Leadership & Public Service
Louise N’Jie
First woman cabinet minister and education pioneer
1922–2014Louise Antoinette N’Jie was a teacher and education officer who championed girls’ education and the training of women teachers. Nominated to parliament in 1977, she became The Gambia’s first woman cabinet minister in 1985. Her later health work included establishing the National AIDS Control Programme in 1987.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Became The Gambia's first woman cabinet minister in 1985.
02Established the National AIDS Control Programme in 1987.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Hassoum Ceesay in The Point: Louise Antoinette Njie, 1922–201402Hughes and Perfect: Historical Dictionary of The Gambia, entry on Louise N’Jie
Photo: Tribute to Aunty Louise Antoinette Njie: Educationist, Feminist, Pioneer - The Point · Image rights retained by source. Cropped or framed for display. AI-assisted resolution enhancement. View original photograph.
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