Ministry of National Defense (Liberia)

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Ministry of Defence of Liberia
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Agency overview
Formed25 February 1955;70 years ago (1955-02-25)
Jurisdiction Government of Liberia
HeadquartersBarclay Training Center, Monrovia
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Website mod.gov.lr

The Ministry of National Defense of Liberia is the government ministry responsible for the maintenance of the national defense and the governance of the Armed Forces of Liberia.

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History

An amendment to the Liberian Constitution allowed the previously named War Department to be renamed the Department of National Defense on February 25, 1955. [3] Then, during the early years of President William Tolbert's Administration after 1971, all departments were renamed Ministries and thus the organization became the Ministry of National Defense.

The Ministry's three-story building used to be located on Benson Street in downtown Monrovia, but upon the conclusion of the DynCorp / PA&E training effort in Liberia, moved to the Barclay Training Center, also located in central Monrovia, in July 2009. In early August 2009 the Ministry's Comptroller was dismissed, apparently for misappropriating US$50,000 intended for paying soldiers of the rebuilt AFL. [4]

Recent Reforms (2024–present)

In recent years, the Ministry of National Defense (Liberia) has undertaken several internal governance and modernization initiatives under the leadership of Brigadier General (Rtd.) Geraldine Janet George, who became Liberia’s first female Minister of National Defense in April 2024. [5]

YearReform / InitiativeDescription and SignificanceSource
2024Two-day Technical Capacity-Building TrainingIn September 2024, the Ministry held a two-day workshop at the Barclay Training Center for Ministry and Armed Forces staff on the theme "Strengthening Defense Governance and Reform Processes for Growth and Sustainability." Topics included budgeting, procurement, internal controls, and monitoring. Ministry of National Defense (Liberia)
2025 (July 3)Signing of Eleven Key Policy DocumentsOn July 3 2025, Minister George signed eleven policy directives aimed at formalizing governance and accountability practices within the Ministry. The directives covered accounting, procurement, fixed assets and warehouse management, internal audit charter, code of conduct, risk management, transportation, internship, and death gratuity policies. GNN Liberia

Additional developments include:

List of ministers

Source: [8]

Secretaries of War and the Navy (1848-1971)

Ministers of Defense (1971-present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mod.gov.lr/content.php. http://www.marshallcenter.org/mcpublicweb/en/component/content/article/4-cat-mc-news/653-art-mc-new-09-02.html, accessed 2018
  2. ↑ http://www.mod.gov.lr/content.php?/forum/viewtopic/id/375 [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ 'Looking at the LNG Brigade,' Armed Forces Day Brochure, 1973-74, Ministry of National Defense, via University of Liberia Library.
  4. ↑ Corruption at Ministry of Defense? (Comptroller Sacked for 'Eating' US$50,000 Soldiers' Pay ), August 9, 2009
  5. ↑ "Liberia Gets First Female Defense Minister". Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ministry of National Defense Strategic Plan 2022–2025" (PDF). Ministry of National Defense (Liberia). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ministry of National Defense – Home". Ministry of National Defense (Liberia). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "About the MOD – Ministry of National Defense" . Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  9. ↑ Liberia. American Colonization Society. 1897.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bidwell, Robin Leonard (1978). Guide to African ministers. London: R. Collings. ISBN   0860360644.
  11. ↑ Dunn, Beyan & Burrowes 2000, p. 112.
  12. ↑ Stephen Ellis, The Mask of Anarchy, Hurst & Co., London, 2001, p.118 or 255. Allison was charged and later convicted of ritual killing. Ellis cited Kappel and Korte, Human Rights Violations in Liberia 1980–90: A Documentation, Liberia Working Group, Bremen, 1990, pp.223-5
  13. ↑ Huband 2013, p. 134.
  14. ↑ Williams 2002, p. 129.
  15. 1 2 3 Takeuchi, Shinichi (1998). "Contemporary African conflict research: issues and possibilities" (PDF).
  16. ↑ Ministry of National Defense (Liberia), Armed Forces Today, Vol. 2, No.1, February 11, 2008, p.21-23. Note that this list is a composite of both the MND listing and Dunn, Beyan, and Burrowes. Dunn et al list Pearson and Karpeh which the MND does not.
  17. ↑ "TLC Africa Internet Magazine". www.tlcafrica.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2004. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  18. ↑ New Dawn (23 January 2018). "Liberia: Weah Appoints Army Chief of Staff As Minister". AllAfrica . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  19. ↑ RFI (14 February 2024). "Liberia: les femmes de militaires obtiennent la démission du ministre de la Défense". Radio France International . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  20. ↑ News Central Africa (14 February 2024). "Liberia Appoints Brig. Gen. Geraldine George First Female Defence Minister". News Central Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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