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Jeremiah Kpan Koung (born 17 March 1978) is a Liberian politician who is the 31st and current vice president of Liberia. He served in the House of Representatives of Liberia from 2012 to 2020, and was elected to the Senate of Liberia in 2020. He became the standard bearer of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction in 2022.
Nimba County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Nya D. Twayen Jr. It is currently represented by Nya D. Twayen Jr. There is a vacancy in the county caused by the death of Senator Prince Johnson .
The vice president of the Republic of Liberia is the second-highest executive official in ... Jeremiah Koung (born 1978) January 22, 2024: Incumbent: 345 days Unity ...
In the 2024 Nimba County Senate election, Johnson backed Samuel Kogar, but the UP candidate, also backed by Vice President Koung, Nya D. Twayen Jr. was successful. [24] [25] By November 2024, Koung had made clear he had become a full member of the UP before his selection as their running mate, distancing himself from the MDR. [26]
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.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Liberia is the presiding officer of the legislature. In the current house, the speaker is elected by the house for the term of the legislature, six years. [1] The Speaker may be removed from their position by a two-thirds majority.
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.
Jeremiah Koung; Cabinet; Legislature. ... The counties of Liberia are subdivided into 136 administrative districts and 68 ... Greater Monrovia: 970,824 St. Paul River ...