Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)

Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam Appoints New Ministers

29 November 2012

The House of People's Representatives today approved Prime Minister Hailemariam's appointment of five Ministers. The appointment of the ministers was made after recent changes in the organization of the executive duties following the Prime Minister's own appointment in September.

Ato Muktar Kedir is appointed with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister to coordinate the Good Governance and Reform Cluster and as Minister of the Civil Service. Dr. Debretsion Gebremichel, Minister of Communication and Information Technolgy has been appointed with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister to coordinate the Economy and Finance Cluster. They join Ato Demeke Mekonnen, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education. Dr. Tewodros Adhanom, previously Minister of Health, has been appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Acting Minister for Trade, Ato Kebede Chane, has been confirmed as the Minister, and Dr. Kesetebirhan Admassu, formerly State Minister of Health now takes over as the Minister of Health.

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  • Alemayehu Tilahun
    Nov 30 2012, 12:56
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    In 2004 Junedin said the over 320 Oromo students who were illegally expelled from Finfinnee University deserve the expulsion. He killed not only the fate of those students but also one Oromo generation. There has not been even under a rule of fascists where such number of young, bright and clever students were expelled from higher education because of their opposition to subjugation/oppression of their own people. Junedin and other members of OPDO are sub humans who live for their bellies. He is one Oromo generation killer. He boldly supported TPLF’s fascist action against Oromo students. That action was what we heard on mass media. There could be hundreds and thousands of hidden crimes he committed or allowed to be committed against innocent Oromos that would be disclosed one day. victory for oromo people.