Walter Gwenigale Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Dr
Walter Gwenigale
Office:Minister of Health and Social Welfare
Appointer:Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Term Start:2006
Term End:2015
Successor:Bernice Dahn
Birth Date: 1935
Birth Place:Central Province, Liberia (modern-day Bong County)
Death Date: (aged 87)
Death Place:Monrovia, Liberia
Alma Mater:Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Walter T. Gwenigale (1935April 22, 2022) was a Liberian politician who became Minister of Health and Social Welfare in the Cabinet of Liberia in 2006.[1] Gwenigale was born in the Central Province, which later became known as Bong County.[2] He completed a BA in Chemistry from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in 1963, and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.

Gwenigale died on April 22, 2022, at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mohsw.gov.lr/documents/minister%20proper.pdf
  2. Web site: https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-walter-gwenigale-great-liberian-medical-doctor-mission. Liberia: Walter Gwenigale – Great Liberian Medical Doctor With a Mission . . July 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: Dodoo. Lennart. https://frontpageafricaonline.com/obituary/liberia-former-minister-of-health-dr-walter-gwenigale-has-died/. Liberia: Former Minister of Health Dr. Walter Gwenigale Has Died. . July 14, 2022.