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Cooper W. Kruah Sr. is a Liberian politician. He was appointed by President George Weah as minister of post and telecommunication in 2018. In 2023, he was dismissed from the position after attending an opposition political rally. He was initially nominated for the position of justice minister by President Joseph Boakai in 2024, but his nomination was dismissed, and he was then appointed labor minister.

By 2023, he was, and as of 2026 is still currently, serving as chairman of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction.[1]

Biography

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Cooper Kruah is a lawyer.[2] In the 2005 general election, Kruah unsuccessfully ran with the Alliance for Peace and Democracy for the Nimba County Senate seat.[3] He was nominated by the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) to the House of Representatives in the 2017 general election. He unsuccessfully ran in Nimba County's 9th House district.[4]

Kruah was appointed to serve as Minister for the Ministry Post & Telecommunication in the cabinet of President George Weah in February 2018.[5] He was confirmed by the Senate in August 2018.[6] He was the only Weah cabinet minister from Nimba County.[7] In this position, Kruah was accused of having a conflict of interest by holding shares in the Universal Forestry Corporation. The company was established by Kruah in 1986, and according to The Daylight, was involved with the "unlawful extraction of minerals and timber".[6] The company was also engaged with conflict lumber during Liberia's civil wars.[8] In 2022, Kruah attempted to refute claims of conflict of interest by stating to have turned his shares over to his son in 2019. The DayLight pointed out this would still be a conflict of interest due to the familial relation and was unable to corroborate the transfer of the shares with the Liberian Revenue Authority.[9][6]

In 2023, Kruah attended a political rally for the Unity Party (UP) presidential nominee Joseph Boakai. By this point, Kruah had become chairman of the MDR.[10] Previous, the MDR was an ally of President Weah's party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). However, by 2023, the MDR had turned against the CDC, and the major opposition UP had nominated a member of the MDR for the vice presidency.[11][12] After his rally attendance, Kruah was dismissed as cabinet minister by President Weah on May 1.[13] MDR founder Prince Johnson characterized the dismissal as political retaliation.[14] Kruah was replaced by Worlea-Saywah Dunah.[10]

In January 2024, Kruah was nominated by President Boakai as justice minister.[15] His nomination was withdrawn in February, following media reports of an investigation following a complaint filed in 2014, finding him guilty of unethical practices.[15][16] Specifically, according to FrontPage Africa, Kruah committed "financial fraud and theft" as a lawyer against a client.[17] The withdrawal of his cabinet nomination was done without public announcement.[16]

President Boakai subsequently nominated Kruah as labor minister.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Doloquee, Franklin (January 14, 2026). "Liberia: MDR Party Elevates Melvin Yealu As Vice Chair For Mobilization". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  2. ^ Giahyue, James Harding (July 31, 2022). "Inside Minister Cooper Kruah's Illegal Logging Deals". The DayLight. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  3. ^ "National Tally Center Results Report for the Election of the President, Vice-President, Senate, and House of Representatives on 11 October 2005" (PDF). National Elections Commission. 2005. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  4. ^ "National Tally Center Final Results Report for the Presidential and Representative Elections on 10 October 2017" (PDF). National Elections Commission. October 19, 2017. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  5. ^ "President Weah Makes Additional Appointments in Government". Executive Mansion, Monrovia. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c Newa, Mark B. (June 15, 2023). "Ex-Minister Leaves Government With A Trail of Illegal Acts". The DayLight. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  7. ^ Domah, Thomas (October 8, 2018). "Weah faces another pressure". The New Dawn Liberia. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  8. ^ Giahyue, James Harding (February 7, 2024). "Inside Liberia: Boakai's Justice Minister Pick is A Serial Illegal Logger". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  9. ^ Giahyue, James Harding (July 4, 2022). "Minister Admits Conflict of Interest While Denying Same Offense". The DayLight. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Liberia: Pres. Weah Replaces Cllr. Cooper Kruah as Post & Telecom Minister after He Attended Opposition Political Rally". FrontPage Africa. May 2, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  11. ^ Clayeh, J. H. Webster (November 22, 2022). "Liberia: Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson Halts Political Support to Weah Reelection's Bid". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  12. ^ Teh, Lewis S. (May 1, 2023). "Minister Cooper Kruah a traitor!". The New Dawn Liberia. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  13. ^ "Weah punishes Kruah for attending an opposition function". The New Dawn Liberia. May 2, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  14. ^ Butty, James (May 2, 2023). "Liberian President Fires Telecommunications Minister". Voice of America. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  15. ^ a b Sieh, Rodney (January 29, 2024). "Liberia: President Boakai & VP Ignored Red Flags Prior to 'Criminal' Nomination for Justice". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  16. ^ a b c Dodoo, Lennart (February 13, 2024). "Liberia: Pres. Boakai Withdraws Justice Minister Nominee, Appoints Him to Labor". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  17. ^ Lomax, Selma (February 13, 2024). "Liberia: Infighting Rocks Ministry of Labor as Minister Cooper Kruah Accused of Flooding Institution With 'Incompetent' Kinsmen". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved January 15, 2026.