Charlyne M. Brumskine is a Liberian politician and philanthropist. She is leader of the Liberty Party.

Early life

Brumskine is a Bassa woman who hails from Buchanan,

Grand Bassa County Grand Bassa is a county in the west-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has eight districts. Buchanan serves as the capital with th ...

and Yekepa,

Nimba County Nimba County is a Counties of Liberia, county in northeastern Liberia that shares borders with the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in the East and the Republic of Guinea in the Northwest. Its capital city is Sanniquellie and its most populous city is ...

. She graduated from

Howard University School of Law Howard University School of Law (Howard Law or HUSL) is the law school of Howard University, a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is one of the oldest law schools in the country and the old ...

in Washington D.C. and from

Barnard College Barnard College is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a grou ...

in New York. She also holds a degree from the

Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law is the law school of the University of Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia. Founded in 1951, it is named after former Chief Justice of the Liberian Supreme Court, Louis Arthur Grimes. The school offers a three-year pro ...

Career

Brumskine is a councillor in the city of Buchanan. She was the Vice Standard-Bearer of the Collaborating Political Parties. In the

2023 Liberian general election General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2023 to elect the President of Liberia, President, House of Representatives of Liberia, House of Representatives and half of the Senate of Liberia, Senate. Incumbent president George Weah was ...

, she was the running mate of Alternative National Congress presidential candidate Alexander B. Cummings Jr.

Personal life

Brumskine is the daughter of the late

Charles Brumskine Charles Walker Brumskine (27 April 1951 – 20 November 2019) was a Liberian politician and attorney. He was the leader of the Liberty Party and came third in the 2005 presidential election. He challenged incumbent Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for the ...

, who was the founding political leader of Liberty Party and President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Bassa people (Liberia) Howard University School of Law alumni Barnard College alumni People from Buchanan, Liberia 21st-century Liberian politicians 21st-century Liberian women politicians University of Liberia alumni Alternative National Congress politicians Liberian feminists Liberian human rights activists Leaders of political parties Vice-presidential candidates Liberian philanthropists Liberian women philanthropists {{Liberia-politician-stub