Council of Ministers of Meles Zenawi

Meles cabinet
Date formed	11 October 2005 (2005-10-11)
Date dissolved	20 August 2012 (2012-08-20)
People and organisations
See Members
Total no. of members	24
Member party	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Tigray People's Liberation Front Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement Oromo Democratic Party Amhara Democratic Party Afar National Democratic Party Somali Democratic Party
Opposition party	Coalition for Unity and Democracy
Opposition leader	Birtukan Mideksa Hailu Shawel Merera Gudina Lidetu Ayalew
History
Elections	1995 2000 2005 2010
Outgoing formation	5 October 2010
Predecessor	post established
Successor	Hailemariam Desalegn

The Council of Ministers of Meles Zenawi or Meles cabinet, refers to successive cabinets of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who ruled Ethiopia from 1991 until his death in 2012. ^[1]

October 2005 cabinet

Meles' first cabinet was formed on 11 October 2005 with the aim of tackling government weakness and to end poverty in Ethiopia. Critics stated that the new cabinet did not provide accountability to the parliament because it did not reflecting the ethnic diversity Meles' supporters. Some leading political figures who supported Meles lost their cabinet positions, with 11 ministers being replaced. ^[1]

The House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR) approved the cabinet with "347 votes",^{[ vague ]} 66 objections and four abstentions in parliament. ^[2]

October 2010 cabinet

This list reflects recent cabinet members of Meles Zenawi as of 5 October 2010. ^[3]

Cabinet members

No	Post	Name	Party	Notes
1	Deputy Prime Minister	Hailemariam Desalegn	SEPDM/EPRDF
2	Minister of Agriculture	Tefera Deribew	ANDM/EPRDF
3	Minister of Civil Service	Junedin Sado	OPDO/EPRDF
4	Ministry of Communication and Information Technology	Debretsion Gebremichael	TPLF/EPRDF
5	Ministry of Culture and Tourism	Amin Abdulkadir	ANDP
6	Ministry of Defense	Siraj Fegeta	SEPDM/EPRDF
7	Ministry of Education	Demeke Mekonnen	ANDM/EPRDF
8	Ministry of Federal Affairs	Shiferaw Tekelemariam	SEPDM/EPRDF
9	Ministry of Finance and Economic Development	Sufian Ahmed	OPDO/EPRDF
10	Ministry of Health	Tewodros Adhanom	TPLF/EPRDF
11	Ministry of Industry	Mekonnen Manyazewal	Non-partsian member
12	Ministry of Justice	Berhane Hailu	ANDM/EPRDF
13	Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs	Abdulfetah Abdulahi Hassen	SPDP	New
14	Ministry of Mines	Sinknesh Ejigu	OPDO/EPRDF	New
15	Ministry of Science and Technology	Desse Dalke	SEPDM/EPRDF	New
16	Ministry of Trade and Investment	Abdurahman Shek Mohammed	SPDP	New
17	Ministry of Transport	Diriba Kuma	OPDO/EPRDF
18	Ministry of Urban Development and Construction	Mekuria Haile	SEPDM/EPRDF	New
19	Ministry of Water and Energy	Alemayehu Tegenu	OPDO/EPRDF
20	Ministry of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs	Zenebu Tadesse	ANDM/EPRDF	New
21	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Hailemariam Desalegn	SEPDM/EPRDF
22	Director General of the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority	Melaku Fanta	ANDM/EPRDF
23	Government Chief Whip	Aster Mamo	OPDO/EPRDF
24	Government Communication Office Head	Bereket Simon	ANDM/EPRDF

• The last 3 appointees are members of the Cabinet with a ministerial portfolio.

House of Peoples' Representatives

No	Post	Name	Party	Note
1	Speaker	Abadula Gemeda	OPDO/EPRDF	New
2	Deputy Speaker	Shitaye Minale	ANDM/EPRDF

House of Federation

No	Post	Name	Party	Note
1	Speaker	Kassa Tekleberhan	ANDM/EPRDF	New

Other Meles ministers

Berhanu Adelo was Minister for Cabinet Affairs during part of the Meles prime ministership. ^[4]

See also

• Council of Ministers (Ethiopia)

References

1. "Ethiopia: New cabinet faces as Meles starts new term - Ethiopia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2005-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
2. SudanTribune (2005-10-12). "Ethiopian parliament endorses program, appoints new cabinet". Sudan Tribune . Retrieved 2023-10-25.
3. "Meles Zenawi Appoints New Cabinet [full list]". Horn Affairs. 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
4. "Parliament appoints Berhanu Adelo as new Chief of Ethiopian Human Rights Commission". Addis Standard . 30 January 2025. Wikidata   Q135218194. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025.