Ministry of Justice (Liberia)

The Ministry of Justice of Liberia is an organisation responsible for providing "effective, efficient and excellent public safety and legal services which promote the rule of law, ensure the safety and security of the public and uphold the interest of the government and people of the Republic of Liberia."[1]

List of ministers[2]
Name Time of Service
James A.A. Pierre[3] 1971
George Henries[3] 1972-1973
Clarence Lorenzo Simpson, Jr.[4] 1973-1974
Lawrence A. Morgan[5] 1974-1976
Oliver Bright[6][7] 1976-1979
Joseph F. Chesson[3] 1979-1980
Chea Cheapoo[3] 1980-1981
Isaac Nyeplu[3][8] 1981-1982
Winston Tubman[9] 1982-1983
Jenkins Scott[10] 1983-1990
Philip A. Z Banks[11][12] 1990-1994
Laveli Supuwood[3][13] 1993
Francis Y.S. Garlawolu 1995-1996
Gloria Musu-Scott[14] [1st female] 1996
Peter B. Jallah[3][14] 1996-1998
Eddington Varmah[3] 1998-2003
Laveli Koboi Johnson 2003
Kabineh J’aneh 2004-2005
Frances J. Allison 2006-2007
Philip A. Z Banks 2007
Christiana Tah 2009-2014
Benedict F. Sannoh[15] 2014-2016
Musa F. Dean 2016-present

See also

References
  1. Liberia, Ministry of Justice - Republic of. "Mission & Vision - MOJ - Ministry of Justice - Republic of Liberia". moj.gov.lr. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  2. Liberia, Ministry of Justice - Republic of. "Past Ministers - MOJ - Ministry of Justice - Republic of Liberia". moj.gov.lr. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  3. Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000-12-20). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461659310.
  4. Designs, BlueSeas Web. "President Sirleaf Attends Funeral of late Associate Justice Clarence Lorenzo Simpson". www.emansion.gov.lr. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  5. Dunn, D. Elwood (2011-05-04). The Annual Messages of the Presidents of Liberia 1848–2010: State of the Nation Addresses to the National Legislature. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783598441691.
  6. Dunn, D. Elwood (2011-05-04). The Annual Messages of the Presidents of Liberia 1848–2010: State of the Nation Addresses to the National Legislature. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783598441691.
  7. Clements, John (1979). Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments. Political Research, Incorporated.
  8. Kappel, Robert; Korte, Werner (1990). Human Rights Violations in Liberia, 1980-1990: A Documentation. Informationszentrum Afrika.
  9. "Liberian poll: The main contenders". 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  10. "Liberia: A Human Rights Disaster / Violations of the Laws of War by All Parties to the Conflict" (PDF). October 26, 1990.
  11. Africa, United States Congress House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on (1993). The ongoing civil war and crisis in Liberia: hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, November 19, 1992. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160411335.
  12. Huband, Mark (2013-06-17). The Liberian Civil War. Routledge. ISBN 9781135252144.
  13. Shiner, Cindy (1994-08-07). "IN BATTLE AND IN POLITICS, LIBERIA'S MOTLEY FACTIONS FIGHT ON". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  14. Africa Research Bulletin: Political, social, and cultural series. Blackwell. 1996.
  15. Liberia, Ministry of Justice - Republic of. "Hon. Benedict F. Sannoh - MOJ - Ministry of Justice - Republic of Liberia". moj.gov.lr. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
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