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

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

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.

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