| Tagesse Chafo | |
| Native Name Lang: | am |
| Office1: | Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives |
| Term Start1: | 18 October 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Muferiat Kamil |
| Office2: | Minister for Public Service and Human Resource Development |
| Term Start2: | October 2017 |
| Term End2: | 15 October 2018 |
| Successor2: | Fekadu Tesema |
| Nationality: | Ethiopian |
| Birth Place: | SNNPR, Ethiopia |
| Party: | Prosperity Party |
| Otherparty: | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement |
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.[1] [2] He was re-elected as the Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives on 4 October 2021.[3]
Prior to becoming Speaker, Tagesse was the Minister for Public Service and Human Resource Development from 2017 to 2018.[4]
Tagesse Chafo was born in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region (SNNPR). He has a Master of Business Administration in senior management from OU Business School in UK and Master of Science & Aquaculture from AMU in India. In addition, he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Addis Ababa University.[5] He previously served as the Minister for Public Service and Human Resource Development from 2017 to 2018. He also held various positions in SNNPR including Vice President, Head of Investment Commission, Head of Bureau of Trade and Industry Bureau. Additionally, Tagesse also served as a board member and chairman of various institutions like Arba Minch University, Ethiopian Sugar Development Corporation, South Water Works Construction Enterprise and Public Service Social Security Agency.
Tagesso was a member of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM). During Abiy Ahmed premiership, Tagesso has been a member of Prosperity Party and he was elected as Speaker of the House of Peoples Representatives on 18 October 2018. He was re-elected to the position on 4 October 2021.[6] [7]
| Head of District level department of agriculture | February 1994 – August 1997 | |
| Head of Province level department of Trade, Industry and Urban Development | December 2002 – September 2005 | |
| Head of Investment Commission of SNNP (Southern Nations Nationalities & Peoples') Regional State | October 2005 – November 2006 | |
| Head of Bureau of Works and Urban Development SNNP Regional State | December 2006 – April 2008 | |
| Vice President of SNNP Regional State and head of Trade & Industry Bureau | May 2008 – December 2012 | |
| Vice President of SNNP Regional State and head of Civil Service Bureau | January 2013 – December 2004 | |
| State Minister FDRE Policy Study & Research Center | January 2015 – October 2017 | |
| Minister for Public Service and Human Resource Development | October 2017 – 15 October 2018 | |
| Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives | 18 October 2018 – present |