Leadership & Public Service
Cecilia Cole
Pioneering woman deputy speaker
1921–2006Cecilia Cole was a Gambian politician and a pioneering woman in parliamentary leadership. She served as deputy speaker during the National Assembly formed under the Second Republic in 1997. Her service belongs to the early expansion of women’s presence in senior legislative roles, preceding the election of the first woman Speaker.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Served as deputy speaker from 1997 to 2001.
02Was among the pioneers of women's parliamentary leadership.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Wikipedia: biographical overview02Pretoria University Law Press: women's political participation
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