Samuel Tweah Explained

Birth Name:Samuel D. Tweah Jr.
Order2:Minister of Finance of Liberia
Term Start2:January 2018
Term End2:January 2024
President2:George Weah
Predecessor2:Boima Kamara
Successor2:Boima Kamara
Birth Date:6 May 1971
Birth Place:Maryland County, Liberia
Spouse:Delecia Berry Tweah

Samuel D. Tweah is a Liberian politician.[1] He was appointed as minister of finance in January 2018 by President George Weah.[2]

He was born on 6 May 1971 in Maryland County. He has an economics degree from George Washington University.

On 11 December 2023, the U.S. State Department publicly designated Tweah and two members of the Senate of Liberia as pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023, for "involvement in significant corruption by abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding, including legislative reporting and mining sector activity."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clayeh . J. H. Webster . Finance Minister Tweah Urges Liberians to Give CDC Another Six Years to Effectuate Genuine Development . FrontPageAfrica . 8 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Profile of the Minister . web.archive.org . "Ministry of Finance . 23 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Office of the Spokesperson. Leveraging Tools to Promote Accountability and Counter Global Corruption. 11 December 2023. U.S. Department of State. 12 December 2023. Samuel Tweah, Liberian Minister of Finance and Development Planning, and Liberian Senators Albert Chie and Emmanuel Nuquay. Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the United States is publicly designating Tweah, Chie, and Nuquay, afor [sic] their involvement in significant corruption by abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding, including legislative reporting and mining sector activity. As part of this action, their immediate family members are also designated, including their spouses Delecia Berry Tweah, Abigail Chie, and Ruthtoria Brown Nuquay, and Tweah and Nuquay’s minor children..

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