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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Personal data
Date of birth29 October 1938(age 77)
Place of birthMonrovia, Liberia
Political partyUnity Party
Alma materUniversity of Colorado, Boulder
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Harvard University
ProfessionEconomist
Businessperson
Activist
ReligionMethodism
President of Liberia
Assumed office16 January 2006
PresidentJoseph Boakai
Vice PresidentJoseph Boakai
Preceded byGyude Bryant

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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NameSirleaf
PresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf
President Start2006
President Endpresent
Vice PresidentJoseph Boakai
Vice President Start2006
Vice President Endpresent
ForeignGeorge Wallace
Foreign Start2006
Foreign End2007
Foreign 2Olubanke King Akerele
Foreign Start 22007
Foreign End 22010
Foreign 3Toga McIntosh
Foreign Start 32010
Foreign End 3present
FinanceAntoinette Sayeh
Finance Start2006
Finance End2008
Finance 2Augustine Ngafuan
Finance Start 22008
Finance End 2present
JusticeFrances Johnson-Morris
Justice Start2006
Justice End2007
Justice 2Philip A. Z. Banks
Justice Start 22007
Justice End 22009
Justice 3Christiana Tah
Justice Start 32009
Justice End 3present
DefenseBrownie Samukai
Defense Start2006
Defense Endpresent
InternalAmbullai Johnson
Internal Start2006
Internal End2010
Internal 2Harrison Kahnweah
Internal Start 22010
Internal End 2present
EducationJoseph Korto
Education Start2006
Education End2010
Education 2E. Othello Gongar
Education Start 22010
Education End 2present
PostsJackson E. Doe
Posts Start2006
Posts End2008
Posts 2Jeremiah Sulunteh
Posts Start 22008
Posts End 22010
Posts 3Frederick B. Norkeh
Posts Start 32010
Posts End 3present
Public WorksWillie Knuckles
Public Works Date2006
Public Works 2Luseni Donzo
Public Works Start 22007
Public Works End 22009
Public Works 3Samuel Kofi Woods
Public Works Start 32009
Public Works End 3present
AgricultureChristopher Toe
Agriculture Start2006
Agriculture End2009
Agriculture 2Florence Chenoweth
Agriculture Start 22009
Agriculture End 2present
HealthWalter Gwenigale
Health Start2006
Health Endpresent
InformationEdward B. McClain, Jr.
Information Date2006
Information 2Lawrence Bropleh
Information Start 22006
Information End 22009
Information 3Cletus Sieh
Information Start 32010
Information End 3present
PlanningToga McIntosh
Planning Start2006
Planning End2008
Planning 2Amara M. Konneh
Planning Start 22008
Planning End 2present
LandsEugene Shannon
Lands Start2006
Lands End2010
Lands 2Roosevelt Jayjay
Lands Start 22010
Lands End 2present
RuralErnest C. B. Jones
Rural Start2006
Rural End2008
CommerceOlubanke King Akerele
Commerce Start2006
Commerce End2007
Commerce 2Frances Johnson-Morris
Commerce Start 22007
Commerce End 22008
Commerce 3Miatta Beysolow
Commerce Start 32008
Commerce End 3present
GenderGarbah Gayflor
Gender Start2006
Gender Endpresent
LaborSamuel Kofi Woods
Labor Start2006
Labor End2009
Labor 2Tiawon Gongloe
Labor Start 22009
Labor End 22010
Labor 3Jeremiah Sulunteh
Labor Start 32010
Labor End 3present
YouthJamesetta Howard Wolokollie
Youth Start2006
Youth End2007
Youth 2Etmonia Tarpeh
Youth Start 22007
Youth End 2present
TransportJeremiah Sulunteh
Transport Start2006
Transport End2008
Transport 2Jackson E. Doe
Transport Start 22008
Transport End 22009
Transport 3Alphonso Gaye
Transport Start 32009
Transport End 32010
Transport 4Willard Russell
Transport Start 42010
Transport End 4present
National SecurityPeter Bonner Jallah
National Security Start2008
National Security End2009
National Security 2Victor Helb
National Security Start 22009
National Security End 2present
StateMorris Dukuly
State Date2006
State 2Willie Knuckles
State Start 22006
State End 22007
State 3Edward B. McClain, Jr.
State Start 32007
State End 3present

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is the 24th and current President of Liberia. She served as Minister of Finance under President William Tolbert from 1979 until the 1980 coup d'état, after which she left Liberia and held senior positions at various financial institutions. She placed a very distant second in the 1997 presidential election. Later, she was elected President in the 2005 presidential election and took office on 16 January 2006. Sirleaf is the first and currently the only elected female head of state in Africa.

Sirleaf was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakel Karman of Yemen. The women were recognized "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work." However, this has generated controversy in Liberia as it has been interpreted by Sirleaf's political critics as having granted her an "unfair advantage" immediately before the upcoming Liberian Presidential election, which is scheduled to occur on October 11, 2011.


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