Aster Mamo

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

Aster Mamo
Ambassador of Ethiopia to Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 January 2018
President	Mulatu Teshome Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister	Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Birtukan Ayano Dadi
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office 8 April 2014 – 6 November 2016 Serving with Demeke Mekonnen and Debretsion Gebremichael
Prime Minister	Hailemariam Desalegn
Preceded by	Hailemariam Desalegn
Minister for the Civil Service
In office 8 April 2014 – 6 November 2016
Preceded by	Muktar Kedir
Personal details
Political party	Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization

Career

Before, she served as the chief government whip of the Ethiopian government from 2014 to 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 to 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]