List of heads of government of Ethiopia

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 8 prime ministers. The Prime Minister is the commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. The current Prime Minister is Hailemariam Desalegn, since 21 September 2012.

List

Name		Portrait	Birth–Death	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party (Coalition)
• Ethiopian Empire (1137–1974) •
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 1	Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis		1851–1927	—	1909	1927 (Died in Office)	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 2	Ras Tafari Makonnen		1892–1975	—	1927	1 May 1936 (Exiled)	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 3	Wolde Tzaddick			—	1 May 1936	1936	Independent
Vacant (1936–29 January 1943)
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 4	Ras Betwoded Makonnen Endelkachew		1890–1963	—	29 January 1943	1 November 1957	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 5	Ras Abebe Aregai		1903–1960	1957	27 November 1957	15 December 1960 (Assassinated)	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|	Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie In rebellion		1892–1980	—	12 December 1960	15 December 1960	Independent
Vacant (15 December 1960–17 April 1961)
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 6	Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold	File:Aklilu Habte Wold.jpg	1912–1974	1961 1965 1969 1973	17 April 1961	1 March 1974 (Resigned)	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 7	Lij Endelkachew Makonnen		1927–1974	—	1 March 1974	22 July 1974 (Deposed)	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 8	Lij Mikael Imru		1929–2008	—	3 August 1974	12 September 1974 (Deposed)	Independent
• 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) •
style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Ethiopia/meta/color; color:white;"| 9	Fikre Selassie Wogderess		c. 1945–	1987	10 September 1987	8 November 1989	Workers' Party of Ethiopia
style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Ethiopia/meta/color; color:white;"| —	Hailu Yimenu Acting Prime Minister		?–1991	—	8 November 1989	26 April 1991	Workers' Party of Ethiopia
style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Ethiopia/meta/color; color:white;"| —	Tesfaye Dinka Acting Prime Minister			—	26 April 1991	6 June 1991	Workers' Party of Ethiopia
• Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) •
style="background:Template:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white;"| —	Tamrat Layne Acting Prime Minister		1955–	—	6 June 1991	22 August 1995	Amhara National Democratic Movement (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)
• Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) •
style="background:Template:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white;"| 10	Meles Zenawi		1955–2012	1995 2000 2005 2010	23 August 1995	20 August 2012 (Died in Office)	Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)
style="background:Template:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white;"| 11	Hailemariam Desalegn		1965–	2015	21 September 2012 Acting since 20 August 2012	Incumbent	Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)

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

External links

• World Statesmen - Ethiopia