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The '''Prime Minister of Zimbabwe''' is the [[head of government]] in [[Zimbabwe]]. From 1980 to 1987.  [[Robert Mugabe]] was the first person to hold the position following independence from the [[United Kingdom]]. He took office when [[Rhodesia]] became the Republic of Zimbabwe on [[April 17]], [[1980]].  This position was abolished when the constitution was [[Constitutional amendment|amended]] in 1987 and Mugabe became [[List of Presidents of Zimbabwe|President of Zimbabwe]], both the [[head of state]] and the head of government.

===Restoration of office===
In the wake of the electoral violence and controversy surrounding the [[Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential election]] and later [[Second round of voting in the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election|run-off]], [[2008 Zimbabwean political negotiations|negotiations]] between Mugabe's [[Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front|ZANU-PF]] and rival candidate [[Morgan Tsvangirai]]'s [[Movement for Democratic Change|MDC]] have led to the restoration of the office of prime minister. While the post will be restored according to the draft deal to be signed between Tsvangirai, Mugabe, and MDC faction leader [[Arthur Mutambara]], it will most likely function to less capacity than the previous iteration of the office of Prime Minister that existed from 1980-1987. For instance, the prime minister will chair the cabinet and be head of government, but the president will remain head of the cabinet; in addition, the prime minister will sit in the [[Joint Operations Command]], alongside the heads of the armed forces, intelligence, and police.

==Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name
! Term start
! Term end
! Political Party
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|[[Robert Mugabe]] || [[18 April]] [[1980]] || [[31 December]] [[1987]] || [[Zimbabwe African National Union]]
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|}

==Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (since 2008)==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name
! Term start
! Term end
! Political Party
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|[[Morgan Tsvangirai]] || [[15 september]] [[2008]] || present || [[Movement for Democratic Change]]
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