Following his victory in the presidential election on 1 December 2016, the newly elected

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Adama Barrow Adama Barrow ( ff, 𞤀𞥄𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮, Aadama Baaro, born 15 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017. Born in Mankamang Kunda, a village ...

appointed a new

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to succeed the cabinet of

Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 ...

, his predecessor. Barrow was formally inaugurated on 19 January 2017 at the embassy of

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Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

, and was able to return

on 26 January. He made the bulk of appointments in February 2017, and conducted a major reshuffle in June 2018.

History

It was announced that Barrow would return to

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from

on 26 January 2017, having been sworn-in at the Gambian embassy there on 19 January due to the 2016–17 Gambian constitutional crisis. He said that his ministers would be announced on 31 January, and that they would have to declare their assets before taking up office. The names were in fact only revealed at their swearing-in on 1 February. Among the appointments were UDP treasurer & Professional Accountant

Amadou Sanneh Amadou Sanneh is a Gambian accountant and politician who was Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in President Barrow's cabinet from 1 February 2017 to 15 March 2019. A former national treasurer of the United Democratic Party, Sanneh was se ...

, women's rights activist

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, UN prosecutor & Lawyer

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, Main Opposition Party leader (UDP) & Senior Barrister

Ousainou Darboe Ousainou Darboe (born 8 August 1948) is a Gambian politician and lawyer who serves as the National Assembly Minority Leader since April 2022. He previously served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from June 2018 to ...

, NRP leader

Hamat Bah Hamat Ngai Kumba Bah is a Gambian politician who is the current Minister of Tourism and Culture in President Adama Barrow's cabinet. He is also the leader of the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) and has been a presidential candidate in 1996, ...

, former Agriculture minister

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, and GMC leader & lawyer

Mai Fatty Mai Ahmad Fatty is a Gambian politician who served as the Minister of the Interior under Adama Barrow. From 1 February to 10 November 2017 he was Minister of the Interior in President Adama Barrow's cabinet. Since 2009 he is the leader of the G ...

. Following the swearing-in ceremony, Barrow promised to appoint the remaining cabinet members by the end of the week. There were no members of the

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(PDOIS) appointed to the cabinet because they decline positions offered to them, though both

Sidia Jatta Sidia Sana Jatta (born 1945) is a The Gambia, Gambian politician, academic, and writer. Early life and education A Mandinka people, Mandinka, Jatta was born in Sutukoba, Wuli District. He was educated locally and at Nungua Secondary School, nea ...

and

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were to be part of Barrow's new think tank, Agency For Sustainable Socio-Economic Development (ASSED). Five further appointments to the cabinet were made on 22 February, with

Fatoumata Tambajang Aja Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang (born 22 October 1949) is a Gambian politician and activist who served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018, under President Adama Barrow. Early in h ...

becoming Minister of Women's Affairs overseeing the Office of Vice-President. Tambajang was formally sworn-in as Vice-President on 9 November 2017, after Barrow passed a constitutional amendment regarding the age limit. The first alteration was on 10 November, when Mai Fatty was relieved of his appointment as Minister of the Interior. He later denied that he was relieved due to being involved in corruption. 29 June 2018 saw a major

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announced, with Ousainou Darboe becoming Vice-President,

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becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs, and

Mambury Njie Mambury Njie (born 27 June 1962) is a Gambian politician and the current Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in Adama Barrow's cabinet. Education In 1986, Njie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from East ...

becoming Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, with several other shuffles and appointments. The new ministers were sworn-in during a ceremony on 9 July 2018.

Composition

Key

* = Member of the

Gambia Moral Congress The Gambia Moral Congress (abbreviated GMC) is a political party in the Gambia. The party was founded by the lawyer Mai Ahmad Fatty in 2009. The motto of the party is ''People Power for Human Rights and Economic Justice''. The GMC was part of the ...

(GMC) * = Member of the

Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress The Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress (GPDP) is a small political party in the Gambia. It is led by Henry Gomez, a resident of Hamburg, Germany. The party initially launched Gomez as their presidential candidate for the 2006 elections, but af ...

(GPDP) * = Member of the National Convention Party (NCP) * = Member of the

National Reconciliation Party The National Reconciliation Party is a political party in The Gambia. It was founded in 1996, and is led by its founder, Hamat Bah. History The National Reconciliation Party was founded in 1996 by Hamat Bah as part of his intention to run for ...

(NRP) * = Member of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) * = Member of the United Democratic Party (UDP) * =

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Other senior appointees

Presidents of the Gambia can also make other senior appointments, that do not sit in the Cabinet. Barrow has made the following appointments:

History

Composition

Key

Other senior appointees

Military and security

Diplomacy

Office of the President

Other

Notes

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