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Rugie Barry
Rugie Yatu Barry is a Liberian politician. She was elected as vice chairperson of the Liberty Party (Liberia), Liberty Party in 2015. She was elected to the House of Representatives of Liberia, House of Representatives in 2023. She took over as chairperson of the Liberty Party in 2024. Biography Barry is of the Fula people, Fula ethnicity. She was elected as vice chairperson of membership for the Liberty Party (Liberia), Liberty Party (LP) in the 2011 LP convention. She unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives of Liberia, House of Representatives with the party in the 2011 Liberian general election, 2011 general election. She was elected LP vice chairperson of administration in the 2015 LP convention. She again ran unsuccessfully for the House in the 2017 Liberian general election, 2017 general election. In 2018, she was elected to the LP national executive committee. She was re-elected vice chairperson of administration in 2021. In the 2023 Liberian general election, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of Liberia
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the Senate comprises the Legislature of Liberia. The number of seats is fixed by law at 73, with each county being apportioned a number of seats based on its percentage of the national population. House members represent single-member districts within the counties drawn up by the National Elections Commission and serve six-year terms. The House meets at the Capitol Building in Monrovia. The primary purpose of the House is to pass bills in conjunction with the Senate so that they may be sent to the president for signature or veto. The House also holds the exclusive right to introduce revenue bills into the Legislature, as well as to impeach the president, the vice president and judges upon the concurrence of two-thirds of its members. The House is led by the Speaker of the House, elected at the beginning of each new legislature from among its members only. Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |