In this Ethiopian name, the name Megersa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Lemma.
For the Ethiopian painter, see Lemma Guya.
Lemma Megersa
Lammaa Magarsaa
Lemma in 2019
Minister of Defense
In office 18 April 2019 – 18 August 2020
Prime Minister
Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by
Aisha Mohammed Mussa
Succeeded by
Kenea Yadeta
President of Oromia Region
In office 23 October 2016 – 18 April 2019
Prime Minister
Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed
Succeeded by
Shimelis Abdisa
Deputy Chairman of Oromo Democratic Party
In office 22 February 2018 – 1 December 2019
Preceded by
Abiy Ahmed
Succeeded by
post abolished
Personal details
Born
Lemma Megersa Wako
(1970-07-26) 26 July 1970 (age 53) Welega Province, Ethiopian Empire
Political party
Independent
Other political affiliations
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Oromo Democratic Party
Alma mater
Addis Ababa University Jimma University
Lemma Megersa (Oromo: Lammaa Magarsaa, Amharic: ለማ መገርሳ; born 26 July 1970) is an Ethiopian politician who served as the Minister of Defense 2019 to 2020. He was also the president of the Oromia Region and deputy chairman of the ruling party in the region, the Oromo Democratic Party. Since the formation of the Prosperity Party, Lemma has been independent.[citation needed]
LemmaMegersa (Oromo: Lammaa Magarsaa, Amharic: ለማ መገርሳ; born 26 July 1970) is an Ethiopian politician who served as the Minister of Defense 2019 to 2020...
Megersa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Asrat Megersa (born 1987), Ethiopian footballer LemmaMegersa (born 1970), Ethiopian politician...
Ethiopian constitution. Therefore, LemmaMegersa was excluded from the leadership race. On 22 February 2018, LemmaMegersa's party, ODP, called for an emergency...
the Oromia Region, preceded by LemmaMegersa. The Oromia Broadcasting Network called the election to replace LemmaMegersa. Since Shimelis took office,...
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Minister. In February 2018 the president of the Oromia regional state, LemmaMegersa, pledged to defend the independence and impartiality of the state-run...
Jun 2020[dubious – discuss] Aisha Mohammed Mussa Oct 2018–18 Apr 2019 LemmaMegersa 18 Apr 2019–18 Aug 2020 Kenea Yadeta 18 Aug 2020–6 Oct 2021 Abraham...
Party Paartii Demokraatawaa Oromoo Chairman Abiy Ahmed Deputy Chairman LemmaMegersa Head of Central Committee Office Addisu Arega Kitessa Founded March...
of Oromia Regional State Chief Administrator LemmaMegersa at the Millennium Hall on 5 August 2018. Lemma in his inaugural speech said "OMN has played...
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National Defense Force in Chelenqo which forced the Oromia president LemmaMegersa to criticize the federal governments actions. Ficquet, Éloi. Ḥabeš Siyāḥatnāmesi:...
Reconciliation Agreement. It was signed between the Oromia Region President LemmaMegersa and his OLF counterpart Dawud Ibsa Ayana. According to Eritrean information...
the EPRDF in early 2018. The 2016 Oromo protests led ODP party leader LemmaMegersa to support the call for reform in the ODP from Ethiopians abroad. In...
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2014 – 20 September 2016 Preceded by Alemayehu Atomsa Succeeded by LemmaMegersa Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia In office 29 November 2012 – 18 February...
exclusive, believing one should be destroyed while the other grow. Gemechu Megersa said that "there is only one big problem for Ethiopia and that is Oromia...