Charles Amstard Clarke (15 December 1941 – 18 October 2022) was a Liberian politician.
Clarke was born on 15 December 1941 in Greenville, Sinoe County.[1] [2] Studying in the United States, he completed a B.A. degree at Ohio State University in 1966 and a M.A. degree at Ohio University in 1970.[2] He worked as assistant professor in Public Administration at the Federal City College 1972–1974.[2] In 1974 he completed a PhD in Public University at the American University.[2]
In 1974 he was named Deputy Minister for Presidential Affairs in the William R. Tolbert, Jr. government.[2] In 1976 he was promoted to Minister of State without Portfolio, a post he held until the 1980 coup d'etat.[3] [4] [2]
In the 1980s he was active as a businessman.[2] In the 1990s he became involved in Unity Party.[2] As of the 2000s, Clarke was the chairman of the Unity Party.[5] [6] He served as the senior warden of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Monrovia.[6] [2] He contested the Senate seat election in 2005 from Sinoe County, obtaining 3,598 votes (11.7%).[7]
Clarke died in Rockville, Maryland, United States on 18 October 2022.[1]