Million Mathewos

Million Mathewos (Amharic: ሚሊዮን ማቲዎስ) is an Ethiopian politician who has been the State Minister of Mines, Petroleum Development and Control since 2021. Previously, he had served with state Minister of Education from 2019 to 2021.

Million Mathewos
ሚሊዮን ማቲዎስ
State Minister of Mines, Petroleum Development and Control
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 October 2021
Appointed by	Abiy Ahmed
President	Sahle-Work Zewde Taye Atske Selassie
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
State Minister of Education
In office 9 November 2019 – 6 October 2021
President	Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
In office 24 July 2018 – 31 August 2019
President	Mulatu Teshome Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Dessie Dalke
Succeeded by	Erstu Yirdaw
Personal details
Political party	Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (until 2019)
Other political affiliations	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

A member of the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM), Million was the president of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR) from 2018 to 2019.

Political career

On 24 July 2018, Million Methewos has been elected by 7th regular congress as the president of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR), replacing Dessie Dalke.^[1] In October 2018, the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM) elected 65 members of the central committee and alongside Muferiat Kamil, Million was the elected CC members.

On 9 November 2019, Million was the State Minister of Education.^[2] On 9 October 2021, Million was elected by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as State Minister of Mines, Petroleum Development and Control.^[3]