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The speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia is the presiding officer over proceedings in the National Assembly. In the official hierarchy the speaker ranks third following the president and vice president.

List of speakers

Legislative Council of the Gambia

Name	Entered office	Left office	Notes
Hon. Sir John A. Mahoney	1954	1962

House of Representatives of the Gambia

Name	Entered office	Left office	Notes
Hon. Sir Alieu Sulayman Jack	1962	1972
Hon. Dr. S.H.O. Jones	1972	1983
Hon. Alhaji Momodou Baboucar Njie (BP)	1983	1994

National Assembly of the Gambia

Name	Entered office	Left office	Notes
Hon. Mustapha B. Wadda	1997	2001
Hon. Sheriff Mustapha Dibba	2002	2006
Hon. Mrs. Belinda Bidwell	2006	2007
Hon. Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay	2007	2009
Hon. Elizabeth Renner	2009	2010
Hon. Abdoulie Bojang	2010	2017
Hon. Mariam Jack-Denton	2017	2022
Hon. Fabakary Jatta	2022	Incumbent

References

"Leadership of Parliament – National Assembly". November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-03.
^ "Office Of The Speaker – National Assembly". April 25, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-25.
"Gambia: The Gambian Republic Is Solid and Stable Says Hassoum Ceesay". allAfrica.com. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
"I'll be even-handed, says Gambia's new speaker of parliament". RFI. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
"Hon Fabakary Jatta & Hon Seedy Njie takeover Leadership of Sixth Legislature". GAINAKO. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

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