Council of Ministers of Abiy Ahmed
Government of Ethiopia since 2018
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The Council of Ministers of Abiy Ahmed is the cabinet of the government of Ethiopia during the premiership of Abiy Ahmed since early 2018.
Sahle-Work Zewde (until 7 October 2024)
Taye Atskeselassie (from 7 October 2024)
Abiy Ahmed cabinet | |
|---|---|
Cabinet of Ethiopia | |
| Abiy Ahmed | |
 Abiy in 2025 | |
| Date formed | 16 October 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
| Mulatu Teshome (until 25 October 2018) Sahle-Work Zewde (until 7 October 2024) Taye Atskeselassie (from 7 October 2024) | |
| Abiy Ahmed | |
| Temesgen Tiruneh Adem Farah | |
Total no. of members | 20 |
Member party | EPRDF (Until 2019) Prosperity Party (From 2019) |
Status in legislature | Supermajority |
Opposition parties | National Movement of Amhara Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice Gedeo People's Democratic Party |
| History | |
| Elections | 2021 general election 2026 general election |
Outgoing election | 6 October 2021[1][2] |
| Budget | 786.61 billion birr (2022/2023)[3][4] |
| Predecessor | Hailemariam cabinet |
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:
| Office | Name | Dates | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed | April 2018–present | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Demeke Mekonnen | Sept 2012– Jan 2024 | [15] |
| Temesgen Tiruneh | Feb 2024–present | ||
| 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–Feb 2024 | [11] | |
| Taye Atske Selassie | Feb 2024–Oct 2024 | ||
| Gedion Timothewos | Oct 2024–present | ||
| Minister of National Defense | |||
| Motuma Mekassa | April 2018–Oct 2018 | [15] | |
| Aisha Mohammed Mussa | Oct 2018–Apr 2019 | [5] | |
| Lemma Megersa | Apr 2019–Aug 2020 | ||
| Kenea Yadeta | Aug 2020– Oct 2021 | ||
| Abraham Belay | Oct 2021–present | [16] | |
| Minister of Public Service and Human Resource Development | Tagesse Chafo | [15] | |
| Fekadu Tesema | 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 Mekuria | Oct 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 Shide | Oct 2018–present | [5] |
| Minister of Government Communication Affairs Office | Ahmed Shide | [15] | |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Siraj Fergessa | April 2018–June 2018 | [15] |
| Dagmawit Moges (Transp.) | Oct 2018–Jan 2023 | [5][18] | |
| Alemu Sime (Transport and Logistics minister) | 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] |
| Binalf Andualem | Oct 2021–Nov 2024 | [16] | |
| Mohamed Idris | Nov 2024–present | ||
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Ambachew Mekonnen (Industry) | April 2018–Oct 2018 | [15] |
| Fetlework Gebregziabher | Oct 2018–Jan 2020 | [23] | |
| Melaku Alebel (Trade) | Jan 2020–present | [8] | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |||
| Shiferaw Shigute | April 2018–Oct 2018 | [15] | |
| Omer Hussein | Oct 2018–Jan 2023 | [5][18] | |
| Girma Amente | Jan 2023–present | [18] | |
| Minister of Urban Development and Construction | Jantirar Abay (Urb. Dev., Housing) | October 2018 – 18 April 2019 | [15][5] |
| Aisha Mohammed (Construction) | 18 April 2019 – 6 October 2021 | [15] | |
| Chaltu Sani (Urban and Infrastructure) | 6 October 2021 – present | [24] | |
| Minister of Mines and Petroleum | Samuel Urkato | Oct 2018– | [5] |
| Melese Alemu | [15] | ||
| Takele Uma Banti | Aug 2020–Jan 2023 | [18] | |
| Habtamu Tegegne | 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 2018–Oct 2021 | [13] |
| Muferiat Kamil | Oct 2021–present | ||
| 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 | [25] | |
| Minister of Revenues and Customs Authority | Adanech Abebe | Oct 2018–Mar 2020 | [6][9] |
| Omer Hussien | [15] | ||
| Lake Ayalew | Mar 2020–Aug 2020 | [10] | |
| Aynalem Nigussie | Aug 2020–present | ||
| Commissioner of National Planning Commission | Yinager Dese | [15] | |
| Fitsum Assefa | Oct 2018–present | [5] | |