Demeke Mekonnen

Demeke Mekonnen ደመቀ መኮንን
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 September 2012 Serving with Debretsion Gebremichael and Aster Mamo (2012-16)
Prime Minister	Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Hailemariam Desalegn
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 8 March 2019 – 18 April 2019
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Workneh Gebeyehu
Succeeded by	Gedu Andargachew
Chairman of the Amhara Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 September 2010
Deputy	Gedu Andargachew
Preceded by	Addisu Legesse
Minister of Education
In office 30 October 2008 – 4 July 2013
Prime Minister	Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn
Succeeded by	Shiferaw Shigute
Personal details
Born	(1963-09-27) 27 September 1963 (age 63) Gojjam, Ethiopia
Political party	Amhara Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Spouse(s)	Alemitu Kassaye
Alma mater	Bradford University Addis Ababa University

Demeke Mekonnen Hassen (Ge'ez: ደመቀ መኮንን; born 27 September 1963) is an Ethiopian politician and has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, since 2012. Demeke has assumed the position of the Acting Prime Minister of Ethiopia on 23 November 2021, following Abiy Ahmed's decision to engage in the ongoing Tigray War at the frontlines.

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