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] |
| John Day | 1849[3] | ? | |
| Alfred Francis Russell | 1856[3] | 1857 - ? | [4] |
| John Marshall | 1871[3] | 1872 – ? | [5] |
| J. J. Ross | ? – 1896 | 1896 – ? | [6] |
| Alfred Benedict King | 1897[3] | 1899[3] | |
| R. H. Jackson | 1899[7] | 1901[8] | [3] |
| D. F. Worrell | 1901[3] | 1901[3] | |
| Alfred Benedict King | 1901[3] | 1903[3] | |
| J. C. Johnson | 1903[3] | 1905[3] | |
| T. I. Tate | 1905[3] | 1907[3] | |
| Charles B. Dunbar | 1919[3] | 1923[3] | |
| John Gottlieb A. Richards | 1923[3] | 1927[3] | |
| W. J. Clark | ? | ? | [3] |
| William V. S. Tubman | ? – 1930 | 1931 | [3] |
| James Agea Himie Jones | 1944[3] | 1956[3] | |
| Edwin Alford Morgan | 1956[3] | 1958[3] | |
| J. Lemuel Gibson | 1958[3] | 1964[3] | |
| James Norman Anderson | 1964[3] | 1967[3] | [9] |
| Isaac A. David | 1967[3] | 1971[3] | |
| Frank E. Tolbert, Sr. | 1972[3] | 1980[3] | |
| No Senate | 1980 | 1986 | |
| John G. Rancy | 1986[3] | 1989[3] | |
| Keikura Bayoh Kpoto | February 1989[3] | September 1990[3] | |
| No Senate | 1990 | 1997 | |
| Charles Walker Brumskine | July 1997[10] | August 1999 | [11][3] |
| Keikura Bayoh Kpoto | 1999 | 20 August 2002 | [3] |
| Grace B. Minor | September 2002 | 2003 | [12][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 | [13][14][3] |
| Lahai G. Lansanah (acting) | 20 August 2008 | 2009 | [15] |
| Cletus S. Wotorson (acting) | 26 March 2009 | January 2012 | [16][3] |
| Gbehzohngar Milton Findley | January 2012 | January 2015 | [17][18] |
| Armah Jallah | 12 February 2015 | 15 January 2018 | [18] |
| Albert Tugbe Chie | 15 January 2018 | 15 January 2024 | [19] |
| Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence | 15 February 2024 | Incumbent | [20] |
References
- ^ Captan, Monie R. (2016). Introduction to Liberian Government and Political System. Lulu. ISBN 978-1-4834-4878-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The African Repository and Colonial Journal, Volume 25". African Repository and Colonial Journal. 1849.
- ^ 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 aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao 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.
- ^ "The African Repository". The African Repository. Vol. 33. 1857.
- ^ "Letters from Henry W. Dennis, Esq". The African Repository. 48 (1): 94. 1872 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Heard, William H. (1898). The Bright Side of African Life: Illustrated. Philadelphia: A. M. E. Publishing House – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Liberia. American Colonization Society. 1897.
- ^ "Almanach de Gotha". Gotha, Germany : Justus Perthes. 1903.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "IRIN-WA Weekly Roundup 7-97 of Main Events in West Africa - Liberia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 4 August 1997.
- ^ "The Africa Election 2005". Archived from the original on 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Parliament of Liberia". guide2womenleaders.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ [1] IPU PARLINE Liberia (The Liberian Senate), Last elections
- ^ "Cletus Wotorson Becomes New Pro-Temp of The Liberian Senate". theliberianjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: LIBERIA (House of Representatives), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org.
- ^ a b "Senator Albert Chie to Run For Senate Pro-Temp Position". FrontPageAfrica. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: LIBERIA (The Liberian Senate), General information". archive.ipu.org.
- ^ Carter, J. Burgess (January 16, 2024). "Liberia: Nyonblee Elected Liberia First Female Pro-Tempore". Liberian Observer. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
