Ethiopia: Parliament Approves PM's Appointment of New Ministers_Hailemariam appointed Shiferaw Shigute as minister of education.
House of Peoples Representatives today approved the appointment of ten ministers nominated by Prime Minister Hailmeriam Desalegn. Before announcing his appointments, PM Hailemariam told parliamentarians that Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen is relieved of his post as minister of education. Hailemariam appointed Shiferaw Shigute as minister of education. Shiferaw has been serving as Chief Administrator of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) since March 2006. Redwan Hussien, who was public mobilization and participation advisor minister to the PM and head of EPRDF Secretariat, has replaced Bereket Simon as Minister of Government Communications Affairs Office. Bereket and outgoing Addis Ababa City mayor Kuma Demeksa yesterday were appointed as policy and research advisor ministers to the Prime Minister. Workneh Gebeyehu, who was commissioner of the Federal Police Commission, is appointed as Minister of Transport replacing Diriba Kuma. Mekonnen