The Council of Ministers of Abiy Ahmed is the cabinet of the government of Ethiopia during the premiership of Abiy Ahmed since early 2018.
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. The other eight women ministers were Adanech Abebe, Dagmawit Moges, Ergoge Tesfaye, Fetlework Gebregziabher, Fitsum Assefa, Hirut Kassaw, Hirut Woldemariam and Yalem Tsegaye Asfaw.
In April 2019, Gedu Andargachew became Foreign Minister.
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.
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. Lake Ayalew became Minister of Revenue.
In November 2020, Demeke Mekonnen replaced Gedu Andargachew as Foreign Minister.
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.
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. 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.
On 8 February 2024, Demeke was replaced by Temesgen Tiruneh as Foreign Minister.
Members
The Abiy cabinet has included:
+CabinetOfficeNameDatesRefs.Prime MinisterAbiy AhmedApril 2018–presentDeputy Prime MinisterDemeke MekonnenSept 2012– Jan 2024Temesgen TirunehFeb 2024–present Minister of Foreign AffairsWorkneh GebeyehuOct 2018– 8 Mar 2019Gedu AndargachewApr 2019– Nov 2020Demeke MekonnenNov 2020–Feb 2024Taye Atske SelassieFeb 2024–Oct 2024Gedion TimothewosOct 2024–present Minister of National DefenseMotuma MekassaApril 2018–Oct 2018Aisha Mohammed MussaOct 2018–Apr 2019Lemma MegersaApr 2019–Aug 2020Kenea YadetaAug 2020– Oct 2021Abraham BelayOct 2021–present Minister of Public Service and Human Resource DevelopmentTagesse ChafoFekadu TesemaOct 2021–present Attorney GeneralBerhanu TsegayeOct 2018–Mar 2020Adanech AbebeMar 2020–presentGedion TimotheosMinister of Health Amir AmanOct 2018–Mar 2020Lia TadesseMar 2020–present Ministry of Innovation and TechnologyGetahun MekuriaOct 2018–Jan 2020Oubah Mohammed (Comm. Inf. Tech.)Abraham BelayFeb 2020–Oct 2021Belete MollaOct 2021–present Minister of Finance and Economic DevelopmentAhmed ShideOct 2018–presentMinister of Government Communication Affairs Office Ahmed Shide Minister of Transport and CommunicationsSiraj FergessaApril 2018–June 2018Dagmawit Moges (Transp.)Oct 2018–Jan 2023Alemu Sime (Transport and Logistics minister)Jan 2023–present Minister of EducationTilaye GeteOct 2018–Jan 2020Getahun MekuriaFeb 2020–Oct 2021Berhanu NegaOct 2021–present Minister of Science and Higher EducationHirut WoldemariamOct 2018–Aug 2020Samuel UrkatoAug 2020–Oct 2021(merged into MoE) Minister of PeaceMuferiat KamilOct 2018–Oct 2021Binalf AndualemOct 2021–Nov 2024Mohamed IdrisNov 2024–present Minister of Trade and IndustryAmbachew Mekonnen (Industry)April 2018–Oct 2018Fetlework GebregziabherOct 2018–Jan 2020Melaku Alebel (Trade)Jan 2020–present Minister of AgricultureShiferaw ShiguteApril 2018–Oct 2018Omer HusseinOct 2018–Jan 2023Girma AmenteJan 2023–present Minister of Urban Development and ConstructionJantirar Abay (Urb. Dev., Housing)October 2018 – 18 April 2019Aisha Mohammed (Construction)18 April 2019 – 6 October 2021Chaltu Sani (Urban and Infrastructure)6 October 2021 – present Minister of Mines and PetroleumSamuel UrkatoOct 2018–Melese AlemuTakele Uma BantiAug 2020–Jan 2023Habtamu TegegneJan 2023–present Minister of Water, Irrigation and ElectricitySeleshi BekeleOct 2018–Oct 2021Habtamu Iteffa GeletaOct 2021–presentMinister of Labor and Social AffairsErgoge TesfayeOct 2018–Oct 2021Muferiat KamilOct 2021–present Minister of Women, Children and YouthYalem Tsegaye (Women, Children)Oct 2018–March 2020Ristu Yirdaw (Youth, Sport)Filsan AbdullahiMar 2020–Sep 2021Ergoge Tesfaye (Women & Social Affairs)Oct 2021–present Minister of Culture and TourismFozia AminHirut KassawOct 2018–Oct 2021Kajela MerdassaOct 2021–July 2024Nassise Chali (Tourism)Oct 2021–presentShewit Shanka (Culture & Sports)July 2024-present Minister of Revenues and Customs AuthorityAdanech AbebeOct 2018–Mar 2020Omer HussienLake AyalewMar 2020–Aug 2020Aynalem NigussieAug 2020–present Commissioner of National Planning CommissionYinager DeseFitsum AssefaOct 2018–present
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