Vice-President of the Gambia

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 case of a vacancy.[2]

Vice President of the
Republic of The Gambia
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Incumbent
Isatou Touray
since 15 March 2019
AppointerPresident of the Gambia
Term length5 years, renewable
Inaugural holderSheriff Mustapha Dibba
FormationApril 1970
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The post is currently held by Isatou Touray, since 15 March 2019.[3]

Vice-Presidents, 1970–present
№ Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Term of office Political party
Took office Left office
1 Sheriff Mustapha Dibba
(1937–2008)		 19701972 People's Progressive Party
2 Assan Musa Camara
(1923–2013)		 19721977 People's Progressive Party
3 Alieu Badara Njie
(1904–1982)		 19771981 People's Progressive Party
4 Assan Musa Camara
(1923–2013)		 1981May 1982 People's Progressive Party
5 Bakary Bunja Darbo May 19821992 People's Progressive Party
6 Saihou Sabally 199222 July 1994
(deposed.)		 People's Progressive Party
Vacant (22 July 1994 – 20 March 1997)
7 Isatou Njie-Saidy
(1952–)		 20 March 199718 January 2017
(resigned.)		 Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
Vacant (18 – 23 January 2017)
Fatoumata Tambajang as acting VP (23 January – 9 November 2017)
8 Fatoumata Tambajang
(1949–)		 9 November 201729 June 2018 United Democratic Party
9 Ousainou Darboe
(1948–)		 29 June 201815 March 2019 United Democratic Party
10 Isatou Touray
(1955)		 15 March 2019Incumbent Independent

See also

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 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  3. Taylor, Mildred Europa (16 March 2019). "Gambian leader Adama Barrow replaces Veep with woman". Face2FaceAfrica. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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