Shiferaw Shigute
| Shiferaw Shigute | |
|---|---|
| ሸፈራው ሸጉጤ | |
| Minister of Agriculture & Livestock | |
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Assumed office 19 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by |
Fekadu Beyene Eyasu Abraha Alle |
| Leader of the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement | |
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In office 26 February 2018 – 25 June 2018 | |
| Deputy | Siraj Fegessa |
| Preceded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Succeeded by | Muferiat Kamil |
| Minister of Education | |
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In office 4 July 2013 – 1 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Demeke Mekonnen |
| Succeeded by | Shiferaw Tekle-Mariam |
| President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | |
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In office 10 March 2006 – 4 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Succeeded by | Dessie Dalke |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
| Other political affiliations | Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement |
| Alma mater | Azusa Pacific University |
Shiferaw Shigute (Amh: ሸፈራው ሸጉጤ, shefärawə shegut'ē) is an Ethiopian politician who is currently the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture & Livestock and was the Chairman of the SEPDM (Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement), one of the four parties that make up the ruling coalition in Ethiopia, the EPRDF.
Career
Shiferaw has served in regional government of the SNNPR as departmental head in different sectors such as the Regional State Audit Bureau and the Capacity Building Coordination Bureau. He also served as Deputy-President of the region's government. Finally, before becoming the Minister of Education, he was President of the SNNPR for more than seven years.[1] He served Minister of Education from 2013-2016, and served as President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region from 2006 to 2013.
He has been serving as the Chairman of SEPDM, the ruling party in the SNNPR, until 25 June 2018 where he resigned from his role. He is Minister of Agriculture & Livestock. As Minister of Agriculture & Livestock since April 2018 he is a powerful minister in the government of the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. His ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock is a new large ministry in Ethiopia, which was formed from two smaller ministries, the Ministry of Agriculture & Natural Resources and the Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries in April 2018.
Education
Shiferaw Shigutie obtained a bachelor of art degree in Accounting from Civil Service College and received his master's degree in Organizational Leadership from the Azusa Pacific University in the United States.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Biographical Data for the Minister of Education His Excellency Ato Shiferaw Shigutie". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.