Vice-President of the Gambia

Main article: List of Vice presidents of The Gambia

Vice-President of the Republic of The Gambia
Coat of Arms
Incumbent Muhammad B. S. Jallow since 24 February 2023
Appointer	President of the Gambia
Term length	5 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Sheriff Mustapha Dibba
Formation	April 1970

The vice president of the Republic of the Gambia is the second highest political position in the Gambia. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

The current vice president is Muhammad B. S. Jallow, who was appointed on 24 February 2023 following the death of his predecessor Badara Joof. ^[3]

List of vice-presidents

Political parties

   People's Progressive Party (PPP)

   Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC)

   United Democratic Party (UDP)

Other factions

   Independent

Status

  Denotes acting president

Symbols

^† Died in office

Name (Birth–Death)		Term of office		Political party	President
	Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (1937–2008)	1970	February 1972 [4]	PPP		Dawda Jawara
	Assan Musa Camara (1923–2013)	September 1972 [4]	1977	PPP
	Alieu Badara Njie (1904–1982)	1977	August 1978 [4]	PPP
	Assan Musa Camara (1923–2013)	August 1978 [4]	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	24 February 2023	Incumbent	Independent

See also

• Politics of the Gambia
• President of the Gambia
• List of heads of state of the Gambia
• Edward Singateh, designated vice president in 1996, never confirmed

References

1. Office of Vice President Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Constitution of 1997" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
3. "Gambia appoints former civil service head as new vice president". Reuters. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
4. Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David (2008). Historical dictionary of The Gambia (4th ed.). Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-5825-1.