Roosevelt Jayjay is a

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

n government administrator.

Background

While a student at

Cuttington University Cuttington University is a private university in Suacoco, Liberia. Founded in 1889 as Cuttington College by the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA), it is the oldest private, coeducational, four-year, degree-granting institution in sub-S ...

, he spent his 1974 summer vacation working for the Bong Mining Company, where he developed an interest in mining affairs. After earning his bachelor's degree from Cuttington and his master's degree in public affairs from the

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in the USA, he embarked on a governmental career. Although he was employed by the

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for a time, most of his career has been spent in the Government of Liberia; he has held the positions of the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs and the Deputy Chief of the Mission for the

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Commission in Liberia, as well as assisting the Liberian branch of

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, sitting in the

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Traditional Legislative Assembly, and teaching at Cuttington and the

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. In 2011, he returned to mining and to GOL service after being appointed Minister of Mines by President Sirleaf; he succeeded Eugene Shannon, who resigned to run for the

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from

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."'Mine Boy' Becomes Minister of Mines". ''

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'' 2011-02-28: 16.

References

Cuttington University alumni Environment ministers Liberian officials of the United Nations Living people Ministers of posts and telecommunications of Liberia People from Margibi County Postmasters United Nations Development Programme officials Academic staff of the University of Liberia University of Oregon alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Liberia-politician-stub