List of heads of government of Ethiopia
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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 1942), to the present day.
A total of eleven people have served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia (including three Chief Ministers, and not counting three Acting Prime Ministers and one Prime Minister in rebellion).
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Heads of Government of Ethiopia
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
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Ethiopian Empire
| Chief Minister / Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 |  |
Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis (1851–1927) |
1909 | 1927 (Died in Office) |
18 years | Independent | |
| 2 |  |
Ras Tafari Makonnen (1892–1975)[1] |
1927 | 1 May 1936 | 9 years | Independent | |
| 3 |  |
Wolde Tzaddick[2] | 1 May 1936 | 1942 | 6 years | Independent | |
| 4 | |
Ras Betwoded Makonnen Endelkachew (1890–1963) |
1942 | 1 November 1957 | 15 years | Independent | |
| 5 |  |
Ras Abebe Aregai (1903–1960) |
27 November 1957 | 17 December 1960 (Assassinated) |
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Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie (1892–1980)[3] |
12 December 1960 | 15 December 1960 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | ||
| Vacant (17 December 1960–17 April 1961) | |||||||
| 6 |  |
Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold (1912–1974) |
17 April 1961 | 1 March 1974 (Resigned) |
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| 7 |  |
Lij Endelkachew Makonnen (1927–1974) |
1 March 1974 | 22 July 1974 (Deposed) |
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| 8 |  |
Lij Mikael Imru (1929–2008) |
3 August 1974 | 12 September 1974 (Deposed) |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | |
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
| Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | ||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
| 9 | |
Fikre Selassie Wogderess (c. 1941–) |
10 September 1987 | 8 November 1989 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Workers' Party of Ethiopia |
| — | |
Hailu Yimenu (?–1991) |
8 November 1989 | 26 April 1991 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Workers' Party of Ethiopia |
| — | |
Tesfaye Dinka | 26 April 1991 | 27 May 1991 (Deposed) |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Workers' Party of Ethiopia |
Transitional Government of Ethiopia
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
| Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
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Tamrat Layne (1955–) |
6 June 1991 | 22 August 1995 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Amhara National Democratic Movement (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front) |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
| Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
| 10 |  |
Meles Zenawi (1955–2012) |
23 August 1995 | 20 August 2012 (Died in Office) |
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| 10 |  |
Hailemariam Desalegn (1965–) |
20 August 2012 | 21 September 2012 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front) |
| 21 September 2012 | Incumbent | |||||
Footnotes
- ↑ From 2 April 1930, Emperor Haile Selassie I
- ↑ In exile from 1936 until 1941
- ↑ In rebellion during the 1960 coup attempt
See also
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