Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017,firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 1994 to 1996 and then as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017.
Ousainou Darboe is a Gambian politician and lawyer who serves as the National Assembly Minority Leader since April 2022. He previously served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from June 2018 to March 2019,under President Adama Barrow. He also served as Barrow's Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018.
Hamat Ngai Kumba Bah is a Gambian politician who is the current Minister of Tourism and Culture in President Adama Barrow's cabinet. He is also the leader of the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) and has been a presidential candidate in 1996,2001 and 2011. He was the National Assembly Member for Upper Saloum from 1997 to 2005.
Polygamous unions are legally recognized in the Gambia and have been said to be very prevalent. They are frequently considered by the older generations of Gambian men as an indicator of prosperity.
The Cabinet of The Gambia is responsible for advising the President of The Gambia and for carrying out other functions as prescribed by law. It is composed of the President,the Vice-President,and the Secretaries of State. It is responsible for regulating the procedure of its own meetings and is held accountable for its actions by the National Assembly,according to Sections 74 and 75 of the Constitution of The Gambia.
The Gambia Moral Congress is a political party in the Gambia. The party was founded by the lawyer Mai Ahmad Fatty in 2009. The motto of the party is People Power for Human Rights and Economic Justice. The GMC was part of the Coalition 2016 for the 2016 presidential election,where Adama Barrow was declared the coalition's candidate and subsequently won. Mai Ahmad Fatty is the interior minister of the current government. He previously served as Barrow's personal adviser during the political impasse.
Presidential elections were held in The Gambia on 1 December 2016. In a surprise result,opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. The election marked the first change of presidency in The Gambia since a military coup in 1994,and the first transfer of power by popular election since independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
Mambury Njie is a Gambian politician and the current Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in Adama Barrow's cabinet.
Isatou Touray is a Gambian politician,activist,and social reformer. A noted campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM),she became the first female Gambian presidential candidate in 2016,before dropping out to endorse Adama Barrow and Coalition 2016. She then served in Barrow's cabinet,as trade minister,and then as health minister. On 15 March 2019,Touray became Vice-President of The Gambia,replacing her predecessor,Ousainou Darboe in a major cabinet reshuffle.
Adama Barrow is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017.
Gambia Coalition 2016 was the governing coalition of The Gambia in the late 2010s,consisting of seven Gambian political parties,civil society groups and one independent candidate created to field and support a unity ticket for the opposition in the 2016 presidential election. The coalition selected real estate developer and deputy treasurer of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Adama Barrow as their candidate. Barrow officially left the UDP to allow him to run as an independent candidate,although his candidacy continued to be supported by the UDP through its membership in the coalition.
The Gambian constitutional crisis occurred following presidential elections in December 2016,in which challenger Adama Barrow achieved an upset victory over longtime incumbent Yahya Jammeh. It eventually concluded after a military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led to Jammeh’s departure from the country.
Aja Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang is a Gambian politician and activist who served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018,under President Adama Barrow.
Amadou Sanneh is a Gambian accountant and politician who was Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in President Barrow's cabinet from 1 February 2017 to 15 March 2019. A former national treasurer of the United Democratic Party,Sanneh was sentenced to five years imprisonment in December 2013 for his role in supporting an asylum application. He was released by presidential pardon on 30 January 2017.
The following lists events in the year 2017 in the Gambia.
Following his victory in the presidential election on 1 December 2016,the newly elected President Adama Barrow appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Yahya Jammeh,his predecessor. Barrow was formally inaugurated on 19 January 2017 at the embassy of the Gambia in Dakar,Senegal,and was able to return the Gambia on 26 January. He made the bulk of appointments in February 2017,and conducted a major reshuffle in June 2018.
Saffie Lowe Ceesay is a Gambian politician and civil servant who was the Minister of Health and Social Welfare in Adama Barrow's cabinet.
Omar Amadou Jallow is a Gambian politician who was the Minister of Agriculture in President Adama Barrow's cabinet. Jallow is also the leader of the People's Progressive Party,which has two seats in the National Assembly.
Mamadou Tangara is a Gambian diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2018,having previously served in 2012 and from 2010–2012. Tangara also served as Gambian Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2017–2018 and from 2013–2016.
Lamin N. Dibba was a Gambian politician who was the Minister of Agriculture in Adama Barrow's cabinet from 9 July 2018 to 15 March 2019. He previously served as Minister of Lands and Regional Government from 2017 to 2018.
