Arnold Jonathan Bishop-Gooding

Arnold Jonathan Bishop-Gooding (born 17 December 1950) is a Sierra Leonean lawyer, former attorney-general of Sierra Leone, and transport minister.

Arnold Jonathan Bishop-Gooding
Personal details
Born
Arnold Jonathan Bishop-Gooding

(1950-12-17)17 December 1950
Freetown, Sierra Leone
ChildrenFour children (Selina, Jacqueline, Gordon and Jason)
EducationSierra Leone Grammar School, Christ's College, Cambridge
OccupationLawyer, Civil servant, Politician, Consultant

Early life and education

Arnold Jonathan Bishop-Gooding was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone to Sierra Leonean parents of Creole descent. He attended the Sierra Leone Grammar School and subsequently matriculated at Cambridge University, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws at Christ's College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

Bishop-Gooding returned to Sierra Leone and established the law firm, Gooding & Gooding. He was attorney-general of Sierra Leone and information minister under the NPRC government of Captain Valentine Strasser.

After returning to private practice, Bishop-Gooding also served as transport minister of Sierra Leone. He subsequently retired from public service and entered into private practice as a legal and business consultant at Selina House.

References

  1. "Retrospectivity concerning the LL.M. Degree: Notice". Cambridge University. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

Sources

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