Minister of Women's Affairs (The Gambia)

Minister of Women's Affairs of
the Gambia
Coat of Arms
since 1 March 2019
AppointerPresident of the Gambia
Inaugural holderIsatou Njie-Saidy
FormationJuly 1996

The minister of women's affairs is a cabinet-level position in the Gambia, typically held at the same time as another cabinet position. The ministry was created by Yahya Jammeh, as head of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council, in July 1996, and the position has only ever had two holders: Jammeh's vice-president, Isatou Njie-Saidy, and Adama Barrow's acting vice-president, Fatoumata Tambajang. Njie-Saidy had formerly served as executive secretary of the National Women's Bureau under Dawda Jawara, whereas Tambajang had been chair of the Gambia National Women's Council under Jawara.[1][2][3]

List of ministers of women's affairs, 1996–present

Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office Political party President
Isatou Njie-Saidy
(1952–) 		July 1996 18 January 2017 APRC Yahya Jammeh
Fatoumata Tambajang
(1949–) 		22 February 2017 29 June 2018 UDP Adama Barrow
Ousainou Darboe
(1948–) 		29 June 2018 1 March 2019 UDP Adama Barrow
Fatou Sanyang Kinteh[4]
 1 March 2019 Incumbent Adama Barrow

References

  1. ^ "Department of State For Women's Affairs". AccessGambia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ "FJT sworn-in as 'just' women's affairs minister". SMBC News. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ Perfect, David (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Gambia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 447.
  4. ^ "President Barrow Appoints Fatou Kinteh Minister for Women Affairs, Children, Social Welfare". voicegambia.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2024.