Shiferaw Shigute

Shiferaw Shigutie Wolassa
ሸፈራው ሸጉጤ
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
In office
19 April 2018  October 2018
Preceded byFekadu Beyene
Eyasu Abraha Alle
Succeeded byUmer Hussien
With Rank Of Minister Chief Coordinator of Democratic System Building Center
In office
22 October 2016  April 2018
Preceded byDemeke Mekonnen
Succeeded byFetlework Gebregziabher
Minister of Education
In office
4 July 2013  1 November 2016
Preceded byDemeke Mekonnen
Succeeded byShiferaw Tekle-Mariam
President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
In office
10 March 2006  4 July 2013
Preceded byHailemariam Desalegn
Succeeded byDessie Dalke
Ambassador plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to the Republic of Korea
In office
October 2019  October 2021
Regional Capacity Building Coordination Bureau head (SNNPRS)
In office
December 2002  March 2006
Regional Auditor General (SNNPRS)
In office
November 2001  December 2002
Executive Director of Education and Training Authority ETA
In office
October 2022  incumbent
Member of Parliament
In office
September 2015  September 2021
Member and chair of the standing committee of the House of Federation
In office
2006  September 2015
Chairman Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement and Executive Committee member of the EPRDF
In office
February 2018  June 2018
Deputy of SEPDM and Executive Committee member of the EPRDF
In office
September 2002  February 2018
Personal details
Born (1969-09-04) 4 September 1969
Sidama Aroressa/Qiniqamo
Political party
Spouse
Aynalem Assefa Rewo
(m. 1994)
Children6
Alma materAzusa Pacific University

Shiferaw Shigute (Amharic: ሸፈራው ሸጉጤ, shefärawə shegut'ē) is an Ethiopian politician who was the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Minister of Education, President of the SNNPR, and Chairman of the then SEPDM (Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement), one of the parties that made up the current ruling Prosperity Party.