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The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia is the presiding officer over proceedings in the National Assembly. In the official hierarchy the speaker ranks third following President of the Gambia and Vice-President of the Gambia.^[1]

List of speakers of the Legislative Council of the Gambia

Name	Entered office	Left office	Notes
Hon. Sir John A. Mahoney	1954	1962	^[2]

List of speakers of the House of Representatives of the Gambia

Name	Entered office	Left office	Notes
Hon. Sir Alieu Sulayman Jack	1962	1972	^[3]
Hon. Dr. S.H.O. Jones	1972	1983	^[2]
Hon. Alhaji Momodou Baboucar Njie (BP)	1983	1994	^[2]

List of speakers of the National Assembly of the Gambia

Name	Entered office	Left office	Notes
Hon. Mustapha B. Wadda	1997	2001	^[2]
Hon. Sheriff Mustapha Dibba	2002	2006	^[2]
Hon. Mrs. Belinda Bidwell	2006	2007	^[2]
Hon. Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay	2007	2009	^[2]
Hon. Elizabeth Renner	2009	2010	^[2]
Hon. Abdoulie Bojang	2010	2017	^[2]
Hon. Mariam Jack-Denton	2017	2022	^[4]
Hon. Fabakary Jatta	2022	Incumbent	^[5]

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