Shiferaw Shigute ( am, ሸፈራው ሸጉጤ, ''shefärawə shegut'ē'') is an

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

politician who was the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture & Livestock, Minister of Education, President of the SNNPR, and Chairman of the then SEPDM (Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement), one of the parties that made up the current ruling

Prosperity Party The Prosperity Party ( am, ብልጽግና ፓርቲ, Bilits’igina Paritī; om, Paartii Badhaadhiinaa) is a political party in Ethiopia that was established on 1 December 2019 as a successor to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic F ...

of Ethiopia (PB).

Career

Shiferaw has served in regional government of the

SNNPR The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR; am, የደቡብ ብሔር ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦች ክልል, Yädäbub Bḥer Bḥeräsäbočna Hzboč Kllə) is a regional state in southwestern E ...

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. He served Minister of Education from 2013 to 2016, and served as President of the

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR; am, የደቡብ ብሔር ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦች ክልል, Yädäbub Bḥer Bḥeräsäbočna Hzboč Kllə) is a regional state in southwestern E ...

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

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Abiy Ahmed Abiy Ahmed Ali ( om, Abiyi Ahmed Alii; am, አብይ አሕመድ ዐሊ; born 15 August 1976) is an Ethiopian politician who has been the 4th prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 2 April 2018. He won the 2019 ...

. 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

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in the

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References

{{reflist Living people Azusa Pacific University alumni Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front politicians Government ministers of Ethiopia Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement politicians People from Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Ethiopian politicians