Reginald Goodridge

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Reginald Goodridge
Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism
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Born (1952-11-11) 11 November 1952 (age 72)
Liberia
Political party True Whig Party (after 2005)
National Patriotic Party (before 2005)

Reginald Goodridge (born 11 November 1952) [1] is a Liberian politician and former government minister. Goodridge was born in Liberia in 1952. [1] He was a member of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic party and served as a press secretary to Taylor following his election as Liberian president. [2] He also served as Liberian minister for Culture, Information, Tourism of Liberia. [3] [4] Following the end of the Second Liberian Civil War, Goodridge argued that there would be "bloodbath" in the country if Taylor was forced to resign. [5] In 2005, Goodridge left the National Patriotic Party and joined the new version of the True Whig Party (TWP). He was appointed as the TWP's chairman in 2015. [6] [7] [8] In 2021, Goodridge led a campaign for the reburial and an official memorial service, for TWP government officials who were killed during the 1980 Liberian coup d'état. [9] By May 2025, the TWP executive committee passed a vote of no confidence against Chairman Goodridge. They accused Goodridge of not scheduling a national convention to elect new party officers, despite party's constitution requiring it. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Liberia Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ↑ "Sierra Leone Web - Sierra Leone News - January 2001". Sierra-leone.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Liberia Monrovia | AP Archive". Aparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  4. ↑ "A Conversation with Liberia's Information Minister E. Reginald Goodridge". Theperspective.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Minister warns of "bloodbath" if Taylor is forced out". The New Humanitarian. Jun 19, 2003. Retrieved Sep 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Reginald Goodridge Heads 'New TWP'". Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Adisi, Andy (31 March 2011). "Former Information Minister Renews Membership With TWP". Africanelections.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  8. ↑ "Former Information Minister Renews Membership With TWP". Africanelections.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  9. ↑ "Former Ruling TWP Wants Proper Burial For Executed Officials In Liberia's 1980 Coup". Newspublictrust.com. Apr 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  10. ↑ Hoffman, Naneka A. (May 7, 2025). "TWP on stormy road". The New Dawn Liberia. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
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