Prime Minister of Ethiopia

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Prime Minister of the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
የኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር
Emblem of Ethiopia.svg
Emblem
Abiy Ahmed with LI Yong 2018 (cropped).jpeg
Incumbent
Abiy Ahmed

since 2 April 2018
ResidenceMenelik Palace, Addis Ababa
AppointerPresident of Ethiopia
Term lengthNo term limit
Inaugural holderHabte Giyorgis
(Chief Minister)
Makonnen Endelkachew
(Prime Minister)
Formation1909 (Chief Minister)
1943 (Prime Minister)

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the head of the Ethiopian government and the most powerful figure in Ethiopian politics. Although the President of Ethiopia is the country's head of state, his powers are largely ceremonial, the constitution states that the Prime Minister has more power and serves as chief executive.

The official residence of the prime minister, is Menelik Palace in Addis Ababa. The current Prime Minister is Abiy Ahmed of EPRDF, the twelfth person to hold the position.

List of heads of government[change | change source]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party
(Coalition)
Elected
Took office Left office Time in office
Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svgEthiopian Empire (1137–1974) • Imperial coat of arms of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie).svg
1 Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis.JPG Fitawrari
Habte Giyorgis Dinagde
(1851–1926)
1909 12 December 1926† 16–17 years Independent
2 Selassie restored.jpg Ras
Tafari Makonnen
(1892–1975)[a]
1927 1 May 1936
(Exiled)
8–9 years Independent
3 No image.png Betwoded
Wolde Tzaddick
1 May 1936 14 May 1942 6 years, 13 days Independent
4 Makonnen Endelkachew.jpg Ras Betwoded
Makonnen Endelkachew
(1890–1963)
14 May 1942 27 November 1957 15 years, 197 days Independent
5 Abebe-Aregai.jpg Ras
Abebe Aregai
(1903–1960)
27 November 1957 17 December 1960 3 years, 20 days Independent 1957
Ras Immiru.jpg Leul Ras
Imru Haile Selassie
(1892–1980)
Acting[b]
14 December 1960 17 December 1960 3 days Independent
Vacant
(17 December 1960 – 17 April 1961)
6 Aklilu.jpg Tsehafi Taezaz
Aklilu Habte-Wold
(1912–1974)
17 April 1961 1 March 1974
(Resigned)
12 years, 318 days Independent 1961
1965
1969
1973
7 Endelkachew Makonnen.jpg Lij
Endelkachew Makonnen
(1927–1974)
1 March 1974 22 July 1974
(Imprisoned by the Derg)
143 days Independent
Vacant
(22 July 1974 – 3 August 1974)
8 Mikael Imru, Ambassador of Ethiopia, 1961 (JFKWHP-AR6379-A).jpg Lij
Mikael Imru
(1929–2008)
3 August 1974 12 September 1974
(Deposed by the Derg)
40 days Independent
Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987, with emblem).svgDerg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) (1974–1987) • Emblem of the Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia.svg
Post Abolished
(12 September 1974 – 10 September 1987)
Flag of Ethiopia (1987–1991).svgPeople's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) • Emblem of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.svg
9 No image.png Fikre Selassie Wogderess
(1945–2020)
10 September 1987 8 November 1989
(Dismissed[1])
2 years, 59 days WPE 1987
No image.png Hailu Yimenu
(?–1991)
Acting
8 November 1989 26 April 1991 1 year, 169 days WPE
No image.png Tesfaye Dinka
(1939–2016)
Acting
26 April 1991 6 June 1991
(Deposed)
41 days WPE
Flag of Ethiopia (1991–1996).svgTransitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) • Emblem of Transitional Government of Ethiopia.svg
Tamerat Layne.jpg Tamrat Layne
(born 1955)
Interim
6 June 1991 22 August 1995 4 years, 77 days ANDM
(EPRDF)
Flag of Ethiopia.svgFederal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) • Emblem of Ethiopia.svg
10 Meles Zenawi - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg Meles Zenawi
(1955–2012)
23 August 1995 20 August 2012† 16 years, 363 days TPLF
(EPRDF)
1995
2000
2005
2010
11 Hailemariam2014.jpg Hailemariam Desalegn
(born 1965)
20 August 2012 2 April 2018 5 years, 225 days SEPDM
(EPRDF)
2015
12 Abiy Ahmed with LI Yong 2018 (cropped).jpeg Abiy Ahmed
(born 1976)
2 April 2018 Incumbent 5 years, 44 days ODP
(EPRDF)
Prosperity
2021
  1. From 2 April 1930, Emperor Haile Selassie I.
  2. In rebellion during the 1960 coup d'état attempt.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Minutes of the 106th Regular Meeting of the Politburo," 5 November 1989, cited in Gebru Tareke, The Ethiopian Revolution: War in the Horn of Africa (New Haven: Yale University, 2009), p. 143.