National
Legislature of Liberia
Governs Liberia
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Source: en.wikipedia.org, checkedLegislature of Liberia in plain words
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The bicameral Legislature of Liberia makes the laws. Senators serve nine-year terms and Representatives six-year terms. The President may veto bills, and the Legislature can override with a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
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Senate of Liberia
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30 senators
Elected
See every Senator and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Chosen by the Senate from among its members
- Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence LP · since January 2024
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Sources for who sits on it
- Senator constituteproject.org · checked
- President Pro Tempore of the Senate constituteproject.org · checked
- Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence as President Pro Tempore of the Senate en.wikipedia.org · checked
House of Representatives of Liberia
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Chosen by the House from among its members
- Richard Koon UP · since November 2024
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73 representatives
Elected
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Sources for who sits on it
- Representative constituteproject.org · checked
- Speaker of the House of Representatives constituteproject.org · checked
- Richard Koon as Speaker of the House of Representatives en.wikipedia.org · checked
What it can do
- Legislative power
Legislative power is vested in the Legislature, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives (Constitution Art. 29).
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Constitution of Liberia (1986) via constituteproject.org, read 2026-10-12: structure of executive, legislature and Supreme Court; names from Wikipedia. For: Legislature of Liberia
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Liberia 1986, read 2026-10-12: office selection, seat counts and terms. For: Senator, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (Cabinet of Liberia, Liberian Senate, House of Representatives of Liberia), read 2026-10-12: current holders and start dates. Fallback: Wikipedia and Wikidata, because legislature.gov.lr and emansion.gov.lr were unreachable; not yet cross-checked against an official source. For: Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Richard Koon as Speaker of the House of Representatives
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Liberia 1986 Art. 83(a), read 2026-10-12: general elections on the second Tuesday of October. For: General election, October 9, 2029
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