Gedion Timotheos (
Amharic
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: ጌድዮን ቲሞጢዎስ) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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since 18 October 2024 and
Attorney General
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from 2 November 2021. He has served as
Minister of Justice
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from 6 October 2021 until
Hanna Arayaselassie succeeding his position in 2024,
Timotheos previously was the Ethiopian
Attorney General
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before the position again was renamed to the
Minister of Justice
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.
Government positions
Gedion Timotheos successively held the positions of
State Attorney
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of
Ethiopia
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and then the
Attorney General
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. , he held the position of
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
. 18 October 2024, the
Office of Prime Minister appointed Timotheos as
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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, succeeding
Taye Atskeselassie
Taye Atske Selassie Amde (, born 13 January 1956) is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who is serving as president of Ethiopia since 7 October 2024. He has worked as ambassador on numerous occasions in the United Nations. Prior to assuming th ...
. This appointment was made alongside the appointment of
Hanna Arayaselassie, the wife of Gedion Timotheos, as the
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
.
Personal life
Gedion Timotheos is married to
Hanna Arayaselassie who is Ethiopia's
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
and former Chief Commissioner of the
Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC).
References
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Living people
Justice ministers of Ethiopia
Attorneys general
Year of birth missing (living people)
Addis Ababa University alumni
Central European University alumni