Christiana Thorpe
| Christiana Thorpe | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Sierra Leone Electoral Commission | |
| Preceded by | James Jonah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1955 Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Residence | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma mater | |
| Religion | Christianity |
Dr. Christiana Thorpe (born 1955 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is the current Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, an independent agency created by the Sierra Leone government, and is in charge of organising and supervising national, regional and local elections in Sierra Leone.[1] When Captain Valentine Strasser seized power in 1992, Dr. Thorpe was the only woman in his cabinet of 19 ministers, serving as Deputy Minister of Education.[2] Now she's the first woman ever to be the Chief Electoral Commissioner in the country's history. She is a member of the Creole ethnic group and was formerly a nun.[3]
References
- ↑ Michael Davies-Venn (17 October 2007). "Sierra Leone's Chief National Electoral Commissioner Dr. Christiana Thorpe". Worldpress. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, OOR (24 August 2012). "What about Civilians in Sierra Leone's NPRC Military Junta? - A Look at Opposition Browbeating to Silence Bio’s Critics". Awareness Times. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21567375-one-africas-poorest-countries-takes-step-forward-voting-and-growing
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