President of The Gambia

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The President of The Gambia is the country’s elected head of state and government, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government office ⓘ
head of state office ⓘ
political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction The Gambia ⓘ
appointedBy electorate of The Gambia ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Constitution of The Gambia ⓘ
country The Gambia ⓘ
currentOfficeHolder Adama Barrow ⓘ
currentOfficeHolderStartDate 19 January 2017 ⓘ
eligibleVoters citizens of The Gambia meeting constitutional requirements ⓘ
firstOfficeHolder Dawda Jawara ⓘ
firstOfficeHolderStartDate 24 April 1970 ⓘ
formationEvent proclamation of the Republic of The Gambia ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch ⓘ
hasPower appoint cabinet ministers ⓘ
appoint the Vice-President of The Gambia ⓘ
assent to or veto legislation ⓘ
declare a state of emergency under constitutional conditions ⓘ
dismiss cabinet ministers ⓘ
legalSystemContext constitutional republic of The Gambia ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Banjul ⓘ
nativeLabel President of the Republic of The Gambia ⓘ
officeCreated 24 April 1970 ⓘ
officeHierarchyLevel highest political office in The Gambia ⓘ
officeHolderRequirements Gambian citizenship (as defined by constitution) ⓘ
minimum age requirement (as defined by constitution) ⓘ
other constitutional eligibility criteria ⓘ
officeHolderTitle President ⓘ
officeType presidency ⓘ
oversees Government of The Gambia ⓘ
executive branch of The Gambia ⓘ
participatesIn Cabinet of The Gambia ⓘ
partOf political system of The Gambia ⓘ
represents The Gambia in international relations ⓘ
residence State House, Banjul ⓘ
responsibility ensuring execution of national laws ⓘ
guiding domestic and foreign policy of The Gambia ⓘ
representing The Gambia at international organizations ⓘ
upholding the Constitution of The Gambia ⓘ
role commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of The Gambia ⓘ
head of government of The Gambia ⓘ
head of state of The Gambia ⓘ
seat Banjul ⓘ
selectionMethod direct popular vote ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
termRenewable yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Gambia → headOfStateTitle → President of The Gambia ⓘ
Commonwealth heads of government → hasMember → President of The Gambia ⓘ
President of The Gambia → nativeLabel → President of the Republic of The Gambia ⓘ
linked to: President of The Gambia
Office of the President of The Gambia → reportsTo → President of The Gambia ⓘ
Attorney General of the Gambia → reportsTo → President of the Gambia ⓘ
linked to: President of The Gambia
Bathurst → isSeatOf → President of The Gambia ⓘ
Order of the Republic of The Gambia → awardingBody → President of The Gambia ⓘ
Gambian Armed Forces → commanderInChief → President of The Gambia ⓘ
State House, Banjul → usedBy → President of The Gambia ⓘ
Dawda Jawara → positionHeld → President of The Gambia ⓘ
Government of The Gambia → headOfGovernment → President of The Gambia ⓘ