View source for Vice President of Liberia

{{Short description|Deputy head of state and government of Liberia}}
{{Use Liberian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox official post
| post                    = Vice President
| body                    = the<br />Republic of Liberia
| insignia                = Coat of arms of Liberia.svg
| insigniasize            = 125px
| insigniacaption         = [[Coat of arms of Liberia]]
| image                   = Vice President Koung (cropped).jpg
| imagesize               = 165px
| incumbent               = [[Jeremiah Koung]]
| incumbentsince          = January 22, 2024
| style                   = Mr. Vice President<br />{{small|(Informal)}}<br />His Excellency<br />{{small|(Formal)}}
| termlength              = Six years
| constituting_instrument = [[Liberian Constitution of 1847|Constitution of Liberia]] (1847)
| formation               = {{start date and age|df=y|1848|1|3}}
| first                   = [[Nathaniel Brander]]
| website                 = {{URL|http://www.emansion.gov.lr/}}
}}
{{Politics of Liberia}}

The '''vice president of the Republic of Liberia''' is the second-highest executive official in [[Liberia]], and one of only two elected executive offices along with the [[President of Liberia|president]]. The vice president is elected on the same ticket with the president to a six-year term. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of the president, the vice president ascends to the presidency, and holds the position for the remainder of their predecessor's term. The vice president also serves as the president of the [[Senate of Liberia|Senate]] and may cast a vote in the event of a tie. The current vice president is [[Jeremiah Koung]], serving under president [[Joseph Boakai]]. He began his term on January 22, 2024.

==Qualifications==
Article 52 of the Constitution lays out the qualifications for candidates for vice president. To be eligible for office under the current Constitution, a vice presidential candidate must:

* be a natural born citizen of Liberia;
* be at least thirty-five years old;
* own real property valued at least $25,000;
* have resided in Liberia for at least ten years.

Additionally, the vice president may not reside in the same [[Counties of Liberia|county]] as the president.

==Succession==
Under Article 63(b), the vice president ascends to the presidency in the event of president's death, resignation, impeachment, or when the president is declared incapable of carrying out the duties of the office. In the event of ascension, the vice president serves as president for the remainder of their predecessor's term, though this period is not considered a term for the purposes of [[term limit]]s to the presidency. According to Article 63(a), should the president-elect die or become otherwise incapacitated before his or her inauguration, the vice president-elect is sworn in as president in their place, though a term of this nature does constitute a term for the purposes of determining term limits.

To date, five vice presidents have ascended to the presidency, either due to the president's death, resignation, or removal from office: [[James Skivring Smith]], [[Alfred Francis Russell]], [[William D. Coleman (politician)|William D. Coleman]], [[William Tolbert]], and [[Moses Blah]].

There have been twelve vacancies in the office, the first of which occurred between October 26, 1871 and January 1, 1872; after the ascension of James Skivring Smith to the office of president. The most recent vacancy was between August 11, 2003 and January 16, 2006; after the ascension of Moses Blah to the office of president and prior to the election of [[Joseph Boakai]].

==List of officeholders==
;Political parties
{{legend|{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}}|[[Republican Party (Liberia)|Republican Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|True Whig Party}}|[[True Whig Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|National Democratic Party of Liberia}}|[[National Democratic Party of Liberia|National Democratic Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|National Patriotic Party}}|[[National Patriotic Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Unity Party (Liberia)}}|[[Unity Party (Liberia)|Unity Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other affiliations
{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Symbols
{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#B5B5B5"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" | Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="3" | Term of office
! rowspan="2" | Political party
! rowspan="2" | Elected
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |[[President of Liberia|President]]
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 1
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Nathaniel Brander]]<br />{{small|(1796–1870)}}
| {{Dts|1848|1|3}}
| {{Dts|1850|1|7}}
| {{ayd|1848|1|3|1850|1|7}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1847 Liberian general election|1847]]
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}};" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Joseph Jenkins Roberts|Roberts]]
|
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 2
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Anthony D. Williams (politician)|Anthony D. Williams]]<br />{{small|(1799–1860)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1850|1|7}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1854|1|2}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1850|1|7|1854|1|2}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1849 Liberian general election|1849]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| [[1851 Liberian general election|1851]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}}; color:white;" | 3
| [[File:Stephen Allen Benson (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Stephen Allen Benson]]<br />{{small|(1816–1865)}}
| {{Dts|1854|1|2}}
| {{Dts|1856|1|7}}
| {{ayd|1854|1|2|1856|1|7}}
| [[Republican Party (Liberia)|Republican Party]]
| [[1853 Liberian general election|1853]]
| 
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 4
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Beverly Page Yates.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Beverly Page Yates]]<br />{{small|(1811–1883)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1856|1|7}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1860|1|2}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1856|1|7|1860|1|2}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1855 Liberian general election|1855]]
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}};" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Stephen Allen Benson|Benson]]
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| [[1857 Liberian general election|1857]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}}; color:white;" | 5
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Daniel Warner2.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Daniel Bashiel Warner]]<br />{{small|(1815–1880)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1860|1|2}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1864|1|4}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1860|1|2|1864|1|4}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party (Liberia)|Republican Party]]
| [[1859 Liberian general election|1859]]
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| [[1861 Liberian general election|1861]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}}; color:white;" | 6
| rowspan="2" | [[File:James M Priest.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[James M. Priest]]<br />{{small|(1819–1883)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1864|1|4}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1868|1|6}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1864|1|4|1868|1|6}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party (Liberia)|Republican Party]]
| [[1863 Liberian general election|1863]]
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}};" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Daniel Bashiel Warner|Warner]]
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| [[1865 Liberian general election|1865]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}}; color:white;" | 7
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Joseph Gibson]]<br />{{small|(1823–1886)}}
| {{Dts|1868|1|6}}
| {{Dts|1870|1|3}}
| {{ayd|1868|1|6|1870|1|3}}
| [[Republican Party (Liberia)|Republican Party]]
| [[1867 Liberian general election|1867]]
! style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}};" |
| [[James Spriggs Payne|Payne]]
| 
|-
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 8
| [[File:SkivringSmith.jpg|80px]]
| [[James Skivring Smith]]<br />{{small|(1825–1884)}}
| {{Dts|1870|1|3}}
| {{Dts|1871|10|26}}<br />{{small|(''[[1871 Liberian coup d'état|Ascended]]'')}}
| {{ayd|1870|1|3|1871|10|26}}
| [[True Whig Party]]
| rowspan="2" | [[1869 Liberian general election|1869]]
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| [[Edward James Roye|Roye]]
| rowspan="2" | {{#tag:ref|President Roye was forcibly removed from office on October 26, 1871. Vice President Smith was sworn in and served the remaining two months of Roye's presidency with no vice president.|group="note"}}
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by ascension
| {{Dts|1871|10|26}}
| {{Dts|1872|1|1}}
| colspan="2" |
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| [[James Skivring Smith|Smith]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}}; color:white;" | 9
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Anthony W. Gardiner.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Anthony W. Gardiner]]<br />{{small|(1820–1885)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1872|1|1}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1876|1|3}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1872|1|1|1876|1|3}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party (Liberia)|Republican Party]]
| [[1871 Liberian general election|1871]]
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}};" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Joseph Jenkins Roberts|Roberts]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| [[1873 Liberian general election|1873]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}}; color:white;" | 10
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Charles Harmon]]<br />{{small|(1832–1886)}}
| {{Dts|1876|1|3}}
| {{Dts|1878|1|7}}
| {{ayd|1876|1|3|1878|1|7}}
| [[Republican Party (Liberia)|Republican Party]]
| [[1875 Liberian general election|1875]]
! style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Liberia)}};" |
| [[James Spriggs Payne|Payne]]
| {{#tag:ref|On 1 January 1878, six days prior to the inauguration of Anthony Gardiner as president, the House of Representatives impeached and suspended President Payne from office. Vice President Harmon served as acting president for the final six days of the administration.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sims |first1= James L. |last2=Seymour |first2=George L. |author3=Benjamin J. K. Anderson |author4=James Fairhead |title=African-American Exploration in West Africa: Four Nineteenth-Century Diaries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g7Bvr_gpbB4C&q=African-American+Exploration |year=2003 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington |isbn=0-253-34194-9 |page=72 }}</ref>|group="note"}}
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 11
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Alfred Russell2.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Alfred Francis Russell]]<br />{{small|(1817–1884)}}
| rowspan="3" | {{Dts|1878|1|7}}
| rowspan="3" | {{Dts|1883|1|20}}<br />{{small|(''Ascended'')}}
| rowspan="3" | {{ayd|1878|1|7|1883|1|20}}
| rowspan="3" | [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1877 Liberian general election|1877]]
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="3" | [[Anthony W. Gardiner|Gardiner]]
| rowspan="4" | {{#tag:ref|President Gardiner resigned from office after falling seriously ill. Vice President Russell served as president for the remaining year of Gardiner's term with no vice president.|group="note"}}
|-
| [[1879 Liberian general election|1879]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1881 Liberian general election|1881]]
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by ascension
| {{Dts|1883|1|20}}
| {{Dts|1884|1|7}}
| colspan="2" |
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| [[Alfred Francis Russell|Russell]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 12
| rowspan="4" | [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| rowspan="4" | [[James Thompson (politician)|James Thompson]]<br />{{small|(?–?)}}
| rowspan="4" | {{Dts|1884|1|7}}
| rowspan="4" | {{Dts|1892|1|4}}
| rowspan="4" | {{ayd|1884|1|7|1892|1|4}}
| rowspan="4" | [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1883 Liberian general election|1883]]
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Hilary R. W. Johnson|Johnson]]
| rowspan="4" | 
|-
| [[1885 Liberian general election|1885]]
|-
| [[1887 Liberian general election|1887]]
|-
| [[1889 Liberian general election|1889]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 13
| rowspan="3" | [[File:William Coleman2.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[William D. Coleman (politician)|William D. Coleman]]<br />{{small|(1842–1908)}}
| rowspan="3" | {{Dts|1892|1|4}}
| rowspan="3" | {{Dts|1896|11|12}}<br />{{small|(''Ascended'')}}
| rowspan="3" | {{ayd|1892|1|4|1896|11|12}}
| rowspan="3" | [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1891 Liberian general election|1891]]
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="3" | [[Joseph James Cheeseman|Cheeseman]]
| rowspan="4" | {{#tag:ref|President Cheeseman died in office. Vice President Coleman served as president for the remainder of Cheeseman's term with no vice president, and then was elected president in his own right in 1897 with Joseph J. Ross as his vice president.|group="note"}}
|-
| [[1893 Liberian general election|1893]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1895 Liberian general election|1895]]
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by ascension
| {{Dts|1896|11|12}}
| {{Dts|1898|1|3}}
| colspan="2" |
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="4" | [[William D. Coleman (politician)|Coleman]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 14
| rowspan="2" | [[File:JJ Ross.png|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Joseph J. Ross]]<br />{{small|(1842–1899)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1898|1|3}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1899|10|24}}{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1898|1|3|1899|10|24}}
| rowspan="2" | [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1897 Liberian general election|1897]]
| rowspan="4" |  {{#tag:ref|Vice President Ross died in 1900, leaving President Coleman without a vice president. On December 11, 1900, Coleman resigned, and Secretary of State Gibson served as president for the remainder of Coleman's term without a vice president, before being elected in his own right in 1901 with Joseph D. Summerville as his vice president.|group="note"}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[1899 Liberian general election|1899]]
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="3" | Vacancy by death
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1899|10|24}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1902|1|6}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" |
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Garretson W. Gibson|Gibson]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 15
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Joseph Summerville.png|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Joseph D. Summerville]]<br />{{small|(1860–1905)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1902|1|6}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1905|7|27}}{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1902|1|6|1905|7|27}}
| rowspan="2" | [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1901 Liberian general election|1901]]
| rowspan="3" | {{#tag:ref|Vice President Summerville died in July 27, 1905 following his and President Gibson's reelection but prior to their inauguration. As no mechanism existed for replacing a vice president, which would have left Gibson without a vice president for his entire term, a constitutional amendment was ratified that year allowing for the president to call a special election in the absence of a vice president to fill the vacancy. J. J. Dossen won the special election in 1905 and was inaugurated along with Gibson in 1906.|group="note"}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1903 Liberian general election|1903]]
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Arthur Barclay|A. Barclay]]
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by death
| {{Dts|1905|7|27}}
| {{Dts|1906|1|1}}
| colspan="2" |
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 16
| rowspan="2" | [[File:J. J. Dossen.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[J. J. Dossen|James Jenkins Dossen]]<br />{{small|(1866–1924)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1906|1|1}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1912|1|1}}
| rowspan="2" | {{age in years|1906|1|1|1912|1|1}} years
| rowspan="2" | [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1905 Liberian general election|1905]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| [[1907 Liberian general election|1907]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 17
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Samuel George Harmon]]<br />{{small|(1861–1925)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1912|1|1}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1920|1|5}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1912|1|1|1920|1|5}}
| rowspan="2" | [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1911 Liberian general election|1911]]
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Daniel Edward Howard|Howard]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| [[1915 Liberian general election|1915]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 18
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Samuel Alfred Ross]]<br />{{small|(1870–1929)}}
| {{Dts|1920|1|5}}
| {{Dts|1924|1|1}}
| {{ayd|1920|1|5|1924|1|1}}
| [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1919 Liberian general election|1919]]
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" | 
| rowspan="3" | [[Charles D. B. King|King]]
| 
|-
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 19
| [[File:Henry Toö Wesley (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Henry Too Wesley]]<br />{{small|(1877–1944)}}
| {{Dts|1924|1|1}}
| {{Dts|1928|1|2}}
| {{ayd|1924|1|1|1928|1|2}}
| [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1923 Liberian general election|1923]]
| 
|-
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 20
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Allen Yancy]]<br />{{small|(1881–1941)}}
| {{Dts|1928|1|2}}
| {{Dts|1930|12|3}}<br />{{small|(''Resigned'')}}
| {{ayd|1928|1|2|1930|12|3}}
| [[True Whig Party]]
| rowspan="3" | [[1927 Liberian general election|1927]]
| rowspan="2" | {{#tag:ref|Both President King and Vice President Yancy resigned on December 3, 1930. Secretary of State Barclay was inaugurated as president, and Vice President James Skivring Smith Jr. was elected in a special election soon after.|group="note"}}
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by resignation
| {{Dts|1930|December|3}}
| 1930
| colspan="2" |
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Edwin Barclay|E. Barclay]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 21
| rowspan="3" | [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[James Skivring Smith Jr.]]<br />{{small|(1891–1950)}}
| rowspan="3" | 1930
| rowspan="3" | {{Dts|1944|January|3}}
| rowspan="3" | {{Age in years|1930|1944}} years
| rowspan="3" | [[True Whig Party]]
| rowspan="3" |
|-
| [[1931 Liberian general election|1931]]
|-
| [[1939 Liberian general election|1939]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 22
| [[File:Clarence Lorenzo Simpson Sr. (cropped 3x4).jpg|80px]]
| [[Clarence Lorenzo Simpson]]<br />{{small|(1896–1969)}}
| {{Dts|1944|1|3}}
| {{Dts|1952|1|1}}
| {{ayd|1944|1|3|1952|1|1}}
| [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1943 Liberian general election|1943]]
! rowspan="6" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="6" | [[William Tubman|Tubman]]
| 
|-
! rowspan="5" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 23
| rowspan="5" | [[File:William R. Tolbert, Jr..JPG|80px]]
| rowspan="5" | [[William Tolbert]]<br />{{small|(1913–1980)}}
| rowspan="5" | {{Dts|1952|1|1}}
| rowspan="5" | {{Dts|1971|7|23}}<br />{{small|(''Ascended'')}}
| rowspan="5" | {{ayd|1952|1|1|1971|7|23}}
| rowspan="5" | [[True Whig Party]]
| [[1951 Liberian general election|1951]]
| rowspan="5" | 
|-
| [[1955 Liberian general election|1955]]
|-
| [[1959 Liberian general election|1959]]
|-
| [[1963 Liberian general election|1963]]
|-
| [[1967 Liberian general election|1967]]
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by ascension
| {{Dts|1971|July|23}}
| April 1972
| colspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | [[1971 Liberian general election|1971]]
! rowspan="5" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}};" |
| rowspan="5" | [[William Tolbert|Tolbert]]
| {{#tag:ref|President Tubman died following his and Tolbert's reelection in 1971, but prior to his inauguration. Tolbert served the remainder of Tubman's sixth term before being inaugurated for Tubman's elected seventh term.|group="note"}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 24
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[James Edward Greene]]<br />{{small|(1914–1977)}}
| rowspan="2" | April 1972
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|1977|7|22}}{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1972|4|1|1977|7|22}}
| rowspan="2" | [[True Whig Party]]
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[1975 Liberian general election|1975]]
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by death
| {{Dts|1977|7|22}}
| {{Dts|1977|10|31}}
| colspan="2" |
|-
! style="background:{{party color|True Whig Party}}; color:white;" | 25
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Bennie Dee Warner]]<br />{{small|(1935–2024)}}
| {{Dts|1977|10|31}}
| {{Dts|1980|4|12}}<br />{{small|(''[[1980 Liberian coup d'état|Deposed]]'')}}
| {{ayd|1977|10|31|1980|4|12}}
| [[True Whig Party]]
| {{#tag:ref|Warner was ousted along with the rest of the government by the [[Armed Forces of Liberia]].|group="note"}}
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy due to [[People's Redemption Council]]
| {{Dts|1980|4|12}}
| {{Dts|1986|1|6}}
| colspan="4" |
| {{#tag:ref|During 1980–1981 [[Thomas Weh Syen]] was Doe's second-in-command in the [[People's Redemption Council|military administration]]. Weh Syen was in charge on vice-presidential duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theliberiandialogue.org/articles/c021003tws.htm |title=Liberian Dialogue article - V.P. Moses Blah's "Death News" Stirs Unwelcome Memories by Tewroh Sungbeh |access-date=August 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728095229/http://www.theliberiandialogue.org/articles/c021003tws.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2011 }}</ref> After Weh Syen was executed on Doe's orders, he was replaced as Vice Head of State by [[Nicholas Podier]].<ref>"Weh-Syen Weeps?"  ''The Monrovia Express'' 1981-08-12: 1/8.</ref>|group="note"}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Party of Liberia}}; color:white;" | 26
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Harry Moniba]]<br />{{small|(1937–2004)}}
| {{Dts|1986|1|6}}
| {{Dts|1990|9|9}}<br />{{small|(''Deposed'')}}
| {{ayd|1986|1|6|1990|9|9}}
| [[National Democratic Party of Liberia|National Democratic Party]]
| [[1985 Liberian general election|1985]]
! style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Party of Liberia}};" |
| [[Samuel Doe|Doe]]
| 
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy due to [[First Liberian Civil War]]
| {{Dts|1990|9|9}}
| {{Dts|1997|8|2}}
| colspan="4" |
| {{#tag:ref|[[Roland Diggs]] served as Vice President in the administration of [[Amos Sawyer]] from August 1990 to April 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liberia: Prof Amos Sawyer's Life As a Liberian|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200808010619.html|last=Jalloh|first=Tanu|website=[[AllAfrica]]|date=August 1, 2008}}</ref> He was succeeded in April 1991 by [[Peter Naigow]],{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} who also resigned. There were many Deputy Chairmen of the Council of State of Liberia during 1994–1997, including [[Dexter Bah Tahyor]], [[Isaac Musa]], [[Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)|Charles Taylor]], [[G. V. Kromah]], [[George Boley]], [[Oscar Jaryee Quiah]] and [[Tamba Tailor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberianonline.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=186 |title=Notable Women of Liberia @ Liberian Online - Liberia Portal |access-date=2009-08-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060329081641/http://www.liberianonline.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=186 |archive-date=2006-03-29 }}</ref>|group="note"}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Patriotic Party}}; color:white;" | 27
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Enoch Dogolea]]<br />{{small|(1951–2000)}}
| {{Dts|1997|8|2}}
| {{Dts|2000|6|24}}{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| {{ayd|1997|8|2|2000|6|24}}
| [[National Patriotic Party]]
| rowspan="4" | [[1997 Liberian general election|1997]]
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|National Patriotic Party}};" | 
| rowspan="3" | [[Charles Taylor (Liberia)|Taylor]]
| 
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by death
| {{Dts|2000|6|24}}
| {{Dts|2000|7|24}}
| colspan="2" |
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Patriotic Party}}; color:white;" | 28
| [[File:Moses Blah (cropped).jpeg|80px]]
| [[Moses Blah]]<br />{{small|(1947–2013)}}
| {{Dts|2000|7|24}}
| {{Dts|2003|8|11}}
| {{ayd|2000|7|24|2003|8|11}}
| [[National Patriotic Party]]
| 
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy by ascension
| {{Dts|2003|8|11}}
| {{Dts|2003|10|3}}
| colspan="2" |
! style="background:{{party color|National Patriotic Party}};" |
| [[Moses Blah|Blah]]
| 
|-
| colspan="3" | Vacancy due to [[Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement|Accra Peace Agreement]]
| {{Dts|2003|10|3}}
| {{Dts|2006|1|16}}
| colspan="4" |
| {{#tag:ref|During this time, the National Transitional Government of Liberia was in charge of government duties. Vice-Chairman [[Wesley Momo Johnson]] assumed the duties and powers of the office of vice-president during part of this period.|group="note"}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Unity Party (Liberia)}}; color:white;" | 29
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Joseph Boakai (cropped).png|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Joseph Boakai]]<br />{{small|(born 1944)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|2006|1|16}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|2018|1|22}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|2006|1|16|2018|1|22}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Unity Party (Liberia)|Unity Party]]
| [[2005 Liberian general election|2005]]
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Unity Party (Liberia)}};" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Ellen Johnson Sirleaf|Sirleaf]]
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| [[2011 Liberian general election|2011]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Patriotic Party}}; color:white;" | 30
| [[File:Jewel Taylor (9061) (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Jewel Taylor]]<br />{{small|(born 1963)}}
| {{Dts|2018|1|22}}
| {{Dts|2024|1|22}}	
| {{age in years|2018|1|22|2024|1|22}} years
| [[National Patriotic Party]]
| [[2017 Liberian general election|2017]]
! style="background:{{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}};" |
| [[George Weah|Weah]]
|
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Unity Party (Liberia)}}; color:white;" | 31
| [[File:Vice President Koung (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Jeremiah Koung]]<br />{{small|(born 1978)}}
| {{Dts|2024|1|22}}
| ''Incumbent''
| {{ayd|2024|1|22}}
| [[Unity Party (Liberia)|Unity Party]]
| [[2023 Liberian general election|2023]]
! style="background:{{party color|Unity Party (Liberia)}};" |
| [[Joseph Boakai|Boakai]]
|
|}

==Timeline==
{{#tag:timeline|
ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:15
PlotArea  = top:3 bottom:100 right:100 left:20
AlignBars = late

Define $now = {{#time:Y}}

DateFormat = yyyy
Period     = from:1848 till:$now
TimeAxis   = orientation:horizontal

Colors     =
  id:none value:rgb(0.87,0.87,0.87) legend:None_(Independent)
  id:rep  value:rgb(1,0,0)          legend:Republican_Party
  id:twp  value:rgb(0,0.41,0.0039)  legend:True_Whig_Party
  id:ndpl value:rgb(0.70,0.13,0.13) legend:National_Democratic_Party
  id:npp  value:rgb(0,0,0)          legend:National_Patriotic_Party
  id:up   value:rgb(0.03,0.36,0.22) legend:Unity_Party

  id:gray1  value:gray(0.85)
  id:gray2  value:gray(0.95)

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:gray1 unit:year increment:10 start:1850
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:gray2 unit:year increment:2  start:1848

Legend     = columns:1 left:150 top:60 columnwidth:250

TextData =
  pos:(20,65) textcolor:black fontsize:M
  text:"Political parties:"

BarData =
  bar:NathanielBrander
  bar:AnthonyD.Williams
  bar:StephenAllenBenson
  bar:BeverlyPageYates
  bar:DanielBashielWarner
  bar:JamesM.Priest
  bar:JosephGibson
  bar:JamesSkivringSmith
  bar:AnthonyW.Gardiner
  bar:CharlesHarmon
  bar:AlfredFrancisRussell
  bar:JamesThompson
  bar:WilliamD.Coleman
  bar:JosephJ.Ross
  bar:JosephD.Summerville
  bar:JamesJenkinsDossen
  bar:SamuelGeorgeHarmon
  bar:SamuelAlfredRoss
  bar:HenryTooWesley
  bar:AllenYancy
  bar:JamesSkivringSmithJr.
  bar:ClarenceLorenzoSimpson
  bar:WilliamTolbert
  bar:JamesEdwardGreene
  bar:BennieDeeWarner
  bar:HarryMoniba
  bar:EnochDogolea
  bar:MosesBlah
  bar:JosephBoakai
  bar:JewelTaylor
  bar:JeremiahKoung

PlotData =
  width:5 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till

  bar:NathanielBrander
   from: 1848 till: 1850 color:none text:"[[Nathaniel Brander]]"
  bar:AnthonyD.Williams
   from: 1850 till: 1854 color:none text:"[[Anthony D. Williams (politician)|Anthony D. Williams]]"
  bar:StephenAllenBenson
   from: 1854 till: 1856 color:rep  text:"[[Stephen Allen Benson]]"
  bar:BeverlyPageYates
   from: 1856 till: 1860 color:none text:"[[Beverly Page Yates]]"
  bar:DanielBashielWarner
   from: 1860 till: 1864 color:rep  text:"[[Daniel Bashiel Warner]]"
  bar:JamesM.Priest
   from: 1864 till: 1868 color:rep  text:"[[James M. Priest]]"
  bar:JosephGibson
   from: 1868 till: 1870 color:rep  text:"[[Joseph Gibson]]"
  bar:JamesSkivringSmith
   from: 1870 till: 1871 color:twp  text:"[[James Skivring Smith]]"
  bar:AnthonyW.Gardiner
   from: 1872 till: 1876 color:rep  text:"[[Anthony W. Gardiner]]"
  bar:CharlesHarmon
   from: 1876 till: 1878 color:rep  text:"[[Charles Harmon]]"
  bar:AlfredFrancisRussell
   from: 1878 till: 1883 color:twp  text:"[[Alfred Francis Russell]]"
  bar:JamesThompson
   from: 1884 till: 1892 color:twp  text:"[[James Thompson (politician)|James Thompson]]"
  bar:WilliamD.Coleman
   from: 1892 till: 1896 color:twp  text:"[[William D. Coleman]]"
  bar:JosephJ.Ross
   from: 1898 till: 1899 color:twp  text:"[[Joseph J. Ross]]"
  bar:JosephD.Summerville
   from: 1902 till: 1905 color:twp  text:"[[Joseph D. Summerville]]"
  bar:JamesJenkinsDossen
   from: 1906 till: 1912 color:twp  text:"[[James Jenkins Dossen]]"
  bar:SamuelGeorgeHarmon
   from: 1912 till: 1920 color:twp  text:"[[Samuel George Harmon]]"
  bar:SamuelAlfredRoss
   from: 1920 till: 1924 color:twp  text:"[[Samuel Alfred Ross]]"
  bar:HenryTooWesley
   from: 1924 till: 1928 color:twp  text:"[[Henry Too Wesley]]"
  bar:AllenYancy
   from: 1928 till: 1930 color:twp  text:"[[Allen Yancy]]"
  bar:JamesSkivringSmithJr.
   from: 1930 till: 1944 color:twp  text:"[[James Skivring Smith Jr.]]"
  bar:ClarenceLorenzoSimpson
   from: 1944 till: 1952 color:twp  text:"[[Clarence Lorenzo Simpson]]"
  bar:WilliamTolbert
   from: 1952 till: 1971 color:twp  text:"[[William Tolbert]]"
  bar:JamesEdwardGreene
   from: 1972 till: 1977 color:twp  text:"[[James Edward Greene]]"
  bar:BennieDeeWarner
   from: 1977 till: 1980 color:twp  text:"[[Bennie Dee Warner]]"
  bar:HarryMoniba
   from: 1986 till: 1990 color:ndpl text:"[[Harry Moniba]]"
  bar:EnochDogolea
   from: 1997 till: 2000 color:npp  text:"[[Enoch Dogolea]]"
  bar:MosesBlah
   from: 2000 till: 2003 color:npp  text:"[[Moses Blah]]"
  bar:JosephBoakai
   from: 2006 till: 2018 color:up   text:"[[Joseph Boakai]]"
  bar:JewelTaylor
   from: 2018 till: 2024 color:npp  text:"[[Jewel Taylor]]"
  bar:JeremiahKoung
   from: 2024 till: $now color:up   text:"[[Jeremiah Koung]]"

}}

==See also==
* [[Lists of office-holders]]
* [[List of current vice presidents]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="note"|2}}

==References==
{{commons category}}
{{reflist}}

{{Vice presidents of Liberia}}
{{Liberia topics}}
{{Deputy heads of state and government of Africa}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vice-President Of Liberia}}
[[Category:Vice presidents of Liberia| ]]
[[Category:Government of Liberia]]
[[Category:Lists of office-holders by country of work|Liberia, Vice-Presidents of]]
[[Category:Legislative speakers|Liberia, Vice-President]]
[[Category:Vice presidents|Liberia]]
[[Category:Liberia politics-related lists]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Liberia]]