Gedion Timotheos
{{Short description|Ethiopian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gedion Timotheos
| native_name = {{nobold|ጌድዮን ቲሞጢዎስ}}
| image = Gedion Timotheos.jpg
| caption = Timotheos in 2019
| country = Ethiopia
| office1 = Minister of Foreign Affairs
| term_start1 = 18 October 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Taye Atske Selassie
| successor1 =
| president1 =
| primeminister1 =
| office2 = Attorney General
| term_start2 = 2 November 2021
| primeminister2 = Abiy Ahmed
| president2 = Sahle-Work Zewde
Taye Atske Selassie
| predecessor2 = Adanech Abebe
| successor2 =
| office3 = Minister of Justice
| term_start3 = 6 October 2021
| term_end3 = 18 October 2024
| predecessor3 = Adanech Abebe
| successor3 = Hanna Arayaselassie
| education = Addis Ababa University (LL.B.)
Central European University (LL.M., S.J.D.)
| spouse = Hanna Arayaselassie
| native_name_lang = am
}}
Gedion Timotheos (Amharic: ጌድዮን ቲሞጢዎስ; 1 January 1978) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 18 October 2024 and Attorney General from 2 November 2021. He has served as Minister of Justice from 6 October 2021 until Hanna Arayaselassie succeeding his position in 2024,{{cite web | url=https://addiszeybe.com/news/currentaffairs/attorney-general-gedion-timothewos | title=Attorney General Gedion Timothewos Hessebon: A technocrat or another instrument for Abiy's executive branch? | date=25 September 2020 }} Timotheos previously was the Ethiopian Attorney General before the position again was renamed to the Minister of Justice.{{Cite web|title=Council {{!}} FDRE Office of the Prime Minister|url=https://www.pmo.gov.et/council/|website=Office of Prime Minister}}{{Cite web|date=October 6, 2021|title=FDRE Ministry of Justice ኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ ፍትህ ሚኒስቴር|url=https://twitter.com/MOJEthiopia/status/1445945924098920460|access-date=October 6, 2021|website=Twitter}}
Life
Born on January 1, 1978, in Addis Ababa, Gedion’s passion for law was evident from an early age. He pursued an LL.B. from Addis Ababa University. Furthering his studies at the prestigious Central European University, Gedion earned advanced degrees, including an LL.M. and an S.J.D. in Comparative Constitutional Law.{{Cite web |last=Alemu |first=Habtamu |date=2024-10-19 |title=Dr. Gedion Timothewos: The Legal Scholar Steering Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs - Ethio Eyewitness News |url=https://www.ethioeyewitness.com/dr-gedion-timothewos-the-legal-scholar-steering-ethiopias-foreign-affairs/,%20https://www.ethioeyewitness.com/dr-gedion-timothewos-the-legal-scholar-steering-ethiopias-foreign-affairs/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |language=en-US}}
Gedion Timotheos successively held the positions of State Attorney of Ethiopia and then the Attorney General.{{Cite web|date=November 6, 2018|title=Gedion T. Hessebon Appointed as State Minister in Ethiopia|url=https://legal.ceu.edu/article/2018-11-06/gedion-t-hessebon-appointed-state-minister-ethiopia|access-date=November 6, 2018|website=Central European University}} {{As of|2021|11|02}}, he held the position of Minister of Justice. 18 October 2024, the Office of Prime Minister appointed Timotheos as Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeeding Taye Atskeselassie. This appointment was made alongside the appointment of Hanna Arayaselassie, the wife of Gedion Timotheos, as the Minister of Justice.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-18 |title=PM Abiy appoints new ministers for the ministries of MFA, Justice and Tourism |url=https://www.fanabc.com/english/pm-abiy-appoints-new-ministers-for-the-ministries-of-mfa-justice-and-tourism/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Welcome to Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Account |date=2024-10-18 |title=Ethiopian PM Appoints Husband and Wife as Foreign and Justice Ministers |url=https://borkena.com/2024/10/18/ethiopian-pm-appoints-husband-and-wife-as-foreign-and-justice-ministers/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Borkena Ethiopian News |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Gedion Timotheos is married to Hanna Arayaselassie who is Ethiopia's Minister of Justice and former Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC).
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Category:Justice ministers of Ethiopia
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)