Demeke Mekonnen

Demeke Mekonnen
Demeke Mekonnen
ደመቀ መኮንን
	Demeke in 2020
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
	In office; 21 September 2012 – 26 January 2024 Serving with Debretsion Gebremichael; (2012–2016); and Aster Mamo; (2012–16)
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	27 September 1963 (age 60); Gojjam, Ethiopian Empire
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, former deputy prime minister of Ethiopia, former Minister of Foreign Affairs,^[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.