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List of speakers of the National Assembly of the Gambia

The speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia is the presiding officer over proceedings in the National Assembly. In the official hierarchy, the speaker is the third-highest ranking office in the Gambia following the president and vice president.[1]

Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia
Coat of Arms
since 17 April 2022
Inaugural holderJohn A. Mahoney
Formation1954

List of speakers

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Legislative Council of the Gambia

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Name Took office Left office Ref.
Sir John A. Mahoney 1954 1962 [2]

House of Representatives of the Gambia

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Name Took office Left office Party Ref.
Sir Alieu Sulayman Jack 1962 1972 PPP [3]
Dr. S.H.O. Jones 1972 1983 PPP [2]
Alhaji Momodou Baboucar Njie (BP) 1983 1994 PPP [2]

National Assembly of the Gambia

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Name Took office Left office Party Ref.
Mustapha B. Wadda 1997 2001 APRC [2]
Sheriff Mustapha Dibba 2002 2006 NCP [2]
Belinda Bidwell 2006 2007 Ind [2]
Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay 2007 2009 APRC [2]
Elizabeth Renner 2009 2010 APRC [2]
Abdoulie Bojang 2010 2017 APRC [2]
Mariam Jack-Denton 2017 2022 UDP [4]
Fabakary Jatta 2022 Incumbent APRC [5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Leadership of Parliament – National Assembly". November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-03.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Office Of The Speaker – National Assembly". April 25, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-25.
  3. ↑ "Gambia: The Gambian Republic Is Solid and Stable Says Hassoum Ceesay". allAfrica.com. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  4. ↑ "I'll be even-handed, says Gambia's new speaker of parliament". RFI. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  5. ↑ "Hon Fabakary Jatta & Hon Seedy Njie takeover Leadership of Sixth Legislature". GAINAKO. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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