List of presidents pro tempore of the Senate of Liberia

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This is an incomplete list of presidents pro tempore of the Senate of Liberia. The Senate elects a president pro tempore to preside for a term of six years.[1]

Name Took office Left office Notes
Elijah Johnson 1848 1849 [2][full citation needed]
John Day 1849 ? [3]
Alfred Francis Russell 1856 1857 - ? [3][4][full citation needed]
John Marshall 1871 1872 – ? [3][5]
J. J. Ross ? – 1896 1896 – ? [6]
Alfred Benedict King 1897 1899 [3]
D. F. Worrell 1901 ? [3]
Alfred Benedict King 1901 1903 [3]
J. C. Johnson 1903 1905 [3]
T. I. Tate 1905 1907 [3]
R. H. Jackson ? ? [3]
Charles B. Dunbar 1919 1923 [3]
John Gottlieb A. Richards 1923 1927 [3]
W. J. Clark ? ? [3]
William V. S. Tubman ? – 1930 1931 [3]
James Agea Himie Jones 1944 1956 [3]
Edwin A. Morgan 1956 1958 [3]
J. Lemuel Gibson 1958 1964 [3]
James Norman Anderson 1964 1967 [7][3]
Isaac A. David 1967 1971 [3]
Frank E. Tolbert, Sr. 1972 1980 [8][better source needed][3]
No Senate 1980 1986
John G. Rancy 1986 1989 [3]
Keikura Bayoh Kpoto February 1989 September 1990 [3]
No Senate 1990 1997
Charles Walker Brumskine July 1997 August 1999 [9][3]
Keikura Bayoh Kpoto 1999 20 August 2002 [3]
Grace B. Minor September 2002 2003 [10][3]
John Gray (acting) 2003 11 August 2003
Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu (acting) 11 August 2003 14 October 2003
? 2003 2006
Isaac W. Nyenabo 13 January 2006 17 March 2009 [11][12][3]
Lahai G. Lansanah (acting) 20 August 2008 2009 [13]
Cletus S. Wotorson (acting) 26 March 2009 January 2012 [14][3]
Gbehzohngar Milton Findley January 2012 January 2015 [15][16]
Armah Jallah 12 February 2015 15 January 2018 [16]
Albert Tugbe Chie 15 January 2018 15 January 2024 [17]
Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence 15 February 2024 Incumbent [18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Captan, Monie R. (2016). Introduction to Liberian Government and Political System. Lulu. ISBN 978-1-4834-4878-7 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ African Repository and Colonial Journal. 1849 https://books.google.com/books?id=LKAoAAAAYAAJ. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Dunn, D. Elwood, ed. (2011). The Annual Messages of the Presidents of Liberia 1848–2010: State of the Nation Addresses to the National Legislature. Vol. 1. Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-598-44169-1 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The African Repository". The African Repository. Vol. 33. 1857.
  5. ^ "Letters from Henry W. Dennis, Esq". The African Repository. 48 (1): 94. 1872 – via HathiTrust.
  6. ^ Heard, William H. (1898). The Bright Side of African Life: Illustrated. Philadelphia: A. M. E. Publishing House – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2001). Historical Dictionary of Liberia (2nd ed.). Lanham: The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3876-5 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Shaw, Elma (2005-04-22). "8". Liberia Stories. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  9. ^ "The Africa Election 2005". Archived from the original on 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2009-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Parliament of Liberia". guide2womenleaders.com.
  11. ^ Sonpon, Leroy M. III (11 September 2018). "Speaker Chambers Survives Ouster Attempts?". liberianobserver.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  12. ^ [1] IPU PARLINE Liberia (The Liberian Senate), Last elections
  13. ^ "Cletus Wotorson Becomes New Pro-Temp of The Liberian Senate". theliberianjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  14. ^ Kpayili, Michael (Mar 26, 2009). "Liberia: Senator Cletus Wotorson Elected New President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate". TheLiberianTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  15. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: LIBERIA (House of Representatives), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org.
  16. ^ a b "Senator Albert Chie to Run For Senate Pro-Temp Position". FrontPageAfrica. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  17. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: LIBERIA (The Liberian Senate), General information". archive.ipu.org.
  18. ^ "Nyonblee Elected Liberia First Female Pro-Tempore".
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