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What roles did Bereket Simon hold, and when?

Bereket Simon

Ethiopian politician and founding member of the EPRDF who served as Minister of Communication Affairs from 1995 to 2012.

Latest source Jan 2023Updated 26 Oct 20266 sources

FormerNow

3 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Partially verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 1995 – 2012
    Minister of Communication Affairs Government of Ethiopia Former

    Federal minister responsible for government communication.1

  2. Oct 2017
    Policy Study and Research Advisor to the Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Former

    Adviser to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn; resigned in October 2017.2

  3. Oct 2017
    Board Chairman Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Former

    Chairmanship terminated days before his October 2017 resignation as adviser.2

Where the dates come from

  1. SecondaryFormer Ethiopian minister jailed for corruptionAnadolu Agency · 8 May 2020
  2. SecondaryHailemariam's policy study and research advisor Bereket Simon resignsEthiopia Observer · 16 Oct 2017

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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