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Liberian politician (1937–2024)
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Cletus Wotorson
Member of the Senate of Liberia
from Grand Kru County
In office
13 January 2006 – 13 August 2024Serving with Peter Sonpon Coleman
Preceded byNTLA
Succeeded byVacant
Liberian Minister of Lands and Mines
In office
August 1978 – April 1980
PresidentWilliam R. Tolbert Jr.
Preceded byAaron Holmes
Succeeded byWillie P. Nebo
Personal details
BornCletus Segbe Wotorson
(1937-03-13)13 March 1937
Liberia
Died13 August 2024(2024-08-13) (aged 87)
Political partyUnity Party
Other political
affiliations		Liberian Action Party
Alliance of Political Parties
Alma materWesleyan University

Cletus Segbe Wotorson (13 March 1937 – 13 August 2024) was a Liberian politician and geologist. On 26 March 2009, he was elected as President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia, beating out fellow Senator Gbehzohngar Milton Findley. He served until 2012. Wotorson died on 13 August 2024, at the age of 87.

Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Geology & Geophysics – University of Liberia
  • Director – Liberian Geological Survey (1973–1975)
  • Founder & President – West Africa Consultants (1975–1978)
  • Minister of Lands & Mines – Government of Liberia (1978–1980)
  • Chairman – Liberian Petroleum Refinery Company (1978–1980)
  • Chairman & CEO – Liberian Petroleum Refinery Company (1980–1983)
  • President – Nimba Mining Company (1988–1990)
  • Standard Bearer of the Alliance of Political Parties in the 1997 presidential election. He placed fourth out of thirteen candidates, winning 2.57% of the vote

References

  1. Liberia: Senator Cletus Wotorson elected new President Pro-tempore of the Liberian senate Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Liberian Times, 26 March 2009
  2. Dunn, D. Elwood (4 May 2011). "The Annual Messages of the Presidents of Liberia 1848–2010: State of the Nation Addresses to the National Legislature". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
  3. "Former Senate Pro Tempore Cletus Wotorson Dies". Daily Observer. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.


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