Charlyne Brumskine
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Charlyne M. Brumskine | |
|---|---|
 Charlyne Brumskine in Speech | |
| Vice Standard-Bearer of the Collaborating Political Parties | |
| In office 2023–2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberty Party |
| Other political affiliations | Collaborating Political Parties |
| Relatives | Charles Brumskine (father) |
| Alma mater | Barnard College[1]
Howard University School of Law[1] Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law[2] |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician, philanthropist |
| Known for | Advocacy for gender rights and rule of law |
Charlyne M. Brumskine is a Liberian lawyer, politician, and philanthropist. She is the political leader of the Liberty Party and served as the vice-presidential candidate of the Collaborating Political Parties in the 2023 Liberian general election, running alongside Alexander B. Cummings Jr..[3] A graduate of Barnard College, the Howard University School of Law, and the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, she has built a career as an attorney and advocate on constitutional law, gender rights, and governance reform.[4]
Brumskine is widely noted as the daughter of Charles Brumskine, founder of the Liberty Party and former President pro tempore of the Liberian Senate.[5] Through both legal and philanthropic work, she has promoted education for girls, expanded access to justice, and encouraged political participation among women and youth in Liberia.[6]
Brumskine was born into the Bassa ethnic community, with family roots in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, and in Yekepa, Nimba County.[1]
She graduated from Barnard College in New York City,[1] and later obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.[1] She also earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia.[7]
Career
Brumskine trained and practiced as a lawyer before entering frontline politics, focusing on issues of constitutional law and gender rights.[1]
In Buchanan, she was elected as a city councillor, building her profile in grassroots politics.[8]
In December 2021, she assumed leadership of the Liberty Party, delivering a reconciliation address to unify competing factions after the death of her father, Charles Brumskine.[9]
In 2023, she was nominated as the Vice Standard-Bearer of the Collaborating Political Parties coalition, becoming the running mate of Alexander B. Cummings Jr. in the 2023 Liberian general election.[10] Her campaign emphasized accountability, youth empowerment, and strengthening Liberia’s institutions.[11]