The Cabinet of The Gambia is responsible for advising the

President of The Gambia The president of the Republic of The Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia. The president leads the executive branch of the government of the Gambia and is the commander-in-chief of the Gambia Armed Forces. The post w ...

and for carrying out other functions as prescribed by law. It is composed of the President, the

Vice-President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

, and the Secretaries of State. It is responsible for regulating the procedure of its own meetings and is held accountable for its actions by the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

, according to Sections 74 and 75 of the Constitution of The Gambia. The current Cabinet of The Gambia is the

Cabinet of Adama Barrow Following his victory in the presidential election on 1 December 2016, the newly elected President Adama Barrow appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Yahya Jammeh, his predecessor. Barrow was formally inaugurated on 19 January 2017 ...

, led by President

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 ...

Cabinet ministers

According to Section 71 (2) of the Constitution of The Gambia, a person cannot serve as a Minister in the Cabinet of The Gambia if they are a member of the

or hold the citizenship of any other country. In addition, the

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

must have been a member of the Gambian bar for at least five years prior to their appointment. Cabinet ministers are appointed directly by the

and must swear an oath before assuming the functions of their office. The office of a cabinet minister becomes vacant following the assumption of office by a new President, by the revoking of their appointment by the sitting President, by their resignation or by their death. Section 71 (5) also states that if there is a vote of censure against a cabinet minister by the National Assembly, the President will also revoke their appointment.

Roles

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 ...

/ Minister of Women's Affairs * Minister of Defence *

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

* Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs * Minister of Tourism and Culture * Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology * Minister of Basic and Secondary Education * Minister of Health and Social Welfare * Minister of Agriculture * Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment * Minister of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources * Minister of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters * Minister of Energy and Petroleum * Minister of Lands and Regional Government *

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...

* Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure *

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

* Minister of Youth and Sports * Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure

Current composition

Vice-President Minister of Women's Affairs Minister of Defence Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Minister of Tourism and Culture Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Minister of Health and Social Welfare Minister of Agriculture Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment Minister of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources Minister of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters Minister of Energy and Petroleum Minister of Lands and Regional Government Minister of Justice/Attorney General Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure Minister of the Interior Minister of Youth and Sports Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure

Notes

References

{{Africa topic, Cabinet of , title=National cabinets of Africa Government of the Gambia

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 ...

Politics of the Gambia Political organisations based in the Gambia