debretsion was appointed as the deputy prime minister for finance and economic cluster in 2012. in 2015, debretsion helped to launch a free trade zone with sudan. in 2015, he laid inaugurated the construction of the ict park in bole lemi industrial park in addis ababa. in 2017, he laid the cornerstone for the ict park and stated that he wants to build more ict parks in the regional states.