Aster Mamo Explained

Aster Mamo
Office:Ambassador of Ethiopia to Canada
Primeminister:Hailemariam Desalegn
Abiy Ahmed
President:Mulatu Teshome
Sahle-Work Zewde
Term Start:17 January 2018
Predecessor:Birtukan Ayano Dadi
Office2:Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Primeminister2:Hailemariam Desalegn
Alongside2:Demeke Mekonnen
and Debretsion Gebremichael
Term Start2:8 April 2014
Term End2:6 November 2016
Predecessor2:Hailemariam Desalegn
Office3:Minister for the Civil Service
Term Start3:8 April 2014
Term End3:6 November 2016
Predecessor3:Muktar Kedir
Party:Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization

Aster Mamo is an Ethiopian diplomat who is the ambassador of Ethiopia to Canada since January 2018.

Career

Before, she served as the chief government whip of the Ethiopian government from 2014–2015[1] and as a member of the Central Committee of the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (OPDO) until 2016.[2] She has also served as Ethiopia's Youth and Sports Minister from 2005–2014.[3]

On 8 April 2014 she was appointed 2nd Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Civil Service, succeeding Muktar Kedir in that role.[4] In October 2016, both her posts as 2nd Deputy Prime Minister and minister for Civil Service were abolished and she left her positions after having resigned as Central Committee member of the OPDO.[5] [6]

She is currently ambassador to Canada since 17 January 2018.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ethiopia: Junedin Saddo Faces new Sanctions. O Pride . 6 October 2012 . 29 May 2013.
  2. News: The Questionable Presence Of Aster mamo At EPRDF's Executive Committee Meeting . Awramba Times . 5 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514192527/http://www.awrambatimes.com/?p=3073 . usurped . May 14, 2014 . 29 May 2013.
  3. News: Tekle . Tesfa-alem . Ethiopia's Prime Minister Discusses Youth Concerns . Sudan Tribune . 10 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140629065350/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-193378505.html . dead . 29 June 2014 . 29 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Aster Mamo Becomes Deputy PM, Civil Service Minister. The Reporter. 15 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Deputy Prime Minister Aster Mamo and Oromia region president Muktar Kedir Resigned. 2016-09-20. 2018-04-04.
  6. Web site: PM reshuffles cabinet. Capital Ethiopia. 2016-11-07. 2018-04-04. 28 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181228151549/http://capitalethiopia.com/2016/11/07/pm-reshuffles-cabinet/. dead.
  7. News: H.E. Aster Mamo presented copy of her credential at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada. 2018-04-04. Embassy of Ethiopia to Canada. 2018-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20180404201935/http://ethioembassycanada.org/news/news-3/974-h-e-aster-mamo-presented-copy-of-her-credential-at-the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-trade-and-development-of-canada. dead.