Lia Tadesse
Lia Tadesse | |
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ሊያ ታደሰ | |
Lia Tadesse in 2024 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 12 March 2020 – 8 February 2024 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Amir Aman |
| Succeeded by | Mekdes Daba |
| State Minister of Health of Ethiopia | |
| In office November 2018 – March 2020 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 48–49) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Prosperity Party |
| Alma mater | Jimma University Addis Ababa University |
| Awards | Next Generation Award of Harvard School |
Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin (Amharic: ሊያ ታደሰ ገብረመድኅን; born 1976) is an Ethiopian physician who served as the Minister of Health from 12 March 2020 until 8 February 2024. Prior to her appointment, Lia served as State Minister of Health from November 2018. She also served as an Executive Director at the University of Michigan's Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a CEO and Vice Provost in St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Addis Ababa and as a Project Director of USAID's Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) at Jhpiego-Ethiopia.