Demeke Mekonnen
Demeke Mekonnen Hassen (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value).; born 27 September 1963) is an Ethiopian politician and has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, since 2012.[1] Demeke has assumed the position of the Acting Prime Minister of Ethiopia on 23 November 2021, following Abiy Ahmed's decision to engage in the ongoing Tigray War at the frontlines.[2]
Demeke Mekonnen ደመቀ መኮንን | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 March 2019 – 18 April 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Workneh Gebeyehu |
| Succeeded by | Gedu Andargachew |
| Chairman of the Amhara Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 8 September 2010 | |
| Deputy | Gedu Andargachew |
| Preceded by | Addisu Legesse |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 30 October 2008 – 4 July 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Succeeded by | Shiferaw Shigute |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1963 Gojjam, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Amhara Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
| Spouse(s) | Alemitu Kassaye |
| Alma mater | Bradford University Addis Ababa University |
References
- ↑ H.E. Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, 'Deputy Prime Minister, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia', Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minister, https://pmo.gov.et/dep_pm/ Archived 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 12 October 2019
- ↑ "Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed vows to lead army 'from the battlefront'". www.aljazeera.com.