List of heads of government of the Gambia

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List of Heads of Government of The Gambia

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
The Gambia	Self-rule
March 1961 to 12 June 1962		Pierre Sarr N'Jie, Chief Minister	UP
12 June 1962 to 18 February 1965		David Jawara, Prime Minister	PPP
The Dominion of The Gambia
18 February 1965 to January 1966		Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister	PPP
January 1966 to 24 April 1970		Sir David Dawda Kairaba Jawara, Prime Minister		Becoming President of The Gambia
Republic of The Gambia
24 April 1970 to 22 July 1994		Sir David Dawda Kairaba Jawara, President	PPP	Head of Government performed by the Head of State to present; Deposed in a coup d'état
22 July 1994 to 28 September 1996		Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council	Mil
28 September 1996 to 18 October 1996		Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, Head of State
18 October 1996 to Present		Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, President	APRC

Affiliations

• UP - United Party
• PPP - People's Progressive Party
• APRC - Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
• Mil - Military of the Gambia

See also

• The Gambia
  • Heads of State of The Gambia
  • Colonial Heads of The Gambia
• Lists of office-holders

References

• http://www.rulers.org/rulg1.html#gambia
• http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/gambia.htm
• Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
• African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland