The Government of The Gambia
Government Entities
Ministries
Departments and Agencies
Local Government Areas
H.E. Adama Barrow
President of The Republic of The Gambia and Commander-in-Chief of The Gambia Armed Forces
The Office of The President’s primary responsibility is to champion and coordinate the implementation of government programmes. Given its leadership and mandate in policy development, evaluation, and decision-making, the effectiveness of the Office of the President has a significant impact on the performance of all other government Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
H.E Muhammed B.S Jallow
Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia
Hon. Ousman A. Bah
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
Hon. Dawda A. Jallow
Attorney General and Minister of Justice
Legislature
A legislature is a state’s internal decision-making organization, usually associated with national government that has the power to enact, amend, and repeal public policy. In the Gambia, the National assembly is the legislative branch of the Government. The National Assembly is headed by the Speaker. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker may only be chosen from among the presidential appointees to the National Assembly, not the elected members.
Parliament
The National Assembly is the Gambia’s national parliament. It is a unicameral parliament. Consisting of 53 members, 48 of which are directly elected for a term of 5 years, while the remaining 5 are appointed by the President. Members are often given the abbreviated title of NAM’s (National Assembly Members).
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The Judiciary
Judiciary is the organ of a government that is responsible for implementing the laws and decisions made by the legislature. It is the system of courts of justice in a country. The Constitution places the Chief justice as the head of the judiciary and the Supreme Court as the highest and final court of appeal.
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Hon. Mamadou Tangara
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad
Hon. Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof
Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment
Hon. Professor Pierre Gomez
Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
Hon. Seedy Keita
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
Hon. Sering Modou Njie
Minister of Defence
Hon. Abdoulie Sanyang
Minister of Interior
Hon. Hamat NK Bah
Minister of Lands and Regional Government
Hon. Dr. Demba Sabally
Minister of Agriculture
Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh
Minister of Health
Hon. Haddy Jatou Sey
Minister of Basic and Secondary Education
Hon. Ebrima Sillah
Minister of Transport Works and Infrastructure
Hon. Fatou Kinteh
Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare
Hon. Abdoulie Jobe
Minister of Tourism and Culture
Hon. Musa S. Drammeh
Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources
Hon. Rohey John Manjang
Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources
Hon. Bakary Y. Badjie
Minister of Youth and Sports
Hon. Dr. Ismaila Ceesay
Minister of Information
Hon. Nani Juwara
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
Hon. Baboucarr Bouy
Minister of Public Service
