Prime Minister of Algeria

The Prime Minister of Algeria is the head of government of Algeria.

He is appointed by the President of Algeria, along with other ministers and members of the government that the new Prime Minister recommends. The People's National Assembly must approve the legislative program of the new government or the Assembly is dissolved and the prime minister must resign.

There are no constitutional limits on a prime minister's term. The longest serving was Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, who served from 1979 to 1984.