Ernest Bai Koroma Politician

Ernest Bai Koroma (born 2 October 1953) is the current President of Sierra Leone and the fourth since 2007.An insurance executive by profession, Koroma spent more than 24 years working in the private insurance industry before entering politics in 2002. From 1988 to 2002, he was the managing director of the Reliance Insurance Trust Corporation (Ritcorp). He is a 1976 graduate from Fourah Bay College, the oldest university in West Africa. Koroma is a native of Makeni, Bombali District in the North of Sierra Leone; and a member of the Temne ethnic group.He was elected as leader of the All People's Congress (APC), then Sierra Leone's main opposition party, on 24 March 2002, after defeating then incumbent APC leader Edward Turay, his main opponent. Koroma stood as the APC candidate in the 2002 Sierra Leone presidential election but was defeated by incumbent Sierra Leone's President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who won 70.3% of the vote, to Koroma's 22.35%. Koroma conceded defeat.Koroma was later elected to parliament representing his home District of Bombali from 2002 to 2007. In 2005, he was elected the minority leader of Parliament and remained in that position until his election to the Presidency in 2007.In the 2007 presidential election run-off, Koroma received 54.6% of the vote and defeated incumbent Vice-President Solomon Berewa of the ruling SLPP. Berewa conceded defeat, and Koroma was sworn in as President on 17 September 2007,'at the State House in the capital Freetown. International and local observers declared the election free and fair.Koroma succeeded President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who was constitutionally ineligible to run for the presidency again after serving the maximum two five-year term limit. In his inauguration speech, Koroma promised zero tolerance on corruption and said he will fight against the mismanagement of the country's resources.In the November 2012 presidential election, Koroma was re-elected as President for his final term, receiving 58.7%, against his main opponent, SLPP candidate Julius Maada Bio, who received 37.4%. International observers deemed the election to be free and fair.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 02, 1953
Birth place	Sierra Leone , Bombali District , Makeni
Religion	Christianity
Residence	State Lodge
Education	Fourah Bay College
Spouse	Sia Koroma
Profession	Insurance broker

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Office holder

office	4th President of Sierra Leone Leader of the All People's Congress Member of Parliament from Bombali District Minority Leader of Parliament
party	All People's Congress
successor	Emmanuel Tommy
vice president	Samuel Sam-Sumana