Vice-President of the Gambia
The vice president of the Republic of The Gambia is the second highest political position in the Gambia.[1] The office was created in April 1970, with the passing of the republican Constitution of the Gambia following the republic referendum. The Vice-President is appointed by the President and acts as constitutional successor of the President in case of a vacancy.[2]
| Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia | |
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| Appointer | President of the Gambia |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Sheriff Mustapha Dibba |
| Formation | April 1970 |
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The post is currently held by Isatou Touray, since 15 March 2019.[3]
Vice-Presidents, 1970–present
| Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | |||
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| Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (1937–2008) |
1970 | 1972 | PPP | Dawda Jawara | ||
| Assan Musa Camara (1923–2013) |
1972 | 1977 | PPP | |||
| Alieu Badara Njie (1904–1982) |
1977 | 1981 | PPP | |||
| Assan Musa Camara (1923–2013) |
1981 | May 1982 | PPP | |||
| Bakary Bunja Darbo (1946– ) |
May 1982 | 1992 | PPP | |||
| Saihou Sabally | 1992 | 22 July 1994 (deposed.) |
PPP | |||
| Vacant (22 July 1994 – 20 March 1997) | AFPRC (Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council) | |||||
| Yahya Jammeh | ||||||
| Isatou Njie-Saidy (born 1952) |
20 March 1997 | 18 January 2017 (resigned.) |
APRC | |||
| Vacant (18 – 23 January 2017) | ||||||
| Adama Barrow | ||||||
| Fatoumata Tambajang (born 1949) |
9 November 2017 Acting since 23 January 2017 |
29 June 2018 | UDP | |||
| Ousainou Darboe (born 1948) |
29 June 2018 | 15 March 2019 | UDP | |||
| Isatou Touray (born 1955) |
15 March 2019 | Incumbent | Ind. | |||
References
- Office of Vice President Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Constitution of 1997" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
- Taylor, Mildred Europa (16 March 2019). "Gambian leader Adama Barrow replaces Veep with woman". Face2FaceAfrica. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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