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Abdoulie Bojang

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Abdoulie Bojang
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia
In office
12 November 2010 – 6 April 2017
PresidentYahya Jammeh
Adama Barrow
DeputyFatou Mbye
Preceded byFatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay
Succeeded byMariam Jack-Denton
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia
In office
8 February 2007 – 12 November 2010
Preceded byBelinda Bidwell
Succeeded byFatou Mbye
Nominated National Assembly Member
In office
27 January 2007 – 6 April 2017
Appointed byYahya Jammeh
Personal details
Political partyAlliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction

Abdoulie Bojang is a Gambian politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia from 2010 to 2017.

Early life

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Bojang worked as a teacher before becoming a politician.[1]

Political career

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Bojang was nominated as a member of the National Assembly following the 2007 parliamentary election. He was elected as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia on 8 February 2007 before his appointment as Speaker on 12 November 2010.[2] He was nominated to serve as Speaker by Fabakary Jatta, the Majority Leader.[1] He was unanimously re-elected to serve as Speaker following the 2012 election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Abdoulie Bojang is new Speaker". The Point. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Fatoumata Jahumpa Elected Speaker". Gambia.dk. 10 February 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ "New National Assembly members sworn in". The Point. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2017.