The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Amharic: የገንዘብ እና ኢኮኖሚ ልማት ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government ministry

Ministry (government department)

A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...

 which is responsible for general financial policy and for general management of the economy of Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

, in addition to the allocation of economic aid. Formerly the Ministry of Finance, it has its origins in the ministral system introduced by Emperor Menelik II.

List of Ministers

1. Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu
   Mulugeta Yeggazu
   Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu, was an Ethiopian government official. He served as Imperial Fitawrari, Commander of the Mahel Sefari of the Ethiopian Army during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.-Biography:...
   
    1907-1915
2. Ras Bitweded Haile Giyorgis Wolde Mikael 1915-1917
3. Fitawrari Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam
   Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam
   Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam was an Ethiopian politician and intellectual of russophile. He was the primary author of Ethiopia's July 16, 1931 constitution, which was influenced by the Japanese Meiji Constitution.- Life :Bahru Zewde includes Tekle Hawariat in the first generation of Ethiopians...
   
    1930-1935
4. Makonnen Habte-Wold 1941-1957
5. Yilma Deressa
   Yilma Deressa
   Yilma Deressa was an Ethiopian politician. He served as Finance Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs , Ambassador to the United States, and member of the Ethiopian Senate...
   
    1957-1970
6. Mahtema Selassie Wolde Meskel 1960 (a few months)
7. Mamo Taddesse 1970-1973
8. Negash Desta 1974-1976
9. Tefera Woldesemayat 1976-1982
10. Tesfaye Dinqa 1983-1986
11. Bekele Tamirat 1986 (15 days)
12. Wolle Chekol
    Wolle Chekol
    Wolle Chekol was an Ethiopian statesman. He was born in Gojjam, where he completed his elementary and secondary education. He earned his BA degree in economics from Haile Selassie I University, Addis Ababa with distinction, and later earned an MA in Economics from the Center for Development...
    
     1986-1988
13. Tekolla Dejene 1988-1990
14. Woldemariam Girma 1990 (a few months)
15. Alemayehu Dhaba 1990-1994
16. Sufian Ahmed 1994 - present

External links

• Ministry of Finance and Economic Development