Prime Minister of Ethiopia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Emblem
Incumbent Abiy Ahmed since 2 April 2018
Residence	Menelik Palace, Addis Ababa
Appointer	President of Ethiopia
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Habte Giyorgis (Chief Minister) Makonnen Endelkachew (Prime Minister)
Formation	1909 (Chief Minister) 1943 (Prime Minister)

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the head of the Ethiopian government and the most powerful figure in Ethiopian politics. Although the President of Ethiopia is the country's head of state, his powers are largely ceremonial, the constitution states that the Prime Minister has more power and serves as chief executive.

The official residence of the prime minister, is Menelik Palace in Addis Ababa. The current Prime Minister is Abiy Ahmed of EPRDF, the twelfth person to hold the position.

List of heads of government

Name		Portrait	Birth–Death	Election	Took office	Left office	Political party (Coalition)
• Ethiopian Empire (1137–1974) •
1	Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis		1851–1927	—	1909	1927† (Died in Office)	Independent
2	Ras Tafari Makonnen		1892–1975	—	1927	1 May 1936 (Exiled)	Independent
3	Betwoded Wolde Tzaddick		—	—	1 May 1936	14 May 1942	Independent
4	Ras Betwoded Makonnen Endelkachew		1890–1963	—	14 May 1942	27 November 1957	Independent
5	Ras Abebe Aregai		1903–1960	1957	27 November 1957	17 December 1960† (Assassinated)	Independent
–	Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie		1892–1980	—	14 December 1960	17 December 1960
Vacant (17 December 1960–17 April 1961)
6	Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold		1912–1974	1961 1965 1969 1973	17 April 1961	1 March 1974 (Resigned)	Independent
7	Lij Endelkachew Makonnen		1927–1974	—	1 March 1974	22 July 1974 (Imprisoned by the Derg)	Independent
Vacant (22 July 1974–3 August 1974)
8	Lij Mikael Imru		1929–2008	—	3 August 1974	12 September 1974 (Deposed by the Derg)	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) •
9	Fikre Selassie Wogderess		1945–2020	1987	10 September 1987	8 November 1989 (Dismissed)	WPE
10	Hailu Yimenu Acting Prime Minister		?–1991	—	8 November 1989	26 April 1991	WPE
11	Tesfaye Dinka Acting Prime Minister		1939–2016	—	26 April 1991	6 June 1991 (Deposed)	WPE
• Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) •
12	Tamrat Layne Interim Prime Minister		1955–	—	6 June 1991	22 August 1995	ANDM (EPRDF)
• Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) •
13	Meles Zenawi		1955–2012	1995 2000 2005 2010	23 August 1995	20 August 2012† (Died in Office)	TPLF (EPRDF)
14	Hailemariam Desalegn		1965–	2015	20 August 2012 (Acting PM 20 Aug–21 Sept 2012)	2 April 2018 (Caretaker PM 15 Feb–2 Apr 2018)	SEPDM (EPRDF)
15	Abiy Ahmed		1976–	—	2 April 2018	Incumbent	OPDO (EPRDF)