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Council of Ministers of Meles Zenawi

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Cabinet existed from 2005 to 2012
Zenawi cabinet
Date formed11 October 2005 (2005-10-11)
Date dissolved20 August 2012 (2012-08-20)
People and organisations
See Members
Total no. of members24
Member party
Opposition partyCoalition for Unity and Democracy
Opposition leader
History
Elections
Outgoing formation5 October 2010
Predecessorpost established
SuccessorHailemariam Desalegn

The Council of Ministers of Meles Zenawi or Zenawi cabinet, was the cabinet of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who ruled Ethiopia from 1991 until his death in 2012. The 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 cannot afford accountability to the parliament because of not reflecting ethnic diversity Meles' supporters. Some leading political figures that supported Meles lost their jobs with 11 ministers were replaced as the incumbent reshuffled the post.

The House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR) approved 347 votes, 66 objections and four abstentions during the first regular parliament session in that day.

Recent cabinet list

This list reflects recent cabinet members of Meles Zenawi as of 5 October 2010.

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

See also

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.
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