In a statement put out on his Facebook page, the Gambian leader confirmed Mrs. Fatou Sanyang Kinteh for the role which comes into effect next Friday.
As a careerist under the Women’s Bureau for several years, Mrs. Sanyang is reputed as a foremost rights defender for women and children in Gambian gender activism circles.
The President’s Office described the former UN employee as having “a distinguished track record in advocating for the rights of women and children in The Gambia and beyond’.
Her appointment ends two years of her new ministry’s designation under the purview of Vice President Ousainou Darboe.