Council of Ministers of Meles Zenawi

Zenawi cabinet
Zenawi cabinet
Date formed	11 October 2005
Date dissolved	20 August 2012
People and organisations
	See Members
Total no. of members	24
Member party	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front; Tigray People's Liberation Front; Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement; Oromo Democratic Party; Amhara Democratic Party; Afar National Democratic Party; Somali Democratic Party;
Opposition party	Coalition for Unity and Democracy
Opposition leader	Birtukan Mideksa; Hailu Shawel; Merera Gudina; Lidetu Ayalew;
History
Election(s)	1995; 2000; 2005; 2010;
Outgoing formation	5 October 2010
Predecessor	post established
Successor	Hailemariam Desalegn

The Council of Ministers of Meles Zenawi or Zenawi cabinet, was the cabinet of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who ruled Ethiopia from 1991 until his death in 2012. The cabinet was formed on 11 October 2005 with the aim of tackling government weakness and to end poverty in Ethiopia. Critics stated that the new cabinet cannot afford accountability to the parliament because of not reflecting ethnic diversity Meles' supporters. Some leading political figures that supported Meles lost their jobs with 11 ministers were replaced as the incumbent reshuffled the post.

The House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR) approved 347 votes, 66 objections and four abstentions during the first regular parliament session in that day.

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