Dr. Lia Tadesse has been Minister of Health of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since March 2020. Previously she served as State Minister of Health from November 2018 and was leading the implementation of the national health programmes as part of the Health Sector Transformation Strategy. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. LiaTadesse is a physician who specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology with extensive experience as a clinician, academician, and executive leader.