Cecilia Cole

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Cecilia Cole
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia
In office
1997–2000
Succeeded byBelinda Bidwell
Personal details
Political partyAPRC

Cecilia Cole (née Rendall; 1921 – 2 July 2006) was a Gambian politician who was a Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.[1]

She was nominated to the Gambian parliament by President Yahya Jammeh in January 1997 and was the only female member of parliament in that legislature until 2002. She was also Deputy Speaker of Parliament during this period.[2]

Family[edit]

Her son-in-law was bishop Solomon Tilewa Johnson.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gambia: Former Deputy Speaker Passes Away". All Africa. 4 July 2006.
  2. ^ Der genannte Zeitraum als stellvertretende Parlamentssprecherin variiert je nach Quelle: https://allafrica.com/stories/200607051175.html nennt 1997 is 2000, https://guide2womenleaders.com/Gambia_Parliament.htm nennt 1997 bis 2001; Jawara nennt 1998 bis 2002. Gewähr für die Ernennung bietet: Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series 34/1, S. 12531 vom Februar 1997 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-825X.00026) Für die Ablösung ist sicher die Parlamentswahlen in Gambia 2002 der korrekte Zeitpunkt, siehe https://allafrica.com/stories/200201310434.html (31. Januar 2002): Mrs, Melinda Bidwell as new deputy Speaker, succeeding […] Mrs. Cecilia Cole
  3. ^ "allAfrica.com: Gambia: The Life of Bishop Johnson". 2014-02-25. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-10.