Cllr. Aaron Walters Barchue is a practicing Liberian lawyer and member of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA). He joined the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission in August 2020 as Director of Legal Affairs.  Cllr. Barchue is primarily responsible to provide legal advice to the Commission, when and where applicable, and give support to the Complaints, Appeals and Review Panel (CARP).

Prior to joining the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC), and upon completion of legal consultancy with the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), Cllr. Barchue served the Ministry of Justice as State Prosecutor. He was later assigned at the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Gbarnga, Bong County as City Solicitor.  After one year in the position of City Solicitor at the Gbarnga Magisterial Court, he was elevated to the position of Legal Counsel and Assistant County Attorney for Bong County. Cllr. Barchue diligently served in this role until he was recalled to Monrovia and reassigned in the Division of Civil Litigation at the Ministry of Justice as Legal Counsel.

He previously worked at the Ministry of Education where he lastly served in the capacity as Researcher in the Bureau of Professional and Technical Education.  He has also worked as Legal Trainer with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA). During his stay with the ABA, Cllr. Barchue provided training in Legal Research, Legal Analysis and Legal Writing for third year law students at the Law School. He also sought and secured employment with Pierre, Tweh & Associates Law Firm.  Based on his level of work and commitment at the Law firm, he was seconded at ArcelorMittal Liberia as Legal Counsel responsible for corporate legal affairs and litigation. While at ArcelorMittal Liberia, he negotiated, pleaded, and succeeded with the company to own up to occupational injuries of staff on the job, amidst company’s contributions to the National Social Security & Welfare Corporation.

Cllr. Barchue holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Rule of Law for Development from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law (John Felice Rome Center) based in the United States of America.  He previously obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia, and studied at the A.M.E. University where he was awarded Bachelor Arts (BA) degree in Sociology. 

Additionally, Cllr. Barchue has attended and received training in Electronic Government Procurement Strategy and Implementation, Financial Crimes Investigation and Prosecution Training, Anticorruption Training for Judges and Prosecutors, Adult Learning and Skills Training, and Legal Skills Training.