The minister of women's affairs is a cabinet-level position in the Gambia, typically held at the same time as another cabinet position. The ministry was created by Yahya Jammeh, as head of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council, in July 1996, and the position has only ever had two holders: Jammeh's vice-president, Isatou Njie-Saidy, and Adama Barrow's acting vice-president, Fatoumata Tambajang. Njie-Saidy had formerly served as executive secretary of the National Women's Bureau under Dawda Jawara, whereas Tambajang had been chair of the Gambia National Women's Council under Jawara.
List of ministers of women's affairs, 1996–present NameTerm of officePolitical partyPresidentIsatou Njie-SaidyJuly 199618 January 2017APRCYahya JammehFatoumata Tambajang22 February 201729 June 2018UDPAdama BarrowOusainou Darboe29 June 20181 March 2019UDPAdama BarrowFatou Sanyang Kinteh1 March 2019IncumbentAdama Barrow
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