Adanech Abebe
Adanech Abiebie is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as the thirty-second mayor of Addis Ababa since 2021. She served as deputy mayor from 2020 until 2021. She previously was the Ministry of Revenues and [Customs Authority (Ethiopia)|Minister of Revenue and Customs Authority] from 2018 to 2020, when she became the first female to assume the role of the Federal Attorney General of Ethiopia. She is the first woman to hold the mayorship since it was created in 1910.
Early life
Born in Arsi Province, Adanech has little familial disclosure, according to her education background documents. But it was widely known Abebe Deso is her father. She is the only daughter of six children. Abebe's prominence in the province led to establishing Ireecha Primary School in 1977, where Adanech was received as the first female student. Adanech independently taught herself for the sake of her father based on child marriage. Inspired by her deeds, Abebe progressively admitted the violence against women and criticized parents who did not want to allow their female children to attend school. Initially, five girls enrolled the school, but only Adanech passed the 6th Grade National Exam.Education
Adanech completed undergraduate studies at Law in the Ethiopian [Civil Service University] in 2001, and attended a graduate program in leadership from Greenwich University in the United Kingdom.Political career
Adanech's early career was as an elementary school teacher before becoming the administrative director of the school. Her capability for leadership at both federal and regional levels led her to enter politics.In 2001, Adanech served as attorney of the Oromia Justice Bureau. In the Ethiopian general election|2005 general election], she won a seat in the House of Peoples' Representatives Aseko constituency. Then, she took a director position at the Oromia Development Association, where she served for five years. During the position, Adanech reformed the status of the association and becomes the mayor of Adama. She was the first female in the position and embarked on significant changes during her administration, including the reduction of corruption within the city.
She served as minister of the Revenue and Customs Authority from 2018 to 2020, reinstating corruption and bribery investigations. After serving two years, she was appointed to Federal Attorney General of Ethiopia under the premiership of Abiy Ahmed on 12 March 2020. On 18 August 2020, she was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa, with 138 voices. Adanech included two individuals from her cabinet. In September 2021, Adanech was elected mayor of the city.