Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Ethiopia)
The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development building in Addis Ababa.
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Amharic: የገንዘብ እና የኢኮኖሚ ልማት ሚኒስቴር?) is a ministry within the cabinet of the Government of Ethiopia. It is responsible for general financial management and economic policy of Ethiopia, in addition to the allocation of economic assistance. Formerly the Ministry of Finance, it has its origins in the ministral system introduced by Emperor Menelik II.
List of Ministers
- Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu 1907-1915
- Ras Bitweded Haile Giyorgis Wolde Mikael 1915-1917
- Fitawrari Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam 1930-1935
- Makonnen Habte-Wold 1941-1957
- Yilma Deressa 1957-1970
- Mahtema Selassie Wolde Meskel 1960 (a few months)
- Mamo Taddesse 1970-1973
- Negash Desta 1974-1976
- Teferra Wolde-Semait 1976-1982
- Tesfaye Dinqa 1983-1986
- Bekele Tamirat 1986 (15 days)
- Wolle Chekol 1986-1988
- Tekolla Dejene 1988-1990
- Woldemariam Girma 1990 (a few months)
- Alemayehu Dhaba 1990-1994
- Sufian Ahmed 1994–present