The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and Chief Executive of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a Prime Minister as head of the government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces. The Prime Minister is the most powerful political figure in Ethiopian politics. The official residence of the prime minister is the Menelik Palace in Addis Ababa. The Prime Minister is elected from the members of the House of Peoples' Representatives and presents a government platform. The Prime Minister must receive a vote of confidence in the House of Peoples' Representatives to exercise executive power as Chief Executive. Abiy Ahmed is the third Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia serving since April 2018. Origins and History The office of Prime Minister has been consistently used in modern Ethiopian history. Prior to the establishment of modern government institutions, Ethiopia was under an absolute monarchy system with the King of Kings presiding as the absolute ruler of Ethiopia. The role of head of government emerged as a cabinet position in the late 18th and early 19th century following the introduction of modern government by Emperor Menelik II. The heads of government of Ethiopia have been Chief Minister (1909–1943), and then Prime Minister (1943–present). The 1995 Constitution transform Ethiopia to a parliamentary republic and made the Prime minister as the Chief Executive of Ethiopia. Absolute Monarchy Era (1270–1974) The Chief Minister of Ethiopia The first head of government at the cabinet level was Habte Giyorgis Dinagde as the Emperor's loyal Chief Minister under Emperor Menelik II. The Chief Minister is the chair of the cabinet and the Ministry of Defense who serve at the pleasure of the King of Kings who is the absolute ruler. In modern Ethiopian history there were there Chief Ministers including Tafari Makonnen under Empress Zewditu and Betwoded Wolde Tzaddick under Emperor Haile Selassie. The 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia The office of the Prime minister was officially established following the 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia. The 1931 constitution was the first modern time constitution that attempted to create modern system of government in Ethiopia. The 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia name Emperor of Ethiopia as the absolute ruler of Ethiopia and the Prime Minister as the leader of the council of ministers that coordinates a day to day government activities with the consent of the Emperor of Ethiopia. Until the 1955 revised