Louise N'Jie
Louise Antoinette N'Jie (also: Louise Angela; née Mahoney; born January 23, 1922 in Barthurst ; † May 2, 2014 in Bakau ) was a Gambian politician.
Life
She attended the Methodist Girls' High School in Banjul and then Achimota College in Accra , Ghana , where she was trained as a teacher. She then taught in primary and secondary schools in Gambia for 10 years and was director of a primary school for one year before enjoying further training in England.
In 1953 she was one of five women on a commission advising the British governor on amendments to the constitution.
After the parliamentary elections in 1977 , N'Jie was appointed as an additional member alongside the elected members of parliament.
N'Jie was under her brother, President Dawda Jawara , 1982-1987 Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture ( English Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture ) and Gambia's first female cabinet minister. They then took over until 1988, the Department of Health, Environment, Labor and Welfare ( English Minister of Health, Environment, Labor and Social Welfare ).
family
Louise N'Jie belonged to the Aku ethnic group and was a member of a family that shaped political and social life in Gambia.
She was born as the third oldest child of the politician Sir John Andrew Mahoney (1883-1966) and the politician Hannah Mahoney (1884-1974). The politician Edward Francis Small was a half-brother of her mother.
Louise N'Jie had four siblings:
- John Andrew (1919–2012) was a physician and married to the historian Florence Mahoney .
- Priscilla (born around 1920/1921), married Louis Francis Valantine , who was Gambia's High Commissioner in Great Britain from 1965 to 1968 .
- James Mahoney (born around 1923) was a lawyer and lived in Great Britain and Sierra Leone .
- Hannah Augusta (Augusta Jawara ) (1924–1981) was also a politician and married the later President of the Gambia, Dawda Jawara (born 1924).
Louise N'Jie married the first Gambian dentist or surgeon Denis / Dennis N'Jie. She had a son with him, Koblah (d. 1997).
Individual evidence
- ^ Perfect, David, 1960-: Historical dictionary of The Gambia . 4th ed. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md. 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1 .
- ^ Historical dictionary of the Gambia . Fifth edition. Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD 2016, ISBN 978-1-4422-6522-6 .
- ↑ Africa woman. Issues 1-18, Verlag Africa Journal, 1975, p. 30
- ↑ Jeggan C. Senghor: The Very Reverend JC Faye: His Life and Times: A Biography . AuthorHouse, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4918-6981-9 , pp. 96 ( google.de [accessed on January 29, 2019]).
- ↑ Hassoum Ceesay : Gambian women. An introductory history. Fulladu Publishers, Gambia 2007, ISBN 9983-8800-58 .
- ↑ Africa diary, Volume 25, Published by M. Chhabra for Africa Publications (India), 1985
- ↑ Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - The Republic of The Gambia , accessed July 2010
- ^ Tribute to Aunty Louise Antoinette Njie: Educationist, Feminist, Pioneer. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Gambia: Dr John Mohoney Passes Away. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Gambia: Dr John Mohoney Passes Away. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
- ↑ a b The Diocese of Banjul NEWSLETTER. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
- ^ David Perfect: Historical Dictionary of The Gambia . Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4422-6526-4 ( google.de [accessed July 19, 2019]).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Momodou C. Jallow |
Minister of Health of Gambia 1987–1992 |
Landing Jallow Sonko |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | N'Jie, Louise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | N'Jie, Louise Antoinette (full name); Mahoney, Louise (maiden name); N'Jie, Louise Angela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Gambian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barthurst |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 2014 |
| Place of death | Bakau |