Name Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Surname Johnson Sirleaf
First Names Ellen
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Title Dr
Country of Birth Liberia
Positions
From To Organisation Position
2007   ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States & Government President of Liberia
2006   Office of the President President
2006 2006 Africa Leadership Award 2006 Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger
2005 2006 Unity Party Presidential Candidate
1997 2004 World Bank Country Unit - Ghana, Sierra Leone & Liberia Senior Loan Officer (exact dates unknown)
1997 1997   Presidential Candidate in Liberian Elections
1992 1997 UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa Director - initially Assistant Administrator
1988 1999 Synergos Institute Board Member
1986 1992   Vice-President & Executive Board Member - Equator Bank
1985 1985   Arrested during 1985 Liberian Elections
1983 1985 Citibank Kenya Director - African Regional Office
1979 1980 Ministry of Finance Minister of Finance
1972 1978 Ministry of Finance Assistant Minister of Finance
1970 1971 Harvard University Postgraduate Student - MA Public Administration
1970 1970 University of Colorado Postgraduate Student - Diploma in Economics
1961 1964 University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Student - BSc Accounting
Date of Birth 29 Oct 1938
Political Affiliation UP
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Notes For full biographies of President Johnson-Sirleaf, see the following links:
http://www.emansion.gov.lr/content.php?sub=President';s%20Biography&related=The%20President
http://www.embassyofliberia.org/biography.htm
http://www.tlcafrica.com/election_2005.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4395978.stm
[ Retrieved on 22 FEB 2008 ]
Record last updated on 03 JUN 2008