Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)

Chief of the Defence Staff of the Gambia
Chief of the Defence Staff of the Gambia
	Coat of arms of the Gambia
	Incumbent; Masaneh Kinteh; since 27 February 2017
Appointer	President of the Gambia; following consultation with the National Security Council
Inaugural holder	Baboucarr Jatta
Formation	1997

The Chief of the Defence Staff in the Gambia is the head of the Gambian Armed Forces, and is appointed by the President.

Role

The Chief of the Defence Staff is responsible for the operational control and administration of the Gambian Armed Forces, according to Section 188 (1) of the Constitution of the Gambia. The Chief of the Defence Staff has a permanent place on the National Security Council, authorised by Section 78 of the constitution, and on the Armed Forces Council, authorised by Section 189 of the constitution. In order to appoint or dismiss a Chief of the Defence Staff, the President must first consult with the National Security Council.^[1]

List of Chiefs of the Defence Staff

No.	Chief of the Defence Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1	Jatta, BaboucarrColonel Baboucarr Jatta	1999	2004	4-5 years	Gambian National Army
2	Jatta, VincentLieutenant Colonel Vincent Jatta	2004	2004	1 year	Gambian National Army
3	Sarr, AssanColonel Assan Sarr	2004	2005	1 year	Gambian National Army
4	Cham, NdureColonel Ndure Cham	2005	2006	1 year	Gambian National Army
5	Tamba, Lang TombongMajor General Lang Tombong Tamba (born 1965)	2006	2009	3 years, 319 days	Gambian National Army
6	Kinteh, MasanehLieutenant General Masaneh Kinteh (born 1968)	9 October 2009	6 July 2012	2 years, 271 days	Gambian National Army
7	Badjie, OusmanLieutenant General Ousman Badjie (born 1967)	6 July 2012	17 February 2017	4 years, 226 days	Gambian National Army
(6)	Kinteh, MasanehLieutenant General Masaneh Kinteh (born 1968)	17 February 2017	Incumbent	7 years, 325 days	Gambian National Army

List of Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff

Masaneh Kinteh, ?–2009
Yankuba Drammeh, 2009
Ousman Badjie, 2009
Yankuba Drammeh, 2009–2010
Major General Ousman Badjie, 2010–2012
Vacant, 2012–2015
Major General Yankuba Drammeh, 2015–present

References

^ "Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia, 1997" (PDF). University of Minnesota Human Rights Library. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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