Cabinet of the Gambia
Encyclopedia
The Cabinet of the Gambia is the chief executive
body of the Republic of The Gambia
. The Cabinet is made up of the President, the Vice President
, and the Secretaries of State. The Cabinet has ratified neither the Basel Convention
nor the Bamako Convention
to regulate hazardous waste in the country. Fatou Bensouda
once served as chief legal advisor to the cabinet.
Executive (government)
Executive branch of Government is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the idea of the separation of powers.In many countries, the term...
body of the Republic of The Gambia
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
. The Cabinet is made up of the President, the Vice President
Vice President of the Gambia
Vice President of the Gambia is the second highest political position in the Gambia. Vice President is appointed by the President and acts as constitutional successor of the President in case of a vacancy ....
, and the Secretaries of State. The Cabinet has ratified neither the Basel Convention
Basel Convention
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, usually known simply as the Basel Convention, is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of...
nor the Bamako Convention
Bamako Convention
The Bamako Convention is a treaty of African nations prohibiting the import of any hazardous waste...
to regulate hazardous waste in the country. Fatou Bensouda
Fatou Bensouda
Fatou B. Bensouda is a Gambian lawyer, former government civil servant, international criminal law prosecutor and legal adviser. She has been a Deputy Prosecutor in charge of the Prosecutions Division of the International Criminal Court since 2004...
once served as chief legal advisor to the cabinet.
| Office | Incumbent | Website | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Yahya Jammeh Yahya Jammeh Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is the President of The Gambia... |
http://www.statehouse.gm/president.html | 1994 |
| Vice President Vice President of the Gambia Vice President of the Gambia is the second highest political position in the Gambia. Vice President is appointed by the President and acts as constitutional successor of the President in case of a vacancy .... |
Isatou Njie-Saidy | http://www.statehouse.gm/vice.html | 1997 |
| Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment | Abdou Kolley Abdou Kolley Abdou Kolley is the Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment of The Gambia.He was the minister of finance of The Gambia from June 19, 2009 until 2010. He previously had the title of Secretary for Trade, Industry, and Employment.-References:... |
http://www.statehouse.gm/cv/Trade,%20Regional%20Integration%20and%20Employment-kolley.htm | 2011 |
| Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure | Alhaji Abdoulie Cham Alhaji Abdoulie Cham Alhaji Abdoulie Cham is the serving Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure of The Gambia Government which was created on 6th May 2002. The Ministry has the role of a policy maker, liberalisation of the ICT sector and with a requisite function to provide an enabling environment... |
http://www.statehouse.gm/cv/info-comm-infrastructure.htm | 2010 |
| Minister of Tourism and Culture | Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie | http://www.statehouse.gm/cv/tourism1.htm | 2008 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Mamadou Tangara | http://www.statehouse.gm/cv/foreignaffair.htm | 2008 |