Julia Duncan-Cassell (born 1960) is a Liberian politician. She served as minister of gender, children, and social protection from 2012 to 2018, as part of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's second cabinet.
Julia Duncan-Cassell (born 1960) is a Liberian politician. She served as minister of gender, children, and social protection from 2012 to 2018, as part of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's second cabinet.
Duncan-Cassell was born in 1960. She fled the First Liberian Civil War and settled in the United States. [1] There, she studied business at the University of Phoenix, College of Marin, and Prairie View A&M University. She worked in banking in California before returning to Liberia. [2]
Back in Liberia, Duncan-Cassell became involved in the country's postwar political scene. She was the first woman to serve as superintendent of Grand Bassa County, holding the position for six years, until 2012. [2] [3]
In 2012, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appointed her as minister of gender, children, and social protection. [4] [5] She served in the role until 2018, with a brief break from July to October 2017, when she ran a failed campaign to represent Grand Bassa County District #3 in the Liberia House of Representatives. [6] [7] As minister, she promoted women's engagement in politics, opposed violence against women, and oversaw care of Ebola orphans during the West African Ebola epidemic. [8] [1] [9]
Duncan-Cassell is a member of Liberia's Unity Party. [10] She currently serves as president of the Europe External Programme with Africa. [11]
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