Appointed by the President of Gambia, The Minister of Tourism and Culture is a
cabinet position in
the Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
that oversees the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
Specifically responsible for the Gambia Tourism Authority, the National Council for Arts and Culture,
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Arch 22 is a commemorative arch on the road into Banjul in the Gambia. It was built in 1996 to mark the military 1994 Gambian coup d'état, coup d'état of July 22, 1994, through which Yahya Jammeh and his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Counci ...
, and the Gambia Hotel School.
The Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTC) oversees the tourism sector and it's associated government policies.
In
Banjul and other regional institutions, the Minister is assisted by a team of civil servants. The chief adviser is the Permanent Secretary, who is also an accounting officer. There is also a Deputy Permanent Secretary who acts as the chief of staff of the ministry.
List of Ministers of Tourism and Culture
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Susan Waffa-Ogoo
Susan Waffa-Ogoo (born 4 October 1960) is a Gambian politician who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2012 to October 2013. A librarian before entering politics, she was first appointed to cabinet after the 1994 co ...
, 1996—August 2000
* Yankuba Touray, August 2000—October 2003
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Susan Waffa-Ogoo
Susan Waffa-Ogoo (born 4 October 1960) is a Gambian politician who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2012 to October 2013. A librarian before entering politics, she was first appointed to cabinet after the 1994 co ...
, September 2004—February 2006
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Angela Colley, February 2006—2008
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Nancy Njie, 26 March 2008—4 February 2010
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Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie, 4 February 2010—11 September 2014
* Benjamin A. Roberts, 11 September 2014—18 January 2017
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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, ...
, 1 February 2017—present
References
{{Cabinet positions in the Gambia
Lists of government ministers of the Gambia
Tourism in the Gambia