John Sembe Morlu II is a Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

n politician and economist. He is a member of the Liberia National Union

Liberia National Union

The Liberia National Union is a political party in Liberia West Africa. It was formed by Dr. Harry Moniba,the former Vice President of Liberia . Moniba also helped to create the multi party election system that the country currently uses. He served as LINU's first standard bearer as well...

 (LINU).

Running as the candidate of the three-party United Democratic Alliance

United Democratic Alliance

The United Democratic Alliance is a coalition of three Liberian political parties - the Liberia National Union , Liberia Education and Development Party , and the Reformation Alliance Party - that contested the 11 October 2005 elections....

 (UDA) in the 11 October 2005 presidential elections

Liberian elections, 2005

The 2005 Liberian general election was held on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November of that year. The presidency, as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The election marked the end of the political transition...

, Morlu placed 11th out of 22 candidates, receiving 1.2% of the vote.

In 2006, after an extensive search, Morlu was picked to become the Auditor-General

Auditor-General

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 of Liberia.

Morlu holds an MBA in Finance from Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

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, a Masters in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University

George Mason University

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, and double bachelors in Economics and International Relations from the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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