Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan (born April 7, 1970) is Liberia’s current Minister of Finance and Development Planning. He previously served from 2012 to 2015 as the

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, in the administration of

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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa. Sirleaf was born in Monrovia to a Gola ...

. Ngafuan was Minister of Finance for Liberia during Johnson-Sirleaf's first term, and was then appointed to his post at the

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on January 17, 2012. He took office on February 10, 2012, succeeding Toga McIntosh. In October 2015, Ngafuan resigned as foreign minister. He planned to contest the 2017 presidential election and was required to resign his post to comply with the National Code of Conduct. In April 2016, Ngafuan resigned from the Unity Party (UP). On October 22, 2016, Ngafuan, along with his supporters, joined the Victory for Change Party (VCP). By November, there had been rumors circulating that VCP Standard Bearer Marcus Jones had sold the VCP's ticket to Ngafuan. Both Jones and Ngafuan denied the allegation. Jones further stated that Ngafuan was not qualified under the VCP's constitution to run for any position with the party, as he had joined the party too recently. VCP Chairman Emmanuel Tulay later stated there was no such qualification for candidates in the VCP's constitution. In May 2017, Ngafuan had stated that he was no longer seeking the presidency, not wanting to run against the UP candidate, Vice President

Joseph Boakai Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born 30 November 1944) is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024. He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirlea ...

. He gave his endorsement to Boakai. By August 2017, Ngafuan had re-joined the UP. In 2025 he promoted a

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project in Liberia, funded by

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