List of governors of the Gambian regions

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The list of governors of the Gambian regions lists the current governors of the six regions of the West African state of Gambia (5 regions in the narrower sense and the Greater Banjul Area with the City of Banjul and Kanifing Municipal ).

history

Until 1944, the senior local government official's title was Traveling Commissioner (more rarely Provincial Commissioner ), then the title was changed to Divisional Commissioner (DC) . In the colonial times of the Gambia, a DC was responsible for monitoring the activities of the local Seyfolu and Alkalolu , as well as implementing British government policy in the protectorate (→ indirect rule ). The DCs chaired the Area Councils that were created in the 1961-62 divisions. The DC also served as registration officers in the House of Representatives elections.

After the Gambia gained independence, DCs continued to operate on behalf of the central government. In 2006 the title was changed to governor .

Governors of the regions

Acting governors

region Taking office Official list
Central River from March 1, 2019 Sheriff Abba Sanyang List of Governors of the Central River Region
Lower River from March 6, 2017 Fanta Bojang Samateh-Manneh List of Governors of the Lower River Region
North Bank from August 2020 Lamin Saidykhan List of Governors of the North Bank Region
Upper River from March 6, 2017 Fatou Jammeh-Touray List of Governors of the Upper River Region
West coast from January 8, 2018 Bakary Sanyang List of Governors of the West Coast Region

See also

Greater Banjul Area

In the Greater Banjul Area , no governor is appointed, but mayors are elected:

Banjul
Kanifing Municipal

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical dictionary of The Gambia Scarecrow Pr, 2008, ISBN 0-8108-5825-8
  2. ^ New Title for Divisional Commissioners The Daily Observer, April 7, 2006
  3. ↑ a b Momodou Faal: Gov't Appoints New Regional Governors . In: Daily Observer . March 9, 2017 ( observergm.com ). observergm.com ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / observergm.com
  4. ↑ 1st mayoress vows to represent interest of all Banjulians , The Point, May 23, 2018

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