Jewel Taylor

Jewel Cianeh Taylor (née Howard; born January 17, 1963) is a Liberian politician. In 2018, she became the Vice President of Liberia. She served as Vice President until 2024.

Jewel Taylor
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Taylor in 2018
30th Vice President of Liberia
In office
22 January 2018 – 22 January 2024
PresidentGeorge Weah
Preceded byJoseph Boakai
Succeeded byJeremiah Koung
Member of the Senate of Liberia
for Bong County
In office
13 January 2006 – 22 January 2018
Preceded byNTLA
Succeeded byHenrique Tokpa[1]
First Lady of Liberia
In role
2 August 1997 – 11 August 2003
PresidentCharles Taylor
Preceded byNancy Doe
Succeeded byNettie Blah
Personal details
Born
Jewel Cianeh Howard

(1963-01-17) 17 January 1963 (age 61)
Zorzor, Lofa, Liberia
Political partyCoalition for Democratic Change
Other political
affiliations
National Patriotic Party
Spouse(s)
Charles Taylor
(m. 1997; div. 2006)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Liberia
Cuttington University

She was married to convicted war criminal and former president Charles Taylor (whom she married in 1997, but later divorced in 2006) and was First Lady of Liberia during his presidency.[2]

In 2005, Jewel Taylor was elected to the Senate of Liberia in Bong County as a member of the National Patriotic Party. She was the Chairperson of the Senate Health and Social Welfare Committee on Gender, Women and Children.[3]

In August 2020, she was infected with COVID-19 and flown to Ghana for treatment.[4]

References

  1. Menjor, David S. (6 August 2018). "Election: Joseph, Tokpa Replace Weah, Taylor at Senate". Liberian Observer. https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/jospeh-tokpa-replace-taylor-weah-at-senate/. Retrieved 20 September 2020. 
  2. "Jewel Howard-Taylor on war, Weah and her agenda". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  3. A Profile of Members of the 52nd Legislature of Liberia
  4. "Liberia VP Jewel Howard-Taylor flown to Ghana for Covid-19 treatment". ca.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-20.