Edward B. McClain Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Presidential Affairs | |
| In office 2007 –23 July 2016 | |
| President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Preceded by | Willis Knuckles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1944 Liberia |
| Died | 23 July 2016 (aged 71) Pretoria,South Africa |
| Education | College of West Africa,Cuttington College and Divinity School,University of Besançon |
Edward B. McClain Jr. (18 November 1944,Liberia - 23 July 2016,Pretoria was a Liberian politician. He was the minister of state for presidential affairs and chief of staff to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. [1] [2]
He was born on 18 November 1944. [1] His father's family was from Mhanwruune Quarter of Picnicess,in Grand Kru County. [1] He was a nephew on his mother's side of President William Richard Tolbert Jr. McClain graduated from the College of West Africa and Cuttington College and Divinity School with a BSc degree in chemistry and biology. He then studied psychiatry at the University of Besançon in France. He then resided in Abidjan,in the Ivory Coast,where he befriended Sirleaf. [1]
Sirleaf and McClain returned to Liberia in 2003. [2] He was a key member of her electoral campaign. [1] Initially in 2006,President Sirleaf appointed McClain as minister of state without portfolio. [3] After the resignation of Willis Knuckles,McClain was made acting minister of state for presidential affairs in 2007. [4] In her second term,Sirleaf renominated McClain as minister of state for presidential affairs. [5]
McClain died in office on 23 July 2016 while undergoing medical treatment in Pretoria,South Africa. [1] [2]