Teshome Toga Chanaka (Amharic: ተሾመ ቶጋ; born 23 April 1968) is an Ethiopian politician and second Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives, the lower chamber of the Ethiopian Parliament, from 2005 to 2010.
After completing his secondary education, he attended Addis Ababa University in 1987.
[citation needed] Teshome has worked in different levels of power from district to regional level in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, before becoming the Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives.
Most of his governmental positions were being an ambassador of Ethiopia in different counties.
Being stationed in Ghana (1992–93), Egypt (1993–1996), Kenya and Tanzania (1996–2001), Belgium (2013–2019),[1] and currently in China (2019-)[2]