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Vice-President of the Gambia
Deputy head of state of The Gambia
Deputy head of state of The Gambia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Vice-President |
| body | the |
| Republic of The Gambia | |
| insignia | Coat of arms of The Gambia.svg |
| insigniasize | 125px |
| insigniacaption | Coat of Arms |
| image | Muhammad B.S. Jallow - 2023 (cropped).jpg |
| imagesize | 165px |
| incumbent | Muhammad B. S. Jallow |
| incumbentsince | 24 February 2023 |
| appointer | President of the Gambia |
| termlength | 5 years, renewable |
| formation | April 1970 |
| inaugural | Sheriff Mustapha Dibba |
Republic of The Gambia
The vice president of the Republic of the Gambia is the second highest political position in the Gambia. 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 the event of a vacancy.
The current vice president is Muhammad B. S. Jallow, who was appointed on 24 February 2023 following the death of his predecessor Badara Joof.
List of vice-presidents
;Political parties
;Status
;Symbols Died in office
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)}}" | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)}}" | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)}}" | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)}}" | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)}}" | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)}}" | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)}}" | Military rule}}" | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction}}" | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction}}" | Independent politician}}" | United Democratic Party (The Gambia)}}" | United Democratic Party (The Gambia)}}" | Independent politician}}" | National People's Party (The Gambia)}}" | Independent politician}}" | Independent politician}}" | |||||||||||||||||
| Sheriff Mustapha Dibba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1937–2008) | 1970 | last1=Hughes | first1=Arnold | last2=Perfect | first2=David | title=Historical dictionary of The Gambia | date=2008 | publisher=Scarecrow Press | location=Lanham, Md | isbn=978-0-8108-5825-1 | edition=4th}} | PPP | Dawda Jawara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assan Musa Camara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1923–2013) | September 1972 | 1977 | PPP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alieu Badara Njie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1904–1982) | 1977 | August 1978 | PPP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assan Musa Camara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1923–2013) | August 1978 | May 1982 | PPP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bakary Bunja Darbo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1946) | 12 May 1982 | 1992 | PPP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saihou Sabally | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1947) | 1992 | 22 July 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Deposed in a coup) | PPP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant (22 July 1994 – 20 March 1997) | 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) | 23 January 2017 | 9 November 2017 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 November 2017 | 29 June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ousainou Darboe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1948) | 29 June 2018 | 15 March 2019 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isatou Touray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1955) | 15 March 2019 | 4 May 2022 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Badara Joof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1955–2023) | 4 May 2022 | 17 January 2023 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant (17 January – 24 February 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muhammad B. S. Jallow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1960) | 24 February 2023 | Incumbent | Independent |
References
References
- [http://www.statehouse.gm/text/text-vice.html Office of Vice President] {{webarchive. link. (July 21, 2011)
- "Constitution of 1997".
- (24 February 2023). "Gambia appoints former civil service head as new vice president". Reuters.
- (2008). "Historical dictionary of The Gambia". Scarecrow Press.
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