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Council of Ministers (Ethiopia)

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Council of Ministers
Overview
Established1995
LeaderPrime Minister
Appointed byFederal Parliamentary Assembly[1]
Annual budget16.59% (2022/2023)[2]
Headquarters506 Mozambique St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Websitepmo.gov.et/council/

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

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Meles cabinets

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Hailemariam cabinets

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Abiy cabinets

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Current cabinet

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As of 6 October 2021[3] and/or the dates of the sources listed in the entries below, the cabinet is listed below.[4][5] The history of the Abiy Ahmed cabinets is at Council of Ministers of Abiy Ahmed.

Cabinet
Office
(Constituting instrument)
Incumbent
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia Temesgen Tiruneh
Minister of Foreign Affairs Taye Atskeselassie[6]
Minister of Defense Abraham Belay
Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide
Minister of Justice Gedion Timotheos
Minister of Peace Binalf Andualem
Minister of Education Berhanu Nega
Minister of Health Mekdes Daba
Ministry of Innovation and Technology Belete Molla
Ministry of Transport and Logistics Alemu Sime
Minister of Industry Melaku Alebel[7]
Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration Gebremeskel Chala
Minister of Revenues Ayenalem Nigusse
Minister of Planning and Development Fitsum Assefa
Minister of Water and Energy Habtamu Itefa
Minister of Mines and Petroleum Habtamu Tegegn
Minister of Tourism Nassise Chali
Minister of Agriculture Girma Amente
Minister of Irrigation and Lowland Areas Development Aisha Mohammed Mussa
Minister of Urbanization and Infrastructure Chaltu Sani
Ministry of Labour and Skills Development Muferiat Kamil
Ministry of Women and Social Affairs Ergoge Tesfaye
Minister of Culture and Sport Shewit Shanka

Cabinet-level officials

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The Prime Minister may appoint additional positions to be members of the Cabinet;

Cabinet-level officials
Office
(Constituting instrument)
Incumbent
National Security Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Gedu Andargachew
Director General of The National Intelligence and Security Service Temesgen Tiruneh
Chief Negotiator & Advisor on Transboundary Rivers and GERD to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Seleshi Bekele
Prime Minister Office Chief of Staff and Head of Cabinet Affairs Teferi Fikre
Prime Minister Office Head of Political Affairs Office Adem Farah
Prime Minister Office Chief Coordinator of Political Affairs Abraham Alehegn
FDRE Government Communication Service Legesse Tulu
Government Representative in the House of People's Representatives Tesfaye Beljige

References

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  1. ^ "Ethiopia's parliament approves new cabinet members". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  2. ^ "Ethiopia's Council of Ministers approves budget for 2022/2023 fiscal year-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ "PM Abiy forms new gov't; adds 20 institutions including NISS, INSA, investment & financial security accountable to his office". Addis Standard. 6 October 2021. Wikidata Q117572995. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Government Officials". ethiopia.gov.et. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Ethiopian PM announce new, half women cabinet ministers". Tesfa News. 2018-10-16. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  6. ^ "New Foreign Minister assumes duty today". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia). 2020-11-11. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  7. ^ 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.

Sources

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