The

speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...

of the Ethiopian House of Peoples Representatives is the presiding officer over the House. The current speaker is

Tagesse Chafo Tagesse Chafo (Amharic: ታገሰ ጫፎ) is an Ethiopian politician and current Speaker of the House of Peoples Representatives since 2018. He was elected as speaker on 18 October 2018 succeeding Muferiat Kamil who became the Minister of Peace ...

who succeeded

Muferiat Kamil Muferihat Kamil Ahmed (Amharic: ሙፈሪሃት ካሚል አሕመድ, ''mufärihat kamil ähmäd''; born 1976) is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Minister of Labour and Skills Development. She was the Speaker of the House of Peoples' ...

when Kamil was promoted to become the minister of peace. The inaugural holder of this post was

Dawit Yohannes Dawit Yohannes (; 10 October 1956 – 28 January 2019) was the first Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives, the lower chamber of the Ethiopian Parliament, from 1995 to 2005. He was also the Permanent Representative to the United Nat ...

who became speaker in 1995. He left the role in 2005 after serving for 10 years.

List of speakers of the House of Peoples' Representatives

References

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