Vice-President of Sierra Leone

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The vice-president of Sierra Leone is the second most senior government official in the executive branch of the Republic of Sierra Leone government after the president. The vice-president's only constitutional power is to be the immediate successor to the president of Sierra Leone if the president resigned or is removed from office by the parliament. Other than that the power of the vice president depends on the role delegated to the office by the president.

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The vice-president of Sierra Leone is the second most influential position in the government of Sierra Leone, after the president. The current vice-president of Sierra Leone is Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, a member of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party; he was sworn in as vice president on April 4, 2018, after the victory of Jalloh's and Julius Maada Bio's presidential ticket in the 2018 presidential election.

Security

The vice-president of Sierra Leone is protected by a special unit of police officers of the operational support division of the Sierra Leone Police.

History

When Sierra Leone was declared a Republic in 1971 by then Prime Minister Siaka Stevens, the position of Vice-President was created. The first vice-president was Sorie Ibrahim Koroma.

Functions

The functions of the vice-president are:

Vice-presidents

First vice-presidents

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term startTerm endPolitical party
1 Sorie Ibrahim Koroma.jpg Sorie Ibrahim Koroma
(1930–1994)
19 April 197128 November 1985 All People's Congress
2 No image.png Francis Misheck Minah
(1929–1989)
28 November 19854 April 1987 All People's Congress
3 No image.png Abu Bakar Kamara
(born 1929)
4 April 1987September 1991 All People's Congress
4 Abdulai Conteh.png Abdulai Osman Conteh
(born 1945)
199129 April 1992 All People's Congress

Second vice-presidents

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term startTerm endPolitical party
1 No image.png Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor
(1917–1985)
1978May 1984 All People's Congress
2 No image.png Francis Misheck Minah
(1929–1989)
May 1984November 1985 All People's Congress
3 No image.png Abu Bakar Kamara
(born 1929)
November 19854 April 1987 All People's Congress
4 No image.png Salia Jusu-Sheriff
(1929–2009)
4 April 19871991 Sierra Leone People's Party
5 J. B. Dauda 2011-05-11-2.jpg Joseph Bandabla Dauda
(1942–2017)
November 199129 April 1992 All People's Congress

Vice-presidents

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term startTerm endPolitical party
1 No image.png Albert Joe Demby
(1934–2021)
29 March 199625 May 1997 Sierra Leone People's Party
(1) No image.png Albert Joe Demby
(1934–2021)
13 February 19981999 Sierra Leone People's Party
2 No image.png Foday Sankoh
(1937–2003)
19992000 Revolutionary United Front
(1) No image.png Albert Joe Demby
(1934–2021)
2000May 2002 Sierra Leone People's Party
3 No image.png Solomon Ekuma Berewa
(1938–2020)
May 200217 September 2007 Sierra Leone People's Party
4 Samuel Sam-Sumana 2018.jpg Samuel Sam-Sumana
(born 1962)
17 September 200717 March 2015 All People's Congress
5 No image.png Victor Bockarie Foh
(born 1946)
17 March 20154 April 2018 All People's Congress
3 Mark Green and Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh at USAID HQ (1) (cropped).jpg Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh
(born 1970 or 1971)
4 April 2018Incumbent Sierra Leone People's Party

Deputy leaders of military juntas

LeaderDeputyTerm startTerm end
Andrew Juxon-Smith Leslie William Leigh [1] [2] March 1967April 1968
Valentine Strasser Solomon Musa [3] [4] May 1992June 1993
Valentine Strasser Julius Maada Bio [5] [6] June 1993March 1995
Julius Maada Bio Komba Mondeh [7] January 1996March 1996
Johnny Paul Koroma Foday Sankoh
Solomon Musa [8]
May 1997February 1998

See also

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