Cletus Wotorson
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Cletus Wotorson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Liberia from Grand Kru County | |
| In office 13 January 2006 – 13 August 2024 Serving with Peter Sonpon Coleman | |
| Preceded by | NTLA |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Liberian Minister of Lands and Mines | |
| In office August 1978 – April 1980 | |
| President | William R. Tolbert Jr. |
| Preceded by | Aaron Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Willie P. Nebo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cletus Segbe Wotorson 13 March 1937 Liberia |
| Died | 13 August 2024 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Unity Party |
| Other political affiliations | Liberian Action Party Alliance of Political Parties |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Cletus Segbe Wotorson (13 March 1937 – 13 August 2024) was a Liberian politician and geologist. On 26 March 2009, he was elected as President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia, beating out fellow Senator Gbehzohngar Milton Findley.[1] He served until 2012.[2] Wotorson died on 13 August 2024, at the age of 87.[3]
Positions
[edit]- Assistant Professor of Geology & Geophysics – University of Liberia
- Director – Liberian Geological Survey (1973–1975)
- Founder & President – West Africa Consultants (1975–1978)
- Minister of Lands & Mines – Government of Liberia (1978–1980)
- Chairman – Liberian Petroleum Refinery Company (1978–1980)
- Chairman & CEO – Liberian Petroleum Refinery Company (1980–1983)
- President – Nimba Mining Company (1988–1990)
- Standard Bearer of the Alliance of Political Parties in the 1997 presidential election. He placed fourth out of thirteen candidates, winning 2.57% of the vote
References
[edit]- ^ Liberia: Senator Cletus Wotorson elected new President Pro-tempore of the Liberian senate Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Liberian Times, 26 March 2009
- ^ Dunn, D. Elwood (4 May 2011). "The Annual Messages of the Presidents of Liberia 1848–2010: State of the Nation Addresses to the National Legislature". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
- ^ "Former Senate Pro Tempore Cletus Wotorson Dies". Daily Observer. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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