Edward B. McClain Jr.
Edward B. McClain Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Presidential Affairs | |
| In office 2007 – 23 July 2016 | |
| President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Preceded by | Willis Knuckles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1944 Liberia |
| Died | 23 July 2016 (aged 71) Pretoria, South Africa |
| Education | College of West Africa, Cuttington College and Divinity School, University of Besançon |
Edward B. McClain Jr. (18 November 1944, Liberia - 23 July 2016, Pretoria was a Liberian politician. He was the minister of state for presidential affairs and chief of staff to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.[1][2]
He was born on 18 November 1944.[1] His father's family was from Mhanwruune Quarter of Picnicess, in Grand Kru County.[1] He was a nephew on his mother's side of President William Richard Tolbert Jr. McClain graduated from the College of West Africa and Cuttington College and Divinity School with a BSc degree in chemistry and biology. He then studied psychiatry at the University of Besançon in France. He then resided in Abidjan, in the Ivory Coast, where he befriended Sirleaf.[1]
Sirleaf and McClain returned to Liberia in 2003.[2] He was a key member of her electoral campaign.[1] Initially in 2006, President Sirleaf appointed McClain as minister of state without portfolio.[3] After the resignation of Willis Knuckles, McClain was made acting minister of state for presidential affairs in 2007.[4] In her second term, Sirleaf renominated McClain as minister of state for presidential affairs.[5]
McClain died in office on 23 July 2016 while undergoing medical treatment in Pretoria, South Africa.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Thomas T. Johnson (July 25, 2016). "Dr. Edward B. McClain Dies". Daily Observer. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Former Minister of State Edward McClain Finally Interred in Monrovia". FrontPage Africa. August 23, 2016.
- ^ "Liberian president appoints more ministers, top officials". BBC. January 19, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2026 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Liberian leader sets up new board for state broadcaster". BBC. March 6, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2026 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "President Sirleaf Re-Nominates Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Names New GSA Head". AllAfrica. January 27, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2026 – via ProQuest.