Council of Ministers of Abiy Ahmed

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Cabinet of Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed
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Abiy in 2018
Date formed16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)
People and organisations
President Mulatu Teshome (until 25 October 2018)
Sahle-Work Zewde (until 7 October 2024)
Taye Atskeselassie (from 7 October 2024)
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen
Total no. of members20
Member partyMostly Prosperity Party
Status in legislature Supermajority
410 / 547
Opposition party
History
Outgoing election6 October 2021 [1] [2]
Budget786.61 billion birr (2022/2023) [3] [4]
Predecessor Hailemariam Desalegn

The Council of Ministers of Abiy Ahmed is the cabinet of the government of Ethiopia during the premiership of Abiy Ahmed since early 2018.

Contents

Cabinet reshuffles and resignations

Pre-election

The Abiy cabinet of October 2018 was gender-balanced, with half the ministers being women, including several in senior security ministries, with Aisha Mohammed Mussa as Minister of Defense and Muferiat Kamil in the newly created Ministry of Peace, which was allocated responsibility for several security services. The number of ministers was reduced from 28 to 20. [5] The other eight women ministers were Adanech Abebe, Dagmawit Moges, Ergoge Tesfaye, Fetlework Gebregziabher, Fitsum Assefa, Hirut Kassaw, Hirut Woldemariam and Yalem Tsegaye Asfaw. [6]

In April 2019, Gedu Andargachew became Foreign Minister. [7]

A January 2020 reshuffle replaced Fetlework Gebregziabher, a Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) member, by Melaku Alebel as Minister of Trade and Industry, and shifted Getahun Mekuria from Innovation and Technology to Education. [8]

A March 2020 reshuffle included shifting Adanech Abebe from a Minister to Ethiopia's first woman Attorney-General. The reshuffle included two new women ministers, promoting Lia Tadesse from State Minister for Health to Minister for Health, and Filsan Abdullahi became the Minister of Women, Children, and Youth. Some members of parliament viewed the reshuffle as reducing the representativity of Tigrayans, while member of parliament Tesfaye Daba stated that Lia Tadesse was partially of Tigrayan origin. [9] Lake Ayalew became Minister of Revenue. [10]

In November 2020, Demeke Mekonnen replaced Gedu Andargachew as Foreign Minister. [11]

Filsan Abdi resigned from her ministership in September 2021 in relation to governmental obstruction of the publishing of a full report on sexual violence in the Tigray War. [12]

Post-2021 election

Following the 2021 Ethiopian general election, in which the Prosperity Party won an overwhelming majority of seats, a major reshuffle of the Cabinet took place in October 2021. [13] Three opponents to the Prosperity Party were appointed as ministers. Berhanu Nega of Rainbow Ethiopia: Movement for Democracy and Social Justice became Minister of Education; Belete Molla of National Movement of Amhara (NaMA) became Minister of Innovation and Technology; and Kejella Merdassa, a former member of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) became Minister of Culture and Sports. Control of twenty intelligence, security, financial and other institutions was given directly to the prime minister. [13]

On 8 February 2024, Demeke was replaced by Temesgen Tiruneh as Foreign Minister. [14]

Members

The Abiy cabinet has included:

Cabinet
OfficeNameDatesRefs.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen [15]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Workneh Gebeyehu Oct 2018– 8 Mar 2019 [15] [5]
Gedu Andargachew Apr 2019– Nov 2020 [7] [11]
Demeke Mekonnen Nov 2020–present [11]
Minister of National Defense
Motuma Mekassa Jun 2020[ dubious discuss ] [15]
Aisha Mohammed Mussa Oct 2018–18 Apr 2019 [5]
Lemma Megersa 18 Apr 2019–18 Aug 2020
Kenea Yadeta 18 Aug 2020–6 Oct 2021
Abraham Belay Berhe 6 Oct 2021–present [16]
Minister of Public Service and Human Resource Development Tagesse Chafo [15]
Fekadu Tesema6 Oct 2021–present
Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye Oct 2018–Mar 2020 [5] [17]
Adanech Abebe Mar 2020–present [9]
Gedion Timotheos
Minister of Health Amir Aman Oct 2018–Mar 2020 [15] [5]
Lia Tadesse Mar 2020–present [9]
Ministry of Innovation and Technology Getahun MekuriaOct 2018–Jan 2020 [5] [8]
Oubah Mohammed (Comm. Inf. Tech.) [15]
Abraham Belay Feb 2020–Oct 2021 [8] [16]
Belete Molla Oct 2021–present [13]
Minister of Finance and Economic Development Ahmed ShideOct 2018–present [5]
Abrham Tekeste [15]
Minister of Government Communication Affairs Office Ahmed Shide [15]
Minister of Transport and Communications Siraj Fergessa [15]
Dagmawit Moges (Transp.)Oct 2018–Jan 2023 [5] [18]
Jan 2023–present [18]
Minister of Education Tilaye Gete Oct 2018–Jan 2020 [5] [8]
Getahun Mekuria Feb 2020–Oct 2021 [8] [19]
Berhanu Nega Oct 2021–present [19]
Minister of Science and Higher Education Hirut Woldemariam Oct 2018–Aug 2020 [5] [20] [15]
Samuel Urkato Aug 2020–Oct 2021 [20] [21] [22]
(merged into MoE) [22]
Minister of Peace Muferiat Kamil Oct 2018–Oct 2021 [5] [16]
Benalf Andualem Oct 2021–present [16]
Minister of Trade and Industry Ambachew Mekonnen (Industry)2018 [15]
Fetlework Gebregziabher Oct 2018–Jan 2020 [23]
Melaku Alebel (Trade)Jan 2020–present [8]
Minister of Agriculture
Shiferaw Shigute June 2020[ dubious discuss ] [15]
Omer HusseinOct 2018–Jan 2023 [5] [18]
Jan 2023–present [18]
Minister of Urban Development and Construction Jantirar Abay (Urb. Dev., Housing)October 2018 – 18 April 2019 [15] [5]
Aisha Mohammed Mussa (Construction)18 April 2019 – 6 October 2021. [15]
Minister of Mines and Petroleum Samuel UrkatoOct 2018– [5]
Melese Alemu [15]
Takele Uma Banti –Jan 2023 [18]
Habtamu Tegene Jan 2023–present [18]
Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity Seleshi Bekele Oct 2018–Oct 2021 [15] [5] [13]
Habtamu Iteffa Geleta Oct 2021–present [13]
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ergoge Tesfaye –Oct 2021 [13]
Minister of Women, Children and Youth Yalem Tsegaye (Women, Children)Oct 2018–March 2020 [15] [5] [9]
Ristu Yirdaw (Youth, Sport) [15]
Filsan Abdullahi Mar 2020–Sep 2021 [9] [12]
Ergoge Tesfaye (Women & Social Affairs)Oct 2021–present [13]
Minister of Culture and Tourism Fozia Amin [15]
Hirut Kassaw Oct 2018–Oct 2021 [5] [13]
Kajela Merdassa Oct 2021–July 2024 [13] [ citation needed ]
Nassise Chali (Tourism)Oct 2021–present [13]
Shewit Shanka (Culture & Sports)July 2024-present [24]
Minister of Revenues and Customs Authority Adanech Abebe Oct 2018–Mar 2020 [6] [9]
Omer Hussien [15]
Lake Ayalew

Aynalem Nigussie

Mar 2020–present [10]
Commissioner of National Planning Commission Yinager Dese [15]
Fitsum Assefa Oct 2018–present [5]

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