 2025.[556]

25 Oct 2025Côte d'Ivoire

Alassane Ouattara is re-elected President.[557]

24 Oct 2025Guatemala

Marco Antonio Villeda Sandoval becomes Minister of the Interior, succeeding Francisco Jiménez Irungaray.[46]

21 Oct 2025Japan

Sanae Takaichi takes office as Prime Minister.[434][558]

20 Oct 2025Democratic Republic of the Congo

Aimé Boji resigns as Minister of Industry to return to the National Assembly, of which he is elected President on 13 November 2025. No source opened names a successor at Industry.[559]

20 Oct 2025Madagascar

Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo is appointed Prime Minister, succeeding General Ruphin Zafisambo.[415]

19 Oct 2025Bolivia

Rodrigo Paz Pereira wins the presidential runoff.[546]

17 Oct 2025Madagascar

Michael Randrianirina is sworn in as President of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar before the High Constitutional Court.[407][415]

17 Oct 2025Mongolia

The State Great Khural votes to dismiss Prime Minister Zandanshatar. President Khürelsükh vetoes the motion on 20 October, and on 23 October the Constitutional Court rules the dismissal unconstitutional.[391]

16 Oct 2025Nauru

President Adeang's second-term cabinet and deputy ministers are sworn in; the President keeps Finance, and Lionel Aingimea becomes Minister Assisting the President with Foreign Affairs and Justice.[560]

15 Oct 2025Madagascar

The African Union Peace and Security Council suspends Madagascar from all AU bodies.[561]

14 Oct 2025Madagascar

Soldiers of the CAPSAT unit led by Colonel Michael Randrianirina announce a Council of the Presidency for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar and suspend the Constitution; President Andry Rajoelina has fled the country.[415][562]

14 Oct 2025Nauru

Parliament re-elects David Adeang unopposed as President at the inaugural sitting of the 25th Parliament, after the general election of 11 October 2025.[560]

10 Oct 2025France

Second Lecornu government takes office.[563]

10 Oct 2025Peru

Congress removes Dina Boluarte from the presidency; José Jerí, President of Congress, becomes President of the Republic.[436]

10 Oct 2025Sri Lanka

Reshuffle: Bimal Rathnayake becomes Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Anura Karunathilake Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, and Susil Ranasinghe Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply; ten deputy ministers appointed.[350][564]

8 Oct 2025Chad

President Mahamat Idriss Déby promulgates a constitutional revision, adopted by parliament 236 votes to 0, that extends the presidential term from five to seven years with no limit on re-election, from the next election, and creates the post of Deputy Prime Minister.[565][566]

8 Oct 2025Togo

Faure Gnassingbé names the first government of the Fifth Republic, with 27 members.[567][568][569]

5 Oct 2025Malawi

President Mutharika appoints a partial cabinet; further ministers are appointed on 16 October and the full Cabinet is completed on 30 October 2025.[259]

4 Oct 2025Malawi

Peter Mutharika (DPP), elected in the 16 September 2025 election, is sworn in as President, succeeding Lazarus Chakwera.[570][571]

3 Oct 2025Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri abdicates; Guillaume V accedes to the throne.[572]

1 Oct 2025San Marino

Matteo Rossi and Lorenzo Bugli take office as Captains Regent for the semester 1 October 2025 – 1 April 2026.[573]

29 Sept 2025Kazakhstan

Zhaslan Madiyev becomes Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development.[574]

26 Sept 2025Kazakhstan

Yermek Kosherbayev becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs.[127]

23 Sept 2025Nicaragua

Presidential Agreement 151-2025 names Valdrack Jaentschke and Denis Moncada Colindres as joint ministers of Foreign Affairs, with effect from publication in La Gaceta.[575]

21 Sept 2025Guinea

A new constitution is approved by referendum, with about 89% in favour.[419]

18 Sept 2025Jamaica

Matthew Samuda becomes Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change in the post-election Cabinet.[576]

17 Sept 2025Indonesia

Djamari Chaniago becomes Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs; Erick Thohir moves from State-Owned Enterprises to Youth and Sports.[41]

16 Sept 2025Samoa

Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt (FAST) is elected Prime Minister by the new Legislative Assembly after the August 2025 snap election, succeeding Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, and announces his first Cabinet, with Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo as Deputy Prime Minister.[577][578]

14 Sept 2025Algeria

Sifi Ghrieb is confirmed as Prime Minister and the members of his government are appointed.[579][580]

13 Sept 2025Guyana

25 ministers take the oath; changes include Sonia Parag at Education, Priya Manickchand at Local Government, Oneidge Walrond at Home Affairs and Susan Rodrigues at Tourism, Industry and Commerce.[581][582]

12 Sept 2025Albania

Edi Rama's fourth government is formed after the Socialist Party wins a majority in the 2025 parliamentary election.[68]

12 Sept 2025Nepal

Sushila Karki takes office as interim Prime Minister and the House of Representatives is dissolved.[393]

11 Sept 2025Gambia

Cabinet change reported: Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof moves from Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment to Defence, and former Auditor General Modou Ceesay becomes Minister for Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment.[583]

9 Sept 2025Nepal

Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli resigns during the Gen Z-led protests; he stays on as caretaker until 12 September.[584]

8 Sept 2025Guyana

Mark Phillips is reappointed Prime Minister and Bharrat Jagdeo Vice President.[585]

8 Sept 2025Indonesia

Reshuffle: Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa replaces Sri Mulyani Indrawati as Minister of Finance; Mukhtarudin (Migrant Workers) and Ferry Joko Yuliantono (Cooperatives) join, and Mochamad Irfan Yusuf becomes the first Minister of Hajj and Umrah.[41]

7 Sept 2025Guyana

Irfaan Ali is sworn in for a second term as President.[586]

7 Sept 2025Thailand

Anutin Charnvirakul becomes Prime Minister after election by the National Assembly on 5 September and royal endorsement.[459]

6 Sept 2025Senegal

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announces a reshuffle of his government.[587]

3 Sept 2025Jamaica

The Jamaica Labour Party wins the general election with 35 of 63 seats, giving Andrew Holness a third consecutive term as Prime Minister.[588][589]

1 Sept 2025Guyana

General election: Irfaan Ali and the PPP/C win re-election.[590]

1 Sept 2025Philippines

Vince Dizon becomes Secretary of Public Works and Highways and Giovanni Lopez acting Secretary of Transportation.[365]

30 Aug 2025Yemen

Muhammad Ahmed Miftah is named Prime Minister of the Sanaa-based government.[591]

29 Aug 2025Thailand

The Constitutional Court removes Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office.[459]

28 Aug 2025Algeria

President Tebboune ends Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui's tenure and names Industry Minister Sifi Ghrieb acting Prime Minister.[580]

28 Aug 2025Yemen

An Israeli airstrike kills Ahmed al-Rahawi, Prime Minister of the Sanaa-based Houthi government, and nine other ministers.[591][592]

14 Aug 2025El Salvador

Karla Trigueros becomes Minister of Education, Science and Technology, succeeding José Mauricio Pineda.[593][594]

7 Aug 2025Democratic Republic of the Congo

President Tshisekedi announces the Suminwa II government, keeping Judith Suminwa as Prime Minister. New members include former Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito (Deputy Prime Minister, Budget), Floribert Anzuluni (Regional Integration) and Guillaume Ngefa (Justice); Ève Bazaiba moves from Environment to Social Affairs and Aimé Boji from Budget to Industry.[595][596]

6 Aug 2025Ghana

Minister for Defence Edward Omane Boamah and Minister for Environment, Science and Technology Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed die in a military helicopter crash; Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson is named acting Minister for Defence.[597]

6 Aug 2025Jordan

Royal Decree approves the first reshuffle of Jafar Hassan's cabinet: nine new ministers are appointed and ten leave, including the ministers of tourism, agriculture, investment, health, environment, transport and youth.[598]

5 Aug 2025Burundi

Nestor Ntahontuye, the finance minister, is sworn in as Prime Minister before Parliament, replacing Gervais Ndirakobuca, who became President of the Senate. A smaller government of 13 ministers is formed.[599][600][601]

5 Aug 2025Fiji

Lynda Tabuya returns to the cabinet as Minister for Information, taking the portfolio from the Prime Minister; Tomasi Tunabuna becomes Minister for Agriculture.[602]

4 Aug 2025Kuwait

An Amiri decree accepts the resignation of Finance Minister Noura Al-Fassam; Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem is named acting Minister of Finance.[83][469]

1 Aug 2025Uzbekistan

Ezozkhon Karimova is appointed Minister of Preschool and School Education, succeeding Hilola Umarova, who moves to the Presidential Administration.[603]

31 Jul 2025El Salvador

The Legislative Assembly approves a constitutional amendment extending the presidential term from five to six years and enabling indefinite re-election.[604]

31 Jul 2025Myanmar

The state of emergency declared after the 2021 military takeover expires. A government with Nyo Saw as Prime Minister takes office and serves until 10 April 2026.[363][510]

26 Jul 2025Botswana

Minister of Lands and Agriculture Micus Chimbombi dies in office; Edwin Dikoloti, assistant minister, acts in the portfolio.[139][140]

26 Jul 2025Sudan

The RSF-led Tasis alliance announces a parallel government from Nyala, with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo heading a 15-member council and Mohamed Hassan al-Taishi as Prime Minister; the army-led government's foreign ministry calls it a fake government.[605][606]

25 Jul 2025Rwanda

Justin Nsengiyumva takes office as Prime Minister, succeeding Édouard Ngirente.[607]

21 Jul 2025Monaco

Christophe Mirmand takes office as Minister of State, appointed by Sovereign Ordinance No. 11.290 of 2 July 2025; he succeeds acting Minister of State Isabelle Berro-Amadeï.[608][609]

17 Jul 2025Israel

Shas ministers resign from the government after United Torah Judaism's exit; Shas stays in the coalition outside the government and its ministries pass to Likud ministers.[610]

16 Jul 2025Suriname

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons takes office as President with Gregory Rusland as Vice-President; 15 ministers and 3 deputy ministers of the Simons cabinet are sworn in, replacing the Santokhi cabinet.[173][611][612]

15 Jul 2025Croatia

Nataša Mikuš Žigman (HDZ) becomes Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds, succeeding Šime Erlić.[433]

15 Jul 2025Dominican Republic

Magín Díaz becomes Minister of Finance and Economy.[458]

11 Jul 2025Turkmenistan

New ministers are appointed for railway transport (Mämmet Akmämmedow), automobile transport (Begenç Annadurdyýew), trade and foreign economic relations (Nazar Agahanow) and communications (Hajymyrat Hudaýgulyýew).[613]

9 Jul 2025Gambia

In a minor cabinet reshuffle with immediate effect, Defence Minister Sering Modou Njie is appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs; Vice-President Muhammad B. S. Jallow temporarily oversees the Ministry of Defence.[614][615]

8 Jul 2025Russia

Andrey Nikitin becomes Minister of Transport, succeeding Roman Starovoyt, who was dismissed on 7 July 2025.[616][617]

6 Jul 2025Suriname

The National Assembly elects Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (NDP) President by acclamation.[611]

3 Jul 2025Mali

The National Transitional Council grants Assimi Goïta a five-year presidential term, renewable without election.[618]

1 Jul 2025Cameroon

Bello Bouba Maigari leaves the government as Minister of State, Minister of Tourism and Leisure; Gabriel Mbairobe becomes acting minister.[619]

1 Jul 2025Philippines

Tess Lazaro becomes Secretary of Foreign Affairs.[365]

30 Jun 2025Greece

Thanos Plevris replaces Makis Voridis as Minister of Migration and Asylum.[236]

28 Jun 2025Sudan

Defence Minister Hassan Daoud Kayan and Interior Minister Babiker Samra Mustafa are sworn in, the first ministers of the Idris government.[620]

24 Jun 2025Cameroon

Issa Tchiroma Bakary leaves the government as Minister of Employment and Vocational Training; Mounouna Foutsou becomes acting minister.[619]

23 Jun 2025Romania

The Chamber of Deputies and Senate invest the Bolojan cabinet (PNL, PSD, USR, UDMR) by 301 votes to 9.[319]

17 Jun 2025Malaysia

Rafizi Ramli resigns as Minister of Economy.[514]

16 Jun 2025Iran

Ali Madanizadeh takes office as Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance.[404][621]

13 Jun 2025Mongolia

Gombojavyn Zandanshatar is appointed Prime Minister; the State Great Khural had confirmed him on 12 June.[391]

8 Jun 2025Kazakhstan

Dauren Kosanov becomes Minister of Defence.[127]

5 Jun 2025Portugal

XXV Constitutional Government takes office.[622]

4 Jun 2025Republic of Korea

Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung takes office.[222]

3 Jun 2025Mongolia

Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigns after losing a confidence vote amid anti-government protests.[391]

2 Jun 2025Bahrain

Royal Decree (32) of 2025 appoints Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Minister of the Prime Minister's Court.[623][624]

31 May 2025Andorra

Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat becomes Bishop of Urgell and Episcopal Co-Prince, succeeding Joan-Enric Vives.[625][626]

31 May 2025New Zealand

David Seymour (ACT) succeeds Winston Peters (NZ First) as Deputy Prime Minister under the coalition agreement.[155]

31 May 2025Sudan

Kamil Idris is sworn in as Prime Minister.[620]

28 May 2025Andorra

Reshuffle: Marc Rossell, until then Secretary of State for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, becomes minister of a combined Public Service and Digital Transformation portfolio; Trini Marín moves from Public Service to Social Affairs.[627]

26 May 2025Romania

Nicușor Dan takes office as President of Romania.[628]

24 May 2025Ecuador

Daniel Noboa, re-elected in the April 2025 runoff against Luisa González, begins his second term as President.[629]

24 May 2025Eritrea

Woldemicael Abraha, Minister of Local Government, dies in Asmara at the age of 87.[630]

23 May 2025Philippines

Sharon Garin becomes Secretary of Energy and Jose Ramon Aliling Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development, after secretaries were asked for courtesy resignations following the 2025 midterm elections.[365]

19 May 2025Palau

Jennifer Olegeriil is sworn in as Minister of Justice.[631]

19 May 2025Sudan

The Transitional Sovereignty Council names Kamil Idris Prime Minister.[620]

14 May 2025Mali

The transitional authorities order the dissolution of all political parties and political organisations.[632]

9 May 2025Guatemala

María Fernanda Rivera becomes Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, succeeding Maynor Estrada.[46]

7 May 2025Namibia

Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi becomes Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, succeeding Mac-Albert Hengari, whose tenure ended on 23 April 2025.[376]

5 May 2025Gabon

The first government of the Fifth Republic is named by decree, with 31 members; Alexandre Barro Chambrier becomes Vice-President of the Government.[633]

3 May 2025Gabon

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is inaugurated as President.[634]

3 May 2025Togo

The Fifth Republic constitution takes effect. Parliament in Congress elects Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové President of the Republic, and Faure Gnassingbé, whose term as President ends, is sworn in as President of the Council of Ministers.[635][636]

3 May 2025Trinidad and Tobago

The remainder of the Persad-Bissessar Cabinet is sworn in.[637]

3 May 2025Yemen

Salem Saleh bin Braik becomes Prime Minister of the internationally recognised government.[592]

1 May 2025Trinidad and Tobago

Kamla Persad-Bissessar is sworn in as Prime Minister and John Jeremie as Attorney General.[638][639][640]

30 Apr 2025China

The NPC Standing Committee removes Jin Zhuanglong as Minister of Industry and Information Technology and appoints Li Lecheng.[641]

28 Apr 2025Trinidad and Tobago

The United National Congress wins the general election with 26 of 41 seats.[640]

27 Apr 2025Somalia

Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre reshuffles the cabinet: Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi becomes Second Deputy Prime Minister, Abdisalam Abdi Ali Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Minister of Defence.[642]

17 Apr 2025Niger

Government reshuffle by decree: the government grows to 26 members, with eight new ministers; Ali Lamine Zeine remains Prime Minister.[643]

16 Apr 2025Serbia

The National Assembly elects Đuro Macut Prime Minister and his government takes office, succeeding the government of Miloš Vučević.[644][645]

14 Apr 2025Comoros

President Azali Assoumani appoints a new, reduced 15-member government by Decree No. 25-027/PR.[646]

12 Apr 2025Gabon

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who had chaired the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions since 2023, is elected President.[634]

11 Apr 2025Zimbabwe

Evelyn Ndlovu becomes Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife, succeeding Sithembiso Nyoni.[25]

10 Apr 2025Liechtenstein

A new VU–FBP government takes office; Brigitte Haas (VU) becomes Prime Minister (Regierungschefin), the first woman in the post, with Sabine Monauni (FBP) as Deputy Prime Minister.[647][648][649]

29 Mar 2025Syria

President al-Sharaa announces a 23-member transitional government with no prime minister; ministries of Sports and Youth and of Emergency and Disaster Management are created.[307][650]

26 Mar 2025Niger

Abdourahamane Tiani is sworn in as President for a five-year term under the transitional charter.[651]

25 Mar 2025Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for a seventh term as President.[652]

25 Mar 2025Estonia

The Social Democrats leave the coalition; Reform and Eesti 200 govern alone. New ministers at Interior, Social Affairs, Infrastructure and Regional Affairs.[653][654]

23 Mar 2025Kuwait

After the resignation of the Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy was accepted on 10 March 2025, Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem is appointed to the post.[83][469]

22 Mar 2025Namibia

President Nandi-Ndaitwah announces her cabinet: Lucia Witbooi Vice President, Elijah Ngurare Prime Minister and Natangwe Ithete Deputy Prime Minister.[655]

21 Mar 2025Namibia

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is inaugurated as President.[376]

21 Mar 2025Tunisia

President Saied removes Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri and appoints Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri Head of Government; Slah Zouari succeeds her as Minister of Equipment and Housing.[337][338][340][656][657]

20 Mar 2025Israel

Otzma Yehudit rejoins the government; Itamar Ben-Gvir returns as Minister of National Security.[610]

19 Mar 2025Kazakhstan

Yerlan Akkenzhenov is appointed Minister of Energy.[658]

19 Mar 2025Slovakia

Samuel Migaľ replaces Richard Raši as Minister of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization.[49]

17 Mar 2025Trinidad and Tobago

Stuart Young is sworn in as Prime Minister after Keith Rowley resigns.[659]

15 Mar 2025Greece

Cabinet reshuffle: Kostis Hatzidakis becomes Deputy Prime Minister and Kyriakos Pierrakakis Minister of National Economy and Finance; several ministries change hands.[236]

14 Mar 2025Belize

Government of John Briceño (second term) takes office.[660]

14 Mar 2025Pakistan

Syed Imran Ahmad Shah sworn in as Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, bringing the cabinet to 31 federal ministers.[661]

13 Mar 2025Greece

Konstantinos Tasoulas takes office as President of the Hellenic Republic, succeeding Katerina Sakellaropoulou.[662]

12 Mar 2025Belize

The People's United Party wins the general election with 26 of 31 seats; John Briceño is sworn in for a second term as Prime Minister on 14 March 2025.[660]

10 Mar 2025Belarus

President Lukashenko appoints Alexander Turchin Prime Minister by decree.[663][664]

8 Mar 2025Mexico

Edgar Amador Zamora becomes Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, succeeding Rogelio Ramírez de la O.[103]

5 Mar 2025Slovakia

Rudolf Huliak (Rural Party) replaces Dušan Keketi as Minister of Tourism and Sport.[49]

3 Mar 2025Austria

Stocker government takes office.[665]

3 Mar 2025Uzbekistan

Aziz Tashpulatov replaces Pulat Bobojonov as Minister of Internal Affairs.[666]

2 Mar 2025Iran

Parliament removes Abdolnaser Hemmati as Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance; Rahmatollah Akrami becomes acting minister.[404][621]

1 Mar 2025Uruguay

Yamandú Orsi takes office as President, succeeding Luis Lacalle Pou.[667]

28 Feb 2025Kazakhstan

Yersayin Nagaspayev is appointed Minister of Industry and Construction.[668]

27 Feb 2025Pakistan

Cabinet expanded: twelve new federal ministers (including Ali Pervaiz Malik and Shaza Fatima Khawaja, promoted from minister of state), nine ministers of state, three advisers and four special assistants take the oath before President Zardari.[669]

26 Feb 2025Dominican Republic

Rafael Eduardo Estrella Virella becomes Minister of Public Works and Communications.[458]

26 Feb 2025Lebanon

The Salam government wins a confidence vote in parliament.[670]

20 Feb 2025Palau

On reconsideration, the Senate confirms Charles Obichang as Minister of Public Infrastructure and Industries after he had failed to win the required 10 votes.[671]

18 Feb 2025Nicaragua

A constitutional reform creating a co-presidency takes effect; Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo become co-presidents.[672][673]

11 Feb 2025Croatia

David Vlajčić (DP) becomes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, succeeding Josip Dabro.[433]

11 Feb 2025Vanuatu

Parliament elects Jotham Napat (Leaders Party of Vanuatu) Prime Minister after the 2025 general election, succeeding Charlot Salwai; he forms a coalition Cabinet with Johnny Koanapo as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister.[674][675][676]

8 Feb 2025Lebanon

The government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is formed.[670][677]

7 Feb 2025Turkmenistan

Mämmetguly Astanagulow becomes Minister of Finance and Economy and Bahar Seýidowa Deputy Chairwoman of the Cabinet of Ministers for culture and media.[613]

6 Feb 2025Azerbaijan

Sahil Babayev, until then Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population, becomes Minister of Finance; Anar Aliyev succeeds him at Labour on 7 February.[455]

5 Feb 2025Tunisia

Michket Slama Khaldi becomes Minister of Finance, replacing Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia.[337][338][340]

3 Feb 2025Belgium

Bart De Wever and the ministers of the De Wever Government are sworn in before King Philippe; the government takes office.[678][679]

3 Feb 2025Dominican Republic

Luis Miguel De Camps García-Mella becomes Minister of Education and Roberto Ángel Salcedo Minister of Culture.[458]

3 Feb 2025Kuwait

An Amiri decree amends the government's formation: Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah becomes Minister of Defence and Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah remains First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.[83][469]

29 Jan 2025Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso, with Mali and Niger, formally withdraws from ECOWAS.[511]

29 Jan 2025Niger

Niger, with Mali and Burkina Faso, formally withdraws from ECOWAS.[680]

29 Jan 2025Syria

Ahmed al-Sharaa is formally appointed President of Syria.[681]

28 Jan 2025Tonga

The Cabinet of Prime Minister ʻAisake Eke is appointed, succeeding the caretaker ministers in office since Siaosi Sovaleni resigned as Prime Minister in December 2024.[148]

27 Jan 2025Mozambique

Six more ministers are appointed, including Samaria Tovela (Education and Culture), Fernando Rafael (Public Works) and Nyeleti Mondlane (Veterans); Mateus Saize is named Minister of Justice on 30 January.[682][683]

26 Jan 2025Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko is declared winner of the presidential election, which the EU and the opposition reject as a sham.[652]

23 Jan 2025Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nenad Nešić's resignation as Minister of Security takes effect; Ivica Bošnjak (HDZ BiH) takes over the ministry in an acting capacity.[684][685]

23 Jan 2025Ireland

35th government of Ireland takes office.[686]

23 Jan 2025Tajikistan

Emomali Sobirzoda, until then First Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff, is reported appointed Minister of Defence; his predecessor Sherali Mirzo moves to head the State Secret Protection Department.[687]

21 Jan 2025Tajikistan

President Rahmon retires Labour, Migration and Employment Minister Gulnora Hasanzoda and appoints Soleha Kholmahmadzoda in her place.[688]

19 Jan 2025Israel

Otzma Yehudit leaves the government over the Gaza ceasefire; its ministers resign.[610]

17 Jan 2025Mozambique

President Chapo appoints Maria Benvinda Levi as Prime Minister and names twelve ministers; Defence Minister Cristóvão Chume is the only minister kept from the outgoing government.[689]

16 Jan 2025Palau

Raynold Oilouch takes office as Vice President at the start of President Whipps's second term, and also becomes Minister of Health and Human Services.[690]

15 Jan 2025Mozambique

Daniel Chapo (FRELIMO) takes office as President.[691]

13 Jan 2025Guatemala

Miguel Ángel Díaz Bobadilla becomes Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing, replacing Paola Constantino, who had been in charge of the ministry since November 2024.[46]

13 Jan 2025São Tomé and Príncipe

The ten ministers of the Ramos government are sworn in.[692]

12 Jan 2025São Tomé and Príncipe

Ilza Amado Vaz resigns before her government is formally appointed; Américo Ramos becomes Prime Minister.[693][694][695]

10 Jan 2025Afghanistan

Abdul Kabir becomes Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, a post vacant since 11 December 2024, when Khalil Haqqani's tenure ended.[696]

10 Jan 2025Azerbaijan

Finance Minister Samir Sharifov is appointed Deputy Prime Minister.[697]

10 Jan 2025Fiji

Former opposition (G9) MPs join the government: Ioane Naivalurua is sworn in as Minister for Policing, with Viliame Naupoto (Immigration) and Mosese Bulitavu (Environment and Climate Change) also entering the cabinet.[698][699]

10 Jan 2025Monaco

Isabelle Berro-Amadeï becomes acting Minister of State.[608]

9 Jan 2025Lebanon

Joseph Aoun takes office as President of the Republic.[700]

9 Jan 2025São Tomé and Príncipe

Ilza Amado Vaz is appointed Prime Minister.[693][694]

7 Jan 2025Ghana

John Dramani Mahama takes office as President, with Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as Vice President.[597]

6 Jan 2025São Tomé and Príncipe

President Carlos Vila Nova dismisses Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada and his government, citing his prolonged absences.[693]

3 Jan 2025Zimbabwe

July Moyo and Edgar Moyo swap portfolios: July Moyo becomes Minister of Energy and Power Development and Edgar Moyo Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare.[25]

1 Jan 2025Estonia

The Ministry of Justice becomes the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs and takes over e-government.[701]

30 Dec 2024Marshall Islands

Gerald Zackios is sworn in as Minister of Education, Sports and Training, succeeding Joe Bejang.[702]

29 Dec 2024Georgia

Mikheil Kavelashvili takes office as President.[358][703]

29 Dec 2024North Korea

Pak Thae-song takes office as Premier of the Cabinet.[358][400]

21 Dec 2024Iceland

Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir takes office.[704]

18 Dec 2024Kyrgyzstan

Adylbek Kasymaliev takes office as Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers.[705][706]

8 Dec 2024Burkina Faso

Second government of Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (transitional government) takes office.[494][511][707][708][709]

7 Dec 2024Burkina Faso

Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo takes office as Prime Minister, Head of Government.[358][494][707]

7 Dec 2024Mauritius

Dharambeer Gokhool takes office as President.[358][710]

28 Nov 2024Georgia

Second Kobakhidze government takes office.[711]

21 Nov 2024Mali

Government of Abdoulaye Maïga (transitional government) takes office.[323][445][632][712]

18 Nov 2024Sri Lanka

Second Dissanayake cabinet takes office.[350]

16 Nov 2024Haiti

Government of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé takes office.[424][426][713][714]

12 Nov 2024Fiji

Naiqama Lalabalavu takes office as President.[88][358][715]

12 Nov 2024Mauritius

Ramgoolam government takes office.[324][325]

11 Nov 2024Botswana

Boko cabinet takes office.[139][140]

10 Nov 2024Haiti

Alix Didier Fils-Aimé takes office as Prime Minister.[358][426][432]

1 Nov 2024Botswana

Duma Boko takes office as President.[139][140][716]

1 Nov 2024Kiribati

Taneti Maamau is inaugurated for a third term as President after winning the presidential election of 25 October 2024.[717]

21 Oct 2024Indonesia

Red and White Cabinet (Kabinet Merah Putih) takes office.[41][335]

7 Oct 2024Ethiopia

Taye Atske Selassie takes office as President.[358][718][719]

1 Oct 2024Mexico

Administration of Claudia Sheinbaum takes office.[103]

24 Sept 2024Sri Lanka

Harini Amarasuriya takes office as Prime Minister.[350][720]

23 Sept 2024Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes office as President.[720][721][722]

18 Sept 2024Jordan

Government of Jafar Hassan takes office.[723][724]

17 Aug 2024Equatorial Guinea

Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua takes office as Prime Minister in charge of Administrative Coordination.[235][358][725][726]

2 Aug 2024Mauritania

Mokhtar Ould Djay takes office as Prime Minister.[18][20][727]

28 Jul 2024Iran

Government of Masoud Pezeshkian takes office.[404][621]

23 Jul 2024Estonia

Kristen Michal's government takes office.[728]

3 Jul 2024Egypt

Second Madbouly Cabinet takes office.[729]

1 Jul 2024Panama

Government of José Raúl Mulino takes office.[730]

23 Jun 2024North Macedonia

Government of Hristijan Mickoski takes office.[207][731]

15 Jun 2024Slovakia

Peter Pellegrini takes office as President.[358][732]

12 Jun 2024Democratic Republic of the Congo

Judith Suminwa Tuluka takes office as Prime Minister, Head of Government.[358][733][734]

23 May 2024Chad

Mahamat Idriss Déby takes office as President of the Republic.[358][735]

17 May 2024Croatia

Third Plenković Cabinet (16th Government of the Republic of Croatia) takes office.[433]

14 May 2024Russia

Second Mishustin Government takes office.[616][617]

12 May 2024Kuwait

Council of Ministers of Kuwait takes office.[83]

12 May 2024North Macedonia

Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova takes office as President.[358][736][737]

4 Apr 2024Malta

Myriam Spiteri Debono takes office as President.[738]

11 Mar 2024Pakistan

Second Shehbaz Sharif government takes office.[739]

10 Mar 2024Pakistan

Asif Ali Zardari takes office as President.[358][740]

4 Mar 2024Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif takes office as Prime Minister.[358][741]

27 Feb 2024Tuvalu

Teo Ministry takes office.[742][743]

26 Feb 2024Tuvalu

Feleti Teo takes office as Prime Minister.[358][744]

8 Feb 2024Georgia

Irakli Kobakhidze takes office as Prime Minister.[358][745]

6 Feb 2024Kazakhstan

Olzhas Bektenov takes office as Prime Minister.[746][747]

31 Jan 2024Malaysia

Ibrahim Iskandar takes office as Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[358][748]

28 Jan 2024Bhutan

Second Tobgay government takes office.[749]

22 Jan 2024Liberia

Boakai administration takes office.[750][751]

14 Jan 2024Guatemala

Administration of Bernardo Arévalo takes office.[46][752]

3 Jan 2024Marshall Islands

Second Heine Administration takes office.[753][754]

23 Nov 2023Ecuador

Daniel Noboa takes office as President of the Republic.[358][755]

13 Nov 2023Eswatini

Cabinet of Prime Minister Russell Dlamini takes office.[756][757]

7 Nov 2023Eswatini

Russell Dlamini takes office as Prime Minister.[358][757]

31 Oct 2023Montenegro

44th Government of Montenegro (Spajić cabinet) takes office.[191][471]

30 Oct 2023Nauru

David Adeang takes office as President.[354][358][560][758][759]

25 Oct 2023Slovakia

Fico's Fourth Cabinet takes office.[49]

2 Oct 2023Dominica

Sylvanie Burton takes office as President.[358][760][761][762]

22 Aug 2023Cambodia

Seventh-term Royal Government of Cambodia (Cabinet of Hun Manet) takes office.[763][764]

15 Aug 2023Paraguay

Government of Santiago Peña takes office.[369][765]

9 Aug 2023Niger

Government of Ali Lamine Zeine (transitional government) takes office.[643][680][766][767]

7 Aug 2023Niger

Ali Lamine Zeine takes office as Prime Minister.[358][480][643][766]

1 Jul 2023Timor-Leste

IX Constitutional Government takes office.[768][769]

27 Jun 2023Greece

Second cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis takes office.[236]

26 Jun 2023Greece

Kyriakos Mitsotakis takes office as Prime Minister.[236]

20 Jun 2023Finland

Orpo Cabinet takes office.[770]

3 Jun 2023Türkiye

67th Government of Türkiye (Fifth Erdoğan Cabinet) takes office.[452]

29 May 2023Nigeria

Federal Executive Council (Tinubu administration) takes office.[771]

20 May 2023Montenegro

Jakov Milatović takes office as President.[358][772]

11 May 2023Micronesia

Simina–Palik Administration takes office.[773][774]

20 Mar 2023Trinidad and Tobago

Christine Kangaloo takes office as President.[358][659]

13 Mar 2023Nepal

Ram Chandra Paudel takes office as President.[358][775]

11 Mar 2023China

Li Qiang takes office as Premier of the State Council.[776][777]

7 Mar 2023Qatar

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani takes office as Prime Minister.[358][778]

1 Mar 2023Cyprus

Christodoulides government takes office.[779]

28 Feb 2023Cyprus

Nikos Christodoulides takes office as President of the Republic.[779]

25 Jan 2023Bosnia and Herzegovina

Council of Ministers chaired by Borjana Krišto takes office.[684][685]

1 Jan 2023Brazil

Government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva takes office.[780]

29 Dec 2022Israel

Thirty-seventh government of Israel takes office.[610][781]

24 Dec 2022Fiji

Second Rabuka government takes office.[552][782]

3 Dec 2022Malaysia

Anwar Ibrahim cabinet (Kerajaan MADANI) takes office.[514]

24 Nov 2022Malaysia

Anwar Ibrahim takes office as Prime Minister.[514][783]

28 Oct 2022Lesotho

Government of Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane takes office.[784][785]

22 Oct 2022Italy

Meloni government takes office.[786]

18 Oct 2022Sweden

Kristersson Cabinet (caretaker) takes office.[787]

6 Oct 2022Burkina Faso

Ibrahim Traoré takes office as President of Faso, Head of State.[358][494][788]

27 Sept 2022Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Salman takes office as Crown Prince and Prime Minister.[358][789]

15 Aug 2022Saint Kitts and Nevis

Drew ministry takes office.[118][790]

6 Aug 2022Saint Kitts and Nevis

Terrance Drew takes office as Prime Minister.[118][358][791]

23 Jul 2022Vanuatu

Nikenike Vurobaravu takes office as President.[358][792]

26 Jun 2022Somalia

Hamza Abdi Barre government takes office.[2][793][794]

24 Jun 2022Grenada

Mitchell government takes office.[795][796]

20 May 2022Timor-Leste

José Ramos-Horta takes office as President of the Republic.[358][797]

19 Mar 2022Turkmenistan

Serdar Berdimuhamedov takes office as President.[798][799]

7 Feb 2022Central African Republic

Félix Moloua takes office as Prime Minister, Head of Government.[280][290][358][800]

11 Nov 2021Sudan

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan takes office as Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council.[620][801]

7 Oct 2021Morocco

Akhannouch Government (outgoing) takes office.[9][802]

2 Oct 2021São Tomé and Príncipe

Carlos Vila Nova takes office as President of the Republic.[199][358][803]

7 Sept 2021Afghanistan

Taliban caretaker (interim) cabinet under Hasan Akhund takes office.[696][804][805]

24 Aug 2021Zambia

Hakainde Hichilema takes office as President.[110][111][806][807]

28 Jul 2021Saint Lucia

Philip J. Pierre takes office as Prime Minister.[358][527][808]

7 Jul 2021Israel

Isaac Herzog takes office as President.[358][809]

25 Jun 2021Mongolia

Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh takes office as President.[358][810]

12 May 2021Republic of the Congo

Anatole Collinet Makosso takes office as Prime Minister, Head of Government.[342][358]

19 Mar 2021Tanzania

Samia Suluhu Hassan takes office as President.[124][542][811]

15 Mar 2021Libya

Mohamed al-Menfi takes office as Chairman of the Presidential Council.[812][813]

10 Mar 2021Libya

Government of National Unity takes office.[814][815]

28 Jan 2021Kyrgyzstan

Sadyr Japarov takes office as President.[358][816]

21 Jan 2021Palau

Surangel Whipps Jr. takes office as President.[358][817][818]

12 Nov 2020Belize

John Briceño takes office as Prime Minister.[28][358][819]

16 Aug 2020Dominican Republic

Administration of Luis Abinader takes office.[458][820]

2 Aug 2020Guyana

Irfaan Ali takes office as President.[358][586][590]

18 Jun 2020Burundi

Évariste Ndayishimiye takes office as President of the Republic.[358][821][822]

16 Jan 2020Russia

Mikhail Mishustin takes office as Chairman of the Government (Prime Minister).[358][616]

13 Jan 2020Malta

Robert Abela takes office as Prime Minister.[250]

11 Jan 2020Oman

Haitham bin Tarik takes office as Sultan.[358][823]

21 Dec 2019Cuba

Council of Ministers (government of Manuel Marrero Cruz) takes office.[181][824][825]

23 Oct 2019Tunisia

Kais Saied takes office as President of the Republic.[358][826]

10 Oct 2019Cuba

Miguel Díaz-Canel takes office as President.[358][827][828]

8 Oct 2019Azerbaijan

Ali Asadov takes office as Prime Minister.[697][829]

1 Aug 2019Mauritania

Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani takes office as President of the Republic.[18][358][727][830]

27 Jun 2019Denmark

Mette Frederiksen takes office as Prime Minister.[254][831]

1 Jun 2019El Salvador

Administration of Nayib Bukele takes office.[593][832]

30 May 2019Papua New Guinea

James Marape takes office as Prime Minister.[208][358][833]

3 Apr 2019Comoros

Azali Assoumani takes office as President of the Union of the Comoros.[358][834]

24 Jan 2019Democratic Republic of the Congo

Félix Tshisekedi takes office as President of the Republic.[358][835][836]

4 Jan 2019Cameroon

Government of Joseph Dion Ngute takes office.[619][837][838]

14 Jun 2018Egypt

Mostafa Madbouly takes office as Prime Minister.[358][839]

25 May 2018Barbados

Mia Mottley takes office as Prime Minister.[358][438][448][840]

4 Apr 2018Sierra Leone

Julius Maada Bio takes office as President.[358][841][842]

2 Apr 2018Ethiopia

Abiy Ahmed takes office as Prime Minister.[11][358][843][844]

15 Feb 2018South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa takes office as President.[224][845]

24 Nov 2017Zimbabwe

Emmerson Mnangagwa takes office as President of the Republic.[25][358][846]

26 Sept 2017Angola

João Lourenço takes office as President of the Republic.[358][847][848]

21 Jul 2017Samoa

Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II takes office as Head of State (O le Ao o le Malo).[144][849][850]

14 May 2017Andorra

Emmanuel Macron takes office as Co-Prince (French Co-Prince).[358][626][851]

19 Jan 2017Gambia

Adama Barrow takes office as President.[358][852]

19 Oct 2016Croatia

Andrej Plenković takes office as Prime Minister.[853][854]

29 Jun 2016North Korea

Kim Jong Un takes office as President of the State Affairs.[358][402][855]