Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (The Gambia) explained

Post:Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
Body:The Gambia
Incumbent:Mambury Njie
Incumbentsince:29 June 2018
Member Of:Cabinet of the Gambia
Reports To:President of the Gambia
Website:http://www.dosfea.gm/

The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs is a minister in the Cabinet of the Gambia who is responsible for the financial management of government affairs, drawing up the budget, and developing economic policy.

History

In 1985, Minister of Finance Saikouba Sisay designed and implemented an Economic Recovery Programme.[1] In 1992, a review of the Directorate of Customs commissioned by the Gambian government and performed by HM Customs and Excise found that the Gambian Minister of Finance granted duty waivers without sufficient acceptance guidelines, proper monitoring, or control of imports.[2] In 1994, Minister of Finance Bakary B. Dabo was dismissed from the position because of his alleged involvement in the failed coup attempt of November 11.[3]

Ministers of Finance and Economic Affairs

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Sheriff S. Sisay1962December 1967
Sheriff DibbaDecember 19679 October 1972[4]
Ibrahim Muhammadu Garba-Jahumpa9 October 19721977
Lamin Bora M’Boge19771977
Assan Musa Camara19771978
Momodou Cadija Cham1978January 1981
Saihou S. SaballyJanuary 19811982
Sheriff S. Sisay19821989
Saihou S. Sabally19891992
Bakary Bunja Dabo199210 October 1994
Bala Garba Jahumpa19941997
Famara Jatta199725 September 2003
Musa Gibril Bala Gaye15 September 2003June 2009
Abdou KolleyJune 200927 January 2011
Mambury Njie27 January 201116 April 2012
Abdou Kolley16 April 201210 July 2013
Kebba S. Touray10 July 201316 March 2015
Abdou Kolley16 March 201519 January 2017
Amadou Sanneh1 February 201729 June 2018
Mambury Njie29 June 20186 May 2022[5]
Seedy Keita6 May 2022Incumbent[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fiscal Reforms in the Least Developed Countries. Chandra K. Patel. Edward Elgar Publishing. 1997. 111. 9781782541486. 2011-05-20.
  2. Book: Africa's Management in the 1990s and Beyond: Reconciling Indigenous and Transplanted Institutions. Mamadou Dia. World Bank Publications. 1996. 46. 9780821334317. 2011-05-20.
  3. Book: Small States in World Politics: Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior. Jeanne A. K. Hey. 2003. 122. 9781555879433. 2011-05-20.
  4. Book: Historical Dictionary of the Gambia. 9780810862609. Hughes. Arnold. Perfect. David. 11 September 2008.
  5. Web site: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency - Governors and Alternates.
  6. Web site: Hon. Seedy Keita replaces Hon. Mambury Njie as the New Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs. www.mofea.gm.