Teshome Toga Explained

Teshome Toga Chanaka
Native Name Lang:am
Office2:Ambassador to Egypt
Office1:Ambassador to Ghana
Termend1:1993
Termstart1:1992
Termend2:1996
Termstart2:1993
Office3:Member of House of Federation
Termstart3:1995
Termend3:2010
Office4:Ambassador to Kenya and Tanzania
Termstart4:1996
Termend4:2001
Office5:Speaker of the House of People's Representatives
Termstart5:10 October 2005
Termend5:3 October 2010
Predecessor5:Dawit Yohannes
Successor5:Abadula Gemeda
Office7:Ambassador to Belgium
Termstart7:2013
Termend7:2019
Office8:Ambassador to China
Termstart8:2019
Termend8:present
Birth Name:Teshome Toga Chanaka
Birth Date:23 April 1968
Birth Place:Dimtu, Ethiopia

Teshome Toga Chanaka (Amharic: ተሾመ ቶጋ ; born 23 April 1968) is an Ethiopian politician and second Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives, the lower chamber of the Ethiopian Parliament, from 2005 to 2010. He was succeeded by Abadula Gemeda.

Background

Early life

Teshome was born in Dimtu, Ethiopia, and completed his primary education in Bilate Tena Primary school. He was born into a farmer family, and used to help his family after school: by herding cattle and plowing. Teshome completed his secondary school in Sodo. After completing his secondary education, he attended Addis Ababa University in 1987.

Political career

Teshome has worked in different levels of power from district to regional level in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, before becoming the Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Most of his governmental positions were being an ambassador of Ethiopia in different counties. Being stationed in Ghana (1992–93), Egypt (1993-1996), Kenya and Tanzania (1996-2001), Belgium (2013-2019),[1] and currently in China (2019-)[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 January 2014. Ethiopian Ambassador presented his credentials to the king of Belgium. Embassy of Ethiopia in Belgium.
  2. Web site: 28 December 2018. Ethiopia disclosed diplomatic missions of 19 new ambassadors. Embassy of Ethiopia in Belgium.