Prime Minister of Ethiopia

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
  Portrait Name Term of office Party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 25px • Ethiopian Empire (1137–1974) • 20px1 frameless|upright=0.4 Habte Giyorgis Dinagde 1909 12 December 1926†  years Independent —2 frameless|upright=0.4 Tafari Makonnen 1927 1 May 1936  years Independent —3 frameless|upright=0.4 Wolde Tzaddick 1 May 1936 14 May 1942  Independent —4 90px Makonnen Endelkachew 14 May 1942 27 November 1957  Independent —5 frameless|upright=0.4 Abebe Aregai 27 November 1957 17 December 1960†  Independent 1957– frameless|upright=0.4 Imru Haile Selassie 14 December 1960 17 December 1960  Independent —Vacant(17 December 1960 – 17 April 1961)6 frameless|upright=0.4 Aklilu Habte-Wold 17 April 1961 1 March 1974  Independent 19611965196919737 frameless|upright=0.4 Endelkachew Makonnen 1 March 1974 22 July 1974  Independent —Vacant(22 July 1974 – 3 August 1974)8 frameless|upright=0.4 Mikael Imru 3 August 1974 12 September 1974  Independent — 25px • Derg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) (1974–1987) • 20pxPost Abolished(12 September 1974 – 10 September 1987) 25px • People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) • 20px9 frameless|upright=0.4 Fikre Selassie Wogderess 10 September 1987 8 November 1989  WPE 1987– frameless|upright=0.4 Hailu Yimenu 8 November 1989 26 April 1991  WPE —– frameless|upright=0.4 Tesfaye Dinka 26 April 1991 6 June 1991  WPE — 25px • Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) • 20px– frameless|upright=0.4 Tamrat Layne 6 June 1991 22 August 1995  ANDM — 25px • Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) • 20px10 frameless|upright=0.4 Meles Zenawi 23 August 1995 20 August 2012†  TPLF 199520002005201011 frameless|upright=0.4 Hailemariam Desalegn 20 August 2012 2 April 2018  SEPDM 201512 frameless|upright=0.4 Abiy Ahmed 2 April 2018 Incumbent  ODPProsperity 2021

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