Leadership & Public Service
Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang
Coalition mediator and former vice-president
Born 1949Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang worked in gender and development before becoming a prominent political organiser. She helped bring opposition parties together for the coalition that won the 2016 presidential election and chaired that alliance. In 2017 she was formally appointed vice-president and minister for women’s affairs under Adama Barrow.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Chaired the opposition coalition for the 2016 election.
02Was formally appointed vice-president in September 2017.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01The Point: Fatoumata Tambajang is new vice president02State House: vice-presidential appointment
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