Minister of Tourism and Culture (The Gambia)

Minister of Tourism and Culture of the Gambia

Coat of arms of the Gambia

Incumbent
Hamat Bah

since 1 February 2017

Appointer| President of the Gambia

Appointed by the President of Gambia, The Minister of Tourism and Culture is a cabinet position in the Gambia that oversees the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.

Specifically responsible for the Gambia Tourism Authority, the National Council for Arts and Culture, Arch 22, and the Gambia Hotel School.[1] The Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTC) oversees the tourism sector and it's associated government policies.

In Banjul and other regional institutions, the Minister is assisted by a team of civil servants. The chief adviser is the Permanent Secretary, who is also an accounting officer. There is also a Deputy Permanent Secretary who acts as the chief of staff of the ministry.[1]

## List of ministers of tourism and culture

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* Susan Waffa-Ogoo, 1996—August 2000
* Yankuba Touray, August 2000—October 2003
* Susan Waffa-Ogoo, September 2004—February 2006
* Angela Colley, February 2006—2008
* Nancy Njie, 26 March 2008—4 February 2010
* Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie, 4 February 2010—11 September 2014
* Benjamin A. Roberts, 11 September 2014—18 January 2017
* Hamat Bah, 1 February 2017—present

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ministry of Tourism and Culture". Access Gambia. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

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Cabinet of the Gambia

Directly-elected|

* President

Other Cabinet posts|

* Vice-President
* Foreign Affairs
* Finance and Economic Affairs
* Tourism and Culture
* Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
* Basic and Secondary Education
* Health and Social Welfare
* Agriculture
* Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment
* Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources
* Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters
* Energy and Petroleum
* Lands and Regional Government
* Justice/Attorney General
* Information and Communication Infrastructure
* The Interior
* Youth and Sports
* Transport, Works and Infrastructure
* Women's Affairs

Also attend Cabinet|

* Secretary General/Head of the Civil Service
* Secretary to the Cabinet

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