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{{Infobox official post
| post = First Lady of Ethiopia
| image = H.E. Zinash Tayachew Bere.jpg
| imagecaption = '''Incumbent'''<br>'''[[Zinash Tayachew]]'''<br>since April 02, 2018
| style = Her Excellency
| residence = Office of First Lady
| formation = {{start date and age|1995|08|22|df=y|p=1|br=1}}
| inaugural =
| abbreviation = FLOE
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| Nationality = Ethiopian
| nominator =
| seat = [[Addis AbebaAbaba]]
 
}}'''First Lady of Ethiopia''' ([[Geʽez|Ge'ez]]: የኢትዮጵያ ቀዳማዊት እመቤት) is a title for the wife of [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] Prime Minister. Officially the concept of First Lady applied in [[Politics of Ethiopia|Ethiopian politics]] since 1995. Although the first lady's role has never been [[Codification (law)|codified]] or officially defined, she figures prominently in the political and social life of the nation. However, the role of [[First Lady]] is created by her and contributes her unique position to improve women and children's capacity but her contribution has not been known at the broader public realm.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Nigussie, Natnael|date=2019-06-17|title=Ethiopian First Lady's Contribution to Women Empowerment|url=http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/19616|access-date=2020-10-19|publisher=Addis Ababa University|language=en}}</ref>
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}}'''First Lady of Ethiopia''' ([[Geʽez{{Lang-am|Ge'ez]]: የኢትዮጵያ ቀዳማዊት እመቤት|translit=ye’ītiyop’iya k’edamawīti imebēti}}) is a title for the wife of [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] Prime Minister. Officially the concept of First Lady applied in [[Politics of Ethiopia|Ethiopian politics]] since 1995. Although the first lady's role has never been [[Codification (law)|codified]] or officially defined, she figures prominently in the political and social life of the nation. However, the role of [[First Lady]] is created by her and contributes her unique position to improve women and children's capacity but her contribution has not been known at the broader public realm.<ref name=":0">{{Cite webthesis|last=Nigussie, Natnael|date=2019-06-17|title=Ethiopian First Lady's Contribution to Women Empowerment|url=http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/19616|access-date=2020-10-19|publisher=Addis Ababa University|type=Thesis |language=en}}</ref>
 
== History ==
In Ethiopian history, the word ‘[[Majesty]]’ was the symbol of royal title that has been referred to a king or Queen. The wife of royal family could share a power with her [[Imperial, royal and noble ranks|royal title]] of ‘[[Queen consort|Queen]]’ which has created alliances among the other side. It means, the name of ‘Queen’ had recognized by societies and entitled with a power for the wife of a king, then she had a supreme power to advise her husband to sustain and keep a monarchal system from generation to generation (by appoint her son to be a king) such as Queen Eleni, [[Seble Wongel|Seble wengel]], [[Mentewab|Mintewab]], [[Taytu Betul|Empress Taytu]]. They were contributed their special position to their country as well as the state of subjects. They have passed their legacy to the advancement of [[Women in Ethiopia|Ethiopian women]]. People has followed them as their leaders equivalent to their king ([[Taytu Betul|Tayitu]] is the best example).<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Biseswar|first=I|title=The role of educated/intellectual women in Ethiopia in the process of change and transformation towards gender equality 1974-2005|publisher=University of South Africa|year=2011|location=[[South Africa]]}}</ref>
 
After the annihilated of [[Monarchy|Monarchal system]] and substituted by [[Derg|military system]] (socialism ideology), the wife of [[List of heads of government of Ethiopia|Ethiopian leader]] had not any title for the couple of decades. But after the [[Transitional Government of Ethiopia|Transitional government of Ethiopia]] succeeded, the concept of first lady come alive when the wife of [[President (government title)|President]] [[Negasso Gidada|Negasso Gidida]] ([[Doctor (title)|Dr.]]) [[Regina Abelt]], citizen of [[Germany]], officially became the First Lady of [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] in 1995.<ref name=":0" /> Uniquely, [[Regina Abelt]] was the only person in [[Ethiopia]] history to be nominated for a first ladyship regardless of her citizenship and nomination by the behalf of president.
 
In 2013, [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] the Office of the First Lady has established during the reign of the former First Lady [[Roman Tesfaye|Mrs. Roman Tesfaye]]. All programs that undertaking by of the office has its significant to the Ethiopian women's empowerment and address the national gender issues.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Office of the First Lady of the FDRE Vacancies and Jobs in Ethiopia {{!}} Ethiojobs|url=https://www.ethiojobs.net/company/172371/Office-of-the-First-Lady-of-the-FDRE/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.ethiojobs.net}}</ref>
 
== List of first ladies ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+List of Ethiopian Firstfirst Ladiesladies, and Primeprime Ministersministers and Presidentspresidents by the time of their first ladyship
!Number
!Name
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{{First ladies and gentlemen}}
 
[[Category:First Ladiesladies of Ethiopia| ]]
[[Category:Ethiopian women in politics]]
[[Category:Lists of Ethiopian people]]
[[Category:Lists of spouses of nationalheads leadersof state|Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Lists of political office-holders|Ethiopia, First Lady]]