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 2014–2015^[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]

References

1. "Ethiopia: Junedin Saddo Faces new Sanctions". O Pride. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
2. "The Questionable Presence Of Aster mamo At EPRDF's Executive Committee Meeting". Awramba Times. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. Tekle, Tesfa-alem (10 February 2009). "Ethiopia's Prime Minister Discusses Youth Concerns". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
4. "Aster Mamo Becomes Deputy PM, Civil Service Minister". The Reporter. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
5. "Deputy Prime Minister Aster Mamo and Oromia region president Muktar Kedir Resigned". 20 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
6. "PM reshuffles cabinet". Capital Ethiopia. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
7. "H.E. Aster Mamo presented copy of her credential at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada". Embassy of Ethiopia to Canada. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.