Susan Waffa-Ogoo
Susan Waffa-Ogoo | |
|---|---|
Gambia | |
| In office November 2012 – October 2013 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Mamadou Tangara |
| Succeeded by | Aboubacar Senghore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1960 Serekunda, Gambia |
| Political party | APRC |
Susan Waffa-Ogoo (born 4 October 1960) is a
Early life
Waffa-Ogoo was born in
Politics
Following the 1994 coup d'état, Waffa-Ogoo was appointed Minister of Information and Tourism in the new government formed by Yahya Jammeh.[1] She was one of only two women in cabinet, along with Fatoumata Tambajang (the Minister of Health).[3] She and Jammeh had known each other as children,[4] with some sources describing her as his "adopted sister".[5] Waffa-Ogoo's title was changed to Minister of Tourism and Culture in 1996, and following a ministerial reshuffle in August 2000 she was instead made Minister for Fisheries, Natural Resources, and the Environment. She returned to the tourism and culture portfolio in September 2004, but in February 2006 was sacked from the cabinet entirely and replaced by Angela Colley (a former student of hers). Waffa-Ogoo returned to the cabinet in October 2006, as Minister for Trade, Industry, and Employment, but was again dismissed in February 2007.[1]
In April 2008, Waffa-Ogoo was appointed as the Gambia's
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1442265264.
- ^ a b "New permanent representative of Gambia presents credentials", United Nations, 25 August 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Perfect, p. 446.
- ISBN 978-0739135044.
- ^ "Susan Wafa-Ogoo makes cabinet comeback", Kibaaro News, 2 November 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Susan Waffa Ogoo is Gambia's New UN Rep", The Point, 21 April 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Foreign ministers E-K, Rulers.org. Retrieved 18 October 2016.