List of speakers of the National Assembly of the Gambia

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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 ranks third following the president and vice president.[1]

List of speakers

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Legislative Council of the Gambia

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Name Entered office Left office Notes
Hon. Sir John A. Mahoney 1954 1962 [2]

House of Representatives of the Gambia

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

National Assembly of the Gambia

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Name Entered office Left office Notes
Hon. Mustapha B. Wadda 1997 2001 [2]
Hon. Sheriff Mustapha Dibba 2002 2006 [2]
Hon. Mrs. Belinda Bidwell 2006 2007 [2]
Hon. Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay 2007 2009 [2]
Hon. Elizabeth Renner 2009 2010 [2]
Hon. Abdoulie Bojang 2010 2017 [2]
Hon. Mariam Jack-Denton 2017 2022 [4]
Hon. Fabakary Jatta 2022 Incumbent [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Leadership of Parliament – National Assembly". November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "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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