Samuel Tweah

Samuel Tweah
Samuel Tweah
Minister of Finance of Liberia
	In office; January 2018 – January 2024
President	George Weah
Preceded by	Boima Kamara
Succeeded by	Boima Kamara
Personal details
Born	Samuel D. Tweah Jr.; 6 May 1971 (age 53); Maryland County, Liberia
Spouse	Delecia Berry Tweah

Samuel D. Tweah is a Liberian politician.^[1] He was appointed as minister of finance in January 2018 by President George Weah.^[2]

He was born on 6 May 1971 in Maryland County.^[2] He has an economics degree from George Washington University.^[2]

On 11 December 2023, the U.S. State Department publicly designated Tweah and two members of the Senate of Liberia as pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023, for "involvement in significant corruption by abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding, including legislative reporting and mining sector activity."^[3]

References

^ Clayeh, J. H. Webster (8 November 2022). "Finance Minister Tweah Urges Liberians to Give CDC Another Six Years to Effectuate Genuine Development". FrontPageAfrica.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ministry of Finance (23 May 2023). "Profile of the Minister". Archived from the original on 28 April 2023.
^ Office of the Spokesperson (11 December 2023). "Leveraging Tools to Promote Accountability and Counter Global Corruption". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 12 December 2023. Samuel Tweah, Liberian Minister of Finance and Development Planning, and Liberian Senators Albert Chie and Emmanuel Nuquay. Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the United States is publicly designating Tweah, Chie, and Nuquay, afor [sic] their involvement in significant corruption by abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding, including legislative reporting and mining sector activity. As part of this action, their immediate family members are also designated, including their spouses Delecia Berry Tweah, Abigail Chie, and Ruthtoria Brown Nuquay, and Tweah and Nuquay's minor children.

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[1] Clayeh, J. H. Webster (8 November 2022). "Finance Minister Tweah Urges Liberians to Give CDC Another Six Years to Effectuate Genuine Development". FrontPageAfrica.

[bio-2] "Ministry of Finance (23 May 2023). "Profile of the Minister". Archived from the original on 28 April 2023.

[USstatedept-3] Office of the Spokesperson (11 December 2023). "Leveraging Tools to Promote Accountability and Counter Global Corruption". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 12 December 2023. Samuel Tweah, Liberian Minister of Finance and Development Planning, and Liberian Senators Albert Chie and Emmanuel Nuquay. Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the United States is publicly designating Tweah, Chie, and Nuquay, afor [sic] their involvement in significant corruption by abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding, including legislative reporting and mining sector activity. As part of this action, their immediate family members are also designated, including their spouses Delecia Berry Tweah, Abigail Chie, and Ruthtoria Brown Nuquay, and Tweah and Nuquay's minor children.

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