Cabinet of Adama Barrow

Cabinet of Adama Barrow

Cabinet of The Gambia
Adama Barrow in 2018
Date formed19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)
People and organisations
PresidentAdama Barrow
Vice PresidentFatoumata Tambajang (2017–2018)
Ousainou Darboe (2018–2019)
Isatou Touray (2019–2022)
Badara Joof (2022–2023)
Muhammad B. S. Jallow (since 2023)
No. of ministers18
Member parties  National People's Party (since 2019)
  National Reconciliation Party (since 2017)
  Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (since 2022)
Former:
  United Democratic Party (2017–2022)
  People's Progressive Party (2017–2022)
  National Convention Party (2017–2019)
  Gambia Moral Congress (2017)
  Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress (2017–2018)
Status in legislatureCoalition government
29 / 58 (50%)
Opposition parties  Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (2017–2022)
  Gambia Democratic Congress (2017–2022)
  People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (since 2017)
  United Democratic Party (since 2022)
Opposition leaderSamba Jallow (2017–2022)
Alhagie S. Darboe (since 2022)
History
Elections2016 presidential election
2017 parliamentary election
2021 presidential election
2022 parliamentary election
Legislature terms5th National Assembly
6th National Assembly
PredecessorCabinet of Yahya Jammeh

Following his victory in the 2016 Gambian presidential election, the newly elected President Adama Barrow appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Yahya Jammeh, his predecessor. Barrow was formally inaugurated on 19 January 2017 at the embassy of the Gambia in Dakar, Senegal, and was able to return to the Gambia on 26 January. He made the bulk of appointments in February 2017, and conducted major reshuffles in June 2018, March 2019 and May 2022.