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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Former President of Liberia & MemberThe Elders

Biography

Former President of Liberia and Africa’s first elected female head of state; Nobel Peace Laureate; a leading promoter of peace, justice and democratic rule; a voice for freedom; and advocate for health for all.

• President of Liberia, 2006-2018
• Nobel Peace Laureate, 2011
• Joined the Elders, 2019
• Member of the Campaign for Nature’s Global Steering Committee, 2020 –
• Co-chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, 2020 –

“The world can only defeat a global pandemic with a global solution.”
– President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf