The vice president of Sierra Leone is the second most senior government official in the executive branch of the Republic of Sierra Leone government after the president. The vice president's only constitutional power is to be the immediate successor to the president of Sierra Leone if the president resigned or is removed from office by the parliament. Other than that the power of the vice president depends on the role delegated to the office by the president.
The vice president of Sierra Leone is the second most influential position in the government of Sierra Leone, after the president. The current vice president of Sierra Leone is Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, a member of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party; he was sworn in as vice president on April 4, 2018, after the victory of Jalloh's and Julius Maada Bio's presidential ticket in the 2018 presidential election.
Security The vice president of Sierra Leone is protected by a special unit of police officers of the operational support division of the Sierra Leone Police.
History When Sierra Leone was declared a republic in 1971 by then Prime Minister Siaka Stevens, the position of vice president was created. The first vice-president was Sorie Ibrahim Koroma.
Functions The functions of the vice president are:
Principal assistant to the president of Sierra Leone, To act in the president's stead when he is out of Sierra Leone or incapacitated, Control the movements of the people in the diamond-protected areas, Permit Boards, Various involvements with non-citizens of the Republic, Monitor the Cabinet, Any other duty that the president desires.
Vice presidents First vice presidents Portrait Name Term start Term end Political party 1 Sorie Ibrahim Koroma 19 April 1971 28 November 1985 All People's Congress 2 Francis Misheck Minah 28 November 1985 4 April 1987 All People's Congress 3 Abu Bakar Kamara 4 April 1987 September 1991 All People's Congress 4 Abdulai Osman Conteh 1991 29 April 1992 All People's CongressSecond vice presidents Portrait Name Term start Term end Political party 1 Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor 1978 May 1984 All People's Congress 2 Francis Misheck Minah May 1984 November 1985 All People's Congress 3 Abu Bakar Kamara November 1985 4 April 1987 All People's Congress 4 Salia Jusu-Sheriff 4 April 1987 1991 Sierra Leone People's Party 5 Joseph Bandabla Dauda November 1991 29 April 1992 All People's Congress
Vice presidents Portrait Name Term start Term end Political party 1 Albert Joe Demby 29 March 1996 25 May 1997 Sierra Leone People's Party Albert Joe Demby 13 February 1998 1999 Sierra Leone People's Party 2 Foday Sankoh 1999 2000 Revolutionary United Front Albert Joe Demby 2000 May 2002 Sierra Leone People's Party 3 Solomon Ekuma Berewa May 2002 17 September 2007 Sierra Leone People's Party 4 Samuel Sam-Sumana 17 September 2007 17 March 2015 All People's Congress 5 Victor Bockarie Foh 17 March 2015 4 April 2018 All People's Congress 3 Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh 4 April 2018 Incumbent Sierra Leone People's Party
Timeline of vice presidents
Deputy leaders of military juntas Leader Deputy Term start Term end Andrew Juxon-Smith Leslie William Leigh March 1967 April 1968Valentine Strasser Solomon Musa May 1992 June 1993 Julius Maada Bio June 1993 March 1995 Julius Maada Bio Komba Mondeh January 1996 March 1996Johnny Paul Koroma Foday SankohMay 1997February 1998 Solomon Musa
See also President of Sierra Leone List of heads of state of Sierra Leone List of chief ministers and prime ministers of Sierra Leone List of current vice presidents
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