National
Presidency of the Republic of The Gambia
Governs The Gambia
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What it's for
The President is head of state and head of government and holds the executive power of The Gambia, directly or through the Vice President, Secretaries of State and other officers (Constitution s.76).
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Who sits on it
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President of the Republic of The Gambia
Elected
- AB Adama Barrow since January 2017 NPP
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Vice President of The Gambia
Appointed by the President of the Republic of The Gambia
- MJ Mohammed B.S. Jallow Vice President of The Gambia
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Republic of The Gambia constituteproject.org · checked
- Adama Barrow as President of the Republic of The Gambia wikidata.org · checked
- Vice President of The Gambia constituteproject.org · checked
- Mohammed B.S. Jallow as Vice President of The Gambia statehouse.gm · checked
What it can do
- Executive power
The executive power of The Gambia is vested in the President (Constitution s.76(1)).
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Sources for what it can do
- Executive power constituteproject.org · checked
Sources
- statehouse.gm · checked Office of the President (State House), The Cabinet page, read 2026-10-12: Vice President and ministers with portfolios. For: Presidency of the Republic of The Gambia, Mohammed B.S. Jallow as Vice President of The Gambia
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of The Gambia 1996 rev. 2004 (Constitute), read 2026-10-12: sections 46, 63, 70, 73, 76, 88, 93, 100, 125-127, 138-139. Note: s.88 text there says 48 elected members; the Assembly has 53 constituencies today per assembly.gm. For: What it's for, Executive power, President of the Republic of The Gambia, Vice President of The Gambia
- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata Q27917049 (Adama Barrow, P39 President of the Gambia start 2017-01-19), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikidata, because no official page gives the date. For: Adama Barrow as President of the Republic of The Gambia
- iec.gm · checked Independent Electoral Commission, home page election calendar, read 2026-10-12: presidential election 5 Dec 2026; National Assembly 10 Apr (year not stated; 2027 inferred from 2022 cycle, so unconfirmed). For: General election, December 5, 2026