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The Cabinet of Liberia, together with the President and Vice President, form the executive branch of government in the country. The President, with the consent of the Senate, appoints cabinet ministers.
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The Cabinet of Liberia, together with the President and Vice President, form the executive branch of government in the country. The President, with the consent of the Senate, appoints cabinet ministers.
The following is a list of ministers currently serving in the administration of President George Weah, who took office as president on 22 January 2018: [1] [2] [3]
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Dee Maxwell Saah Kemayah |
| Minister of Finance | Samuel D. Tweh Jr. |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney-General | Musa F. Dean |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | Cooper Kruah |
| Minister of National Defense | Daniel Dee Ziankahn |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Varney A. Sirleaf |
| Minister of Education | Ansu Sonii |
| Minister of Public Works | Ruth Coker-Collins |
| Minister of Agriculture | Jeanine M. Cooper |
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare | Williamina Jallah |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Mawine Diggs |
| Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism | Ledgerhood Rennie |
| Minister of Lands, Mines, and Energy | Gesler E. Murray |
| Minister of Labor | Cllr. Charles Gibson |
| Minister of Youth and Sport | D. Zeogar Wilson |
| Minister of Transport | Samuel Wlue |
| Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection | Williametta Piso Saydee-Tarr |
| Minister of State for Presidential Affairs | G. Wesseh Blamo |
| Minister of State without Portfolio | Trokon A. Kpui |
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