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This is a list of the government ministries of the Republic of Liberia in the period 2003–2014. [1] [2]Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia [1]; Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Liberia [1]
The government of Liberia, modeled on the government of the United States, is a unitary constitutional republic and representative democracy as established by the Constitution. The government has three co-equal branches of government: the executive , headed by the president ; the legislative , consisting of the bicameral Legislature of Liberia ...
The Cabinet of Liberia, together with the President and Vice President, form the executive branch of government in the country. The President, with the consent of the Senate , appoints cabinet ministers.
Article 30 of the Constitution sets four requirements for members of the House: 1) they must possess Liberian citizenship, 2) must be at least twenty-five years old, 3) must have been domiciled in the district which they represent for at least one year prior to their election, and 4) must be a taxpayer.
The legislature of Liberia was modeled based on the United States Congress.It is bicameral in nature with a Senate and the House of Representatives.There are 15 counties in the country and based on the population, each county is defined to have at least two members, while the total number of members to the house including the Speaker of the House being 73.
The Politics of Liberia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic modeled on the government of the United States, whereby the president is the head of state and head of government; unlike the United States, however, Liberia is a unitary state as opposed to a federation and has a pluriform multi-party system rather than the two-party system that ...
The Ministry of Justice of Liberia is an organisation responsible for providing "effective, efficient and excellent public safety and legal services which promote the rule of law, ensure the safety and security of the public and uphold the interest of the government and people of the Republic of Liberia." [1]
Prior to the independence of Liberia in 1847, executive power in the Commonwealth of Liberia was held by the governor of Liberia, who was appointed by the American Colonization Society. The 1847 Constitution transferred the executive powers of the governorship to the presidency, which was largely modeled on the presidency of the United States.