Jewel Taylor

Jewel Taylor
Taylor in 2018
30th Vice President of Liberia
In office
22 January 2018 – 22 January 2024
PresidentGeorge Weah
Preceded byJoseph Boakai
Succeeded byJeremiah Koung
Member of the Senate of Liberia
for Bong County
In office
13 January 2006 – 22 January 2018
Preceded byNTLA
Succeeded byHenrique Tokpa[1]
First Lady of Liberia
In role
2 August 1997 – 11 August 2003
PresidentCharles Taylor
Preceded byNancy Doe
Succeeded byNettie Blah
Personal details
Born
Jewel Cianeh Howard

(1963-01-17) 17 January 1963 (age 61)
Zorzor, Lofa, Liberia
Political partyCoalition for Democratic Change
Other political
affiliations
National Patriotic Party
Spouse
(m. 1997; div. 2006)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Liberia
Cuttington University
OccupationPolitician

Jewel Cianeh Taylor (née Howard; born 17 January 1963) is a Liberian politician who served as the 30th vice president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. She was married to convicted warlord and former president Charles Taylor from 1997 to 2006 and was first lady of Liberia during his presidency.[2] In 2005, Jewel Taylor was elected to the Senate of Liberia for Bong County as a member of the National Patriotic Party. She was Chair of the Senate Health and Social Welfare Committee on Gender, Women and Children.[3]

  1. ^ Menjor, David S. (6 August 2018). "Election: Joseph, Tokpa Replace Weah, Taylor at Senate". Liberian Observer. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Jewel Howard-Taylor on war, Weah and her agenda". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ A Profile of Members of the 52nd Legislature of Liberia