Gambia

Political office-holders

Our database contains 160 politicians connected with the Gambia.

Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of the Gambia1--
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture12-
Minister of Basic and Secondary Education1-1
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy111
Minister of Defense11-
Minister of Energy and Petroleum-11
Minister of Environment, Climate Change, & Natural Resources11-
Minister of Finance-54
Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs1--
Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources-11
Minister of Fisheries, Water Resources, & National Assembly Matters1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs-13-
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, & Gambians Abroad2--
Minister of Gender, Children, & Social Welfare1-1
Minister of Health11-
Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, & Technology111
Minister of Information & Communication1--
Minister of Information & Communication Infrastructure-11
Minister of Justice-21
Minister of Justice & Attorney General1--
Minister of Lands, Local Government, & Regional Affairs1--
Minister of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs-2-
Minister of Petroleum & Energy1--
Minister of Public Service, Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination and Delivery11-
Minister of the Interior19-
Minister of Tourism & Culture1--
Minister of Tourism and Culture--1
Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, & Employment12-
Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure11-
Minister of Women's Affairs-3-
Minister of Youth & Sports1-1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly--25
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia--1
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to the Gambia-1-
ambassador of Indonesia to Senegal--2
Ambassador of Spain to Gambia-31
ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Gambia-31
ambassador to the Gambia--11
Ambassador to the US1--
apostolic nuncio to Gambia-31
High Commissioner to Canada1--
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--
United States Ambassador to the Gambia-11

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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