List of speakers of the National Assembly of the Gambia explained

The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia is the presiding officer over proceedings in the National Assembly. In the official hierarchy the speaker ranks third following President of the Gambia and Vice-President of the Gambia.[1]

List of speakers of the House of Representatives of the Gambia

NameEntered officeLeft officeNotes
Hon. Sir Alieu Sulayman Jack19621972[3]
Hon. Dr. S.H.O. Jones19721983
Hon. Alhaji Momodou Baboucar Njie (BP)19831994

List of speakers of the National Assembly of the Gambia

NameEntered officeLeft officeNotes
Hon. Mustapha B. Wadda19972001
Hon. Sheriff Mustapha Dibba20022006
Hon. Mrs. Belinda Bidwell20062007
Hon. Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay20072009
Hon. Elizabeth Renner20092010
Hon. Abdoulie Bojang20102017
Hon. Mariam Jack-Denton20172022[4]
Hon. Fabakary Jatta2022Incumbent[5]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leadership of Parliament – National Assembly. November 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171103083155/http://assembly.gov.gm/index.php/members/leadership/. 2017-11-03.
  2. Web site: Office Of The Speaker – National Assembly. April 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425075321/http://assembly.gov.gm/index.php/about-us-2/office-of-the-speaker/. 2017-04-25.
  3. Web site: 2020-04-23 . Gambia: The Gambian Republic Is Solid and Stable Says Hassoum Ceesay . 2022-04-18 . allAfrica.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2017-04-14 . I'll be even-handed, says Gambia's new speaker of parliament . 2022-04-18 . RFI . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-04-17 . Hon Fabakary Jatta & Hon Seedy Njie takeover Leadership of Sixth Legislature . 2022-04-18 . GAINAKO . en-US.