Government of Amhara Region
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| Ethnic Federal State | |
  Flag of Amhara Region, used across the government (left); and the Amhara Region Emblem (right) | |
| Formation | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Founding document | 2001-REVISED CONSTITUTION OF THE AMHARA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Legislative (The Regional Council) | |
| Legislature | Regional Parliment (The Regional Council) |
| Meeting place | Amhara Legislative Building, Bahir Dar, Amhara |
| Executive (President) | |
| Head of government | President (Agegnehu Teshager) |
| Main organ | Council of the Regional Government (Cabinet) |
| Judicial (Regional Court) | |
| Court | Regional Supreme Court (highest court) |
The government of Amhara is composed of the executive branch, led by the President; the legislative branch, which comprises the Regional Council; and the judicial branch, which is led by the Regional Supreme Court.
Executive branch
The executive branch is headed by the President of Amhara. The current president is Temesgen Tiruneh, an ANDM member, elected on 8 March 2019. A Vice President of Amhara succeeds the president in the event of any removal from office, and performs any duties assigned by the president. The current vice president is Alemnew Mekonnen. The other offices in the executive branch cabinet are the Regional Health Bureau (Dr. Abebaw Gebeyehu), Educational Bureau (Yilikal Kefyalew), and 20 other officials. The president of the region also is the chair-person of the Governing Council.
The Presidents assigned roles according to the constitution are as follows;[1]
- Provide leadership to, coordinate and represent the council of the regional government;
- Sign and convey, within 15 days of their deliberation and approval by both the legislative and Executive Councils of the Regional State, those proclamations and regulations so that they would be promulgated through the Zikre Hig Gazzette of the regional state;
- Oversee the implementation of policies, regulations, the directives and decisions issued by the council of the regional government;
- Nominate or propose the President and Vice President of the Regional Supreme court as the Auditor-General and Deputy Auditor-General of the Regional State and thereby secure their respective appointments by the Regional Council;
- Put forward the proposed appointment of those Bureau Heads wished to become members of the Council of the Regional Government, including the Deputy Head of Government, and get their final approval by the regional council;
- Without prejudice to what has been stipulated under the provisions of /D/ and /E/ of sub-art, 3 of this Article hereof, provisionally assign and employ the above-mentioned office heads, with the exception of the Deputy Head of Government, when and wherever faced with the situation in which the Regional Council has been unable to convene for its normal duties;
- Select and appoint Bureau heads, deputy Bureau Heads, commissioners and other officials thereof outside those members of the council of the regional government
- With details to be outlined and determined in a regulation which shall have been issued by the Council of the Regional Government, establish official agencies of administrative areas as well as appoint administrators and other branch office heads empowered to represent the regional government and render an all-out support to the woredas, in places selected having regard to their needs and requirements, outside the territorial limit of the Nationality Administrations;
- Direct and supervise over the region-wide security and police forces established with the view to protecting the safety of the national-regional state and enforcement of law and order therein;
- Provide leadership to, coordinate and supervise over the activities of subordinate administrative hierarchies within the Regional State;
- Perform such other functions as may be entrusted to him by the council of the regional government and the regional state council respectively.
Deputy Head of Government
The deputy head of government is appointed to the position by the President of the Amhara Region and is held accountable to both the President and the Regional Council. His powers include,
- Carry out such functions as may specifi-ca11ybe referred to him by the Head and the Council of -the Regional Government;
- Formally represent the Head of Government in the absence of the latter or is unable to perform his normal duties.
Judicial branch
There are three levels of the Amhara state judiciary. The lowest level is the court of common pleas: each woreda maintains its own constitutionally mandated court of common pleas, which maintain jurisdiction over all justiciable matters. The intermediate-level court system is the district court system. Four courts of appeals exist, each retaining jurisdiction over appeals from common pleas, municipal, and county courts in an administrative zone. A case heard in this system is decided by a three-judge panel, and each judge is elected.
The highest-ranking court, the Amhara Supreme Court, is Amhara's "court of last resort". A seven-justice panel composes the court, which, by its own discretion, hears appeals from the courts of appeals, and retains original jurisdiction over limited matters. The chief judge is called the President of Amhara Supreme Court (Yeneneh Simegn). The President nominates the president and vice president of the Supreme Court to the Regional Council who then appoint them to the position. All other judges in Amhara are appointed to their positions by the Regional Council upon the Regional Commission of Judicial Administration's recommendation.[1]
Legislative branch
The Regional Council, which is the highest administrative body of the state, is made up of 294 members. They are charged with electing a President amongst themselves and confirming appointments such as Supreme Court Judges. They are allowed to levy taxes on agriculture, and collect royalties for deforestation.[1]
Administrative zones
Like other regions in Ethiopia, Amhara is subdivided into administrative zones. It's composed of 11 zones, and 145 Weredas.[2]
- Agew Awi
- East Gojjam
- Oromia zone
- North Gondar
- North Shewa
- North Wollo
- South Gondar
- South Wollo
- Wag Hemra
- West Gojjam
- Bahir Dar (special zone)
National politics
Amhara is represented by 138 representatives in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia House of Peoples' Representatives. All Representatives belong to the Prosperity Party federally. The Regional Government of Amhara recently annexed Welkait from Tigray during the Tigray war and administers the territory.
References
- ^ a b c "Constitution of Amhara Region 2001" (PDF): 83.
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