Council of Ministers (Ethiopia)

The Council of Ministers is the cabinet of the Government of Ethiopia. Under the Constitution of Ethiopia, the Council of Ministers is the country's executive body.

History

Hailemariam cabinets

Abiy cabinets

Current Cabinet

As of late 2020, the cabinet comprises:[1][2]

Cabinet
Office
(Constituting instrument)
Incumbent
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed
Deputy prime minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen
Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen[3]
Minister of Defense Kenea Yadeta
Minister of Peace Muferiat Kamil
Attorney General of Ethiopia Adanech Abiebie[4]
Minister of Finance and Economic Development Ahmed Shide
Minister of Health - Ethiopia Lia Tadesse
Ministry of Innovation and Technology Abraham Belay
Minister of Transport and Communications Dagmawit Moges
Minister of Education Getahun Mekuria
Minister of Science and Higher Education (Ethiopia) Samuel Hurkato
Ministry of Trade and Industry Melaku Alebel[5]
Minister of Agriculture Omer Husen
Minister of Urban Development and Construction Aisha Mohammed Mussa
Minister of Mines and Petroleum Takele Uma Banti
Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity Sileshi Bekele
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ergoge Tesfaye
Minister of Women, Children and Youth Filsan Abdullahi[6]
Minister of Culture and Tourism Hirut Kassaw
Minister of Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority La'qe Ayalew
Commissioner of National Planning Commission Fitsum Assefa

References

  1. "Government Overview". Ethiopia.gov.et. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  2. "Ethiopian PM announce new, half women cabinet ministers". Tesfa News. 2018-10-16. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. "New Foreign Minister assumes duty today". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia). 2020-11-11. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. "Ethiopia's first women attorney general confirmed in the parliament". Borkena. 2020-03-12. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. Addisstandard (2020-01-22). "News: Despite objections PM Abiy removes one of the remaining two TPLF members from his cabinet". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  6. "Removed leader of Ethiopia's Tigray promises 'resistance': Audio". Al Jazeera English. 2021-01-31. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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