Demeke Mekonnen | |
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ደመቀ መኮንን | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
In office 21 September 2012 – 26 January 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed |
Preceded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
Succeeded by | Temesgen Tiruneh |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 4 November 2020 – 1 February 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
Preceded by | Gedu Andargachew |
Succeeded by | Taye Atskeselassie |
In office 8 March 2019 – 18 April 2019[citation needed] | |
Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
Preceded by | Workneh Gebeyehu |
Succeeded by | Gedu Andargachew |
Chairman of the Amhara Democratic Party | |
In office 8 September 2010 – 1 December 2019 | |
Deputy | Gedu Andargachew |
Preceded by | Addisu Legesse |
Succeeded by | post abolished |
Minister of Education | |
In office 30 October 2008 – 4 July 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn |
Succeeded by | Shiferaw Shigute |
Personal details | |
Born | Gojjam, Ethiopian Empire | 27 September 1963
Political party | Prosperity Party |
Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Amhara Democratic Party |
Spouse | Alemitu Kassaye |
Alma mater | Bradford University Addis Ababa University |
Demeke Mekonnen Hassen (Amharic: ደመቀ መኮንን ሐሰን; born 27 September 1963) is an Ethiopian politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2024[1] and former vice-president of the Prosperity Party. He previously served as chairman of the Amhara Democratic Party (ADP) and deputy chair of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) until the dissolution of the two in December 2019.