Abdoulie Bojang | |
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Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia | |
In office 12 November 2010 –6 April 2017 | |
President | Yahya Jammeh Adama Barrow |
Deputy | Fatou Mbye |
Preceded by | Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay |
Succeeded by | Mariam Jack-Denton |
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia | |
In office 8 February 2007 –12 November 2010 | |
Preceded by | Belinda Bidwell |
Succeeded by | Fatou Mbye |
Nominated National Assembly Member | |
In office 27 January 2007 –6 April 2017 | |
Appointed by | Yahya Jammeh |
Personal details | |
Political party | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
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Bojang worked as a teacher before becoming a politician. [1]
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