Getahun Garedew

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Getahun Garedew Wodaje is Ethiopian politician serving as Director general of FDRE environmental protection authority. Getahun is from Wolaita people and he served as Wolayita Zone chief administrator in 2018.

Getahun Garedew
Wolaita Sodo University Natural Resources Management
Academic Dean
In office 2009–2016
Wolayita Zone Administration Office
Chief Administrator
In office July 2018 – November 2018
Preceded by	Asrat Tera
Succeeded by	Dagato Kumbe
SNNPR Education Bureau
Bureau Head
In office November 2018 – June 2022
Ministry of Education
State Minister
In office June 2022 – November 2022
Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority
Director General
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2022
Personal details
Nationality	Ethiopian
Residence	Ethiopia
Alma mater	University of South Africa Addis Ababa University

Career

From 2009 to 2016 Getahun served in different capacities at Wolaita Sodo University, including as assistant professor, Academic Dean, Academic Programs Officer and Department Head for Natural Resources Management. Later July 2018 to November of the same year he worked as chief administrator of Wolayita Zone. Getahun served as the State Minister of the Ministry of Education from June 2022 to November 2022. With the Rank of the vice-president, he had also led the Regional Education Bureau of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region for four years starting from 2018. Now, Getahun Garedew is working as Director General of Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia since 2022.