Bereket Simon is one of the founding members of Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and served as Minister for Ethiopian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. He was the right-hand man to the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and known for his unwavering defenses of any questionable governmental actions in the former reign. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia for seven years before he was removed from his position. His resigned from his position as chair of the Ethiopian Economic Research Institute in October 2017 following House Speaker Abadula Gemeda.

He was also a founding member of Amharic National Democratic Movement (ANDM). His’ membership was suspended on August 2018 along with TIRET Corporation CEO Tadesse Kassa (also known as Tadesse Tinkishu). The party passed the decision on Ato Bereket and Ato Tadesse after analyzing their intentions conflict with Amhara people interest and suspicions of corruption related to TIRET Corporation.