The Minister of Youth and Sports is to superintend and provide effective and efficient leadership in the
formulation, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Youth and Sports
development policies and to foster greater key stakeholders & participation in National and International integration,
As the Chief policymaker of the Ministry, the Minister has the statutory authority to supervise and conduct the overall administrative supervision for the four Departments of the Ministry, including
Administration, Youth Development, Sports, and Technical Vocational Educational Training (TVET).
The Minister of Youth and Sports is the Ministry's Chief spokesperson, advocating and working with all
international and local partnerships to promote youth empowerment, youth development, and sports
development and access to technical vocational educational training, strengthening competitive sports
development and increasing youth voices through intellectual engagements in Liberia, the Mano River
Union, West Africa, Africa and globally.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports became Ministry in 1982, with a mandate, to create, design, and
implement relevant programs that enhance the social consciousness of Liberian Youth, transforming
them into a responsible citizen.