Teneng Mba Jaiteh is a Gambian politician who serves as Gambia's ambassador to the European Union as well as 7 of its member states.
Teneng Mba Jaiteh | |
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.jpg) Teneng Mba Jaiteh in 2014 | |
| Ambassador of the Gambia to the European Union | |
| Assumed office January 2015 | |
| Minister of Energy | |
| Secretary General of the Civil Service | |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ousman Jammeh |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Gambian |
| Alma mater | University of Sierra Leone's Fourabay College, London School of Economics |
Early life and education edit
Jaiteh was educated at the University of Sierra Leone's Fourabay College and the London School of Economics. She has a BA in History and an MSc in Development Studies.[1][2]
Career edit
Jaiteh served as Deputy State Secretary in The Gambia's Department of Finance and Economic Affairs in 2003, and as Secretary General of the Civil Service from 2008 to 2009, replacing Ousman Jammeh in the post.[3]
On 29 May 2009, Jaiteh was appointed Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources by President Yahya Jammeh. She was later appointed Minister of Energy,[1] but was relieved of that appointment on 17 February 2014 when Jammeh said the portfolio would come under his office.[4] She became one of nearly 200 cabinet ministers and government officials to be hired and fired by Jammeh since he came to power in a 1994 coup.[5] She was reinstated three days later.[6]
In January 2015, Jaiteh was appointed as Gambia's ambassador to the European Union,[7][2] also covering (Germany), Poland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Slovakia and the Czech Republic as well as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,[8] African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the International Criminal Court and the World Trade Organization. Her post is located in Brussels.[1]
After the December 2016 election, Jaiteh was one of a dozen Gambian diplomats who backed President-elect Adama Barrow as the legitimate president and called on Jammeh to step down,[9][10][11] sending a joint congratulatory letter to Barrow.[12] In response, Jammeh's new Information Minister, Seedy Njie said in January 2017 that the twelve ambassadors had been fired.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c Bayo, Ousainou (2016). "Interview with Gambia's Ambassador to the EU, HE Teneng Mba Jaiteh". African Courier. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Bundespräsident Gauck Accredits New Ambassadors". Berlin Global. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Perfect, David (2016). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 228. ISBN 9781442265264.
- ^ "Gambia: Teneng-Mba Jaiteh Removed". The Daily Observer (Banjul). 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Hind, Kevin (7 March 2014). "Gambia's Jammeh wields the axe". Afro Online. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Teneng Mba Jaiteh reinstated, as the president's reckless firing back fired". Kibaaro Radio. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Embassy of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia (Brussel)". Government of the Netherlands.
- ^ "Gambia, the". Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Phatey, Sam (20 December 2016). "Gambian diplomats abandon Jammeh". SMBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Phatey, Sam (21 December 2016). "EU looking to immediately start work with Barrow". SMBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Jobe, Alhagie (20 December 2016). "11 serving Gambian ambassadors tell Jammeh to hand over power, congratulate Barrow". The Fatu Network. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Gambian Diplomats Break Ranks with Yahya Jammeh; Congratulate President-Elect Barrow". Gainako. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Phatey, Sam (10 January 2017). "Gambia's President Jammeh fires nine more ambassadors". SMBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2017.