This is a list of heads of government of Ethiopia since the formation of the post of Chief Minister of the Ethiopian Empire in 1909 (renamed to Prime Minister in 1943). Since 1909, there have been 3 chief ministers and 11 prime ministers and one was both chief minister and prime minister, making a total of 15 persons being or having been head of government.
Most of the prime ministers of Ethiopia were regular prime ministers, appointed through a regular political process. Some others were acting prime ministers only (indicated in the list below), while others were both acting and regular prime ministers during their term(s). In addition, there is one prime minister who was acting prime minister first, then was regularly appointed and finally served as a caretaker prime minister of an outgoing government: Hailemariam Desalegn. During the 1960 coup attempt, two prime ministers served at the same time, the regular one and an irregular one appointed by the leaders of the coup. Also, there was an interim prime minister after the end of the Ethiopian Civil War.
Since 1995, the prime minister of Ethiopia has not only been the head of government, but also the commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. The current prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, took office on 2 April 2018.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Party Elected Cabinet Took office Left office Time in office • Ethiopian Empire (1137–1974) • 1 Habte Giyorgis Dinagde 1909 12 December 1926 years Independent — Dinagde 2 Tafari Makonnen 1927 1 May 1936 years Independent — Makonnen 3 Wolde Tzaddick 1 May 1936 14 May 1942 Independent — Tzaddick 4 Makonnen Endelkachew 14 May 1942 27 November 1957 Independent — Endelkachew 5 Abebe Aregai 27 November 1957 17 December 1960 Independent 1957 Aregai – Imru Haile Selassie 14 December 1960 17 December 1960 Independent — Aregai Vacant (17 December 1960 – 17 April 1961) 6 Aklilu Habte-Wold 17 April 1961 1 March 1974 Independent 1961 Habte-Wold 1965 1969 1973 7 Endelkachew Makonnen 1 March 1974 22 July 1974 Independent — Makonnen Vacant (22 July – 3 August 1974) 8 Mikael Imru 3 August 1974 12 September 1974 Independent — Imru • Derg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) (1974–1987) • Post Abolished (12 September 1974 – 10 September 1987) • People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) • 9 Fikre Selassie Wogderess 10 September 1987 8 November 1989 WPE 1987 Wogderess – Hailu Yimenu 8 November 1989 26 April 1991 WPE — Yimenu – Tesfaye Dinka 26 April 1991 28 May 1991 WPE — Dinka Independent • Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) • – Tesfaye Dinka 28 May 1991 6 June 1991 Independent – Transitional Government – Tamrat Layne 6 June 1991 21 August 1995 ANDM — Transitional Government • Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) • – Tamrat Layne 21 August 1995 22 August 1995 ANDM — 10 Meles Zenawi 22 August 1995 20 August 2012 TPLF 1995 Zenawi 2000 2005 2010 11 Hailemariam Desalegn 20 August 2012 2 April 2018 SEPDM 2015 Desalegn 12 Abiy Ahmed 2 April 2018 Incumbent ODP — Ahmed Prosperity 2021 2026
Timeline
See also Emperor of Ethiopia List of emperors of Ethiopia President of Ethiopia List of presidents of Ethiopia Prime Minister of Ethiopia Rulers of Ethiopia
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References
External links World Statesmen – Ethiopia