Victor Bockarie Foh

The Honourable Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh

Vice President of Sierra Leone^[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office March 19, 2015
President	Ernest Bai Koroma
Preceded by	Samuel Sam-Sumana
Sierra Leone Ambassador to China^[2]
In office 2012–2015
Preceded by	Abubakarr Multi-Kamara
Secretary-General of the All People's Congress
In office 2002–2012
Succeeded by	Osman Foday Yansaneh
Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone
In office 1996–2002
District officer in the Sierra Leone public service
In office 1970–1982
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-12) June 12, 1946^[3] Jimmi, Bagbo Chiefdom, Bo District, Sierra Leone
Nationality	Sierra Leonean
Spouse(s)	Jonta Mumie Foh
Children	4
Residence	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Alma mater	Fourah Bay College
Profession	Economist
Religion	Christianity

Victor Bockarie Foh (born June 12, 1946) is a Sierra Leonean politician and the current Vice President of Sierra Leone, in office since March 19, 2015.^[4] Foh replaced Samuel Sam-Sumana as Vice President, after Sam-Sumana was sacked by President Ernest Bai Koroma.^[5]

An experienced career politician, Victor Foh has been a loyal member of the All People's Congress political party since 1970. He is a member of the APC Advisory Council, which is made up of the most senior members of the APC party. From 1970 to 1982, Victor Foh served as District Officer in Bonthe, Koinadugu, Bo, Kambia, Kenema and Kono District. Victor Foh has held government positions under all three APC presidents: Siaka Stevens, Joseph Saidu Momoh, and Ernest Bai Koroma. In 1980, Victor Foh was awarded the National Honour of Member of the Order of the Rokel (M.R) award by President Siaka Stevens.

Foh was one of the founding members of the 1995 All People's Congress (APC) Constitution; and he served as the first Assistant National Secretary General of the APC under the 1995 party constitution. In 1996 Victor Foh was the APC Vice presidential candidate, along with APC presidential candidate Edward Turay in the 1996 Sierra Leone Presidential election, where the APC party gained only 5.4% of the votes. In 1996 Foh was elected to a seat in Parliament. From 2002 to 2012, Foh served as Secretary General of the APC. In 2012, Foh became Sierra Leone's Ambassador to China, a position he held until he was appointed as Vice President in March 2015.

Foh is a 1969 graduate of Fourah Bay College with a B.A in Economics.^[6]^[7] Foh is an ethnic Mende and a native of Bo District in Southern Sierra Leone. Victor Foh is married to Jonta Mumie Foh, and the couple have four adult children.

Early life and education

Victor Bockarie Foh was born on June 12, 1946 in the village of Jimmi, Bagbo Chiefdom, Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Foh was born to parents of the Mende ethnic group. Foh attended the Jimmi Bagbo primary school in Jimmi, Bo District. He attended the Bo Government secondary school (commonlyknown as Bo School) in Bo. Foh graduated from Fourah Bay College in 1969 with a B.A. in economist . From 1969 to 1970, Foh thought economist and government study at the Ahmadiyya Islamic Secondary School in Freetown .

Political career

An experienced career politician, Victor Foh has been a loyal member of the All People's Congress political party since 1970. From 1970 to 1982, Victor Foh served as District Officer in Bonthe, Koinadugu, Bo, Kambia, Kenema and Kono District. Victor Foh has held government positions under all three APC's Sierra Leone's presidents from Siaka Stevens, to Joseph Saidu Momoh and now under president Ernest Bai Koroma .

Foh was one of the principal writers of the 5 December 1995 All People's Congress Constitution; and he served as the first Assistant National Secretary General of the APC party 1995 constitution.

In 1996 Victor Foh was the APC vice presidential candidate, along with APC presidential candidate Edward Turay in the 1996 presidential election, where the APC party gained only 5.4% of the votes. In 1996 Foh was elected to a seat in Parliament. From 2002 to 2012, Foh served as Secretary-General of the APC, and from 2012 to 2015, he was Sierra Leone's Ambassador to China.

On March 19, 2015, Victor Foh was sworn in as Vice President of Sierra Leone by President Ernest Bai Koroma, who appointed him to the position.^[8]^[9] Foh's sworn in ceremony was held at State House in the capital Freetown and was attended by many senior government officials . Victor Foh replaced Samuel Sam-Sumana as Vice President, after he was dismissed by Koroma.^[10]

Personal life

Victor Foh is an ethnic Mende and a native of Bo District in Southern Sierra Leone. Foh is a fluent speaker of the Mende language. Victor Foh is a Christian. Foh is married to Jonta Mumie Foh, and the couple have four adult children.

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