Ousainou Darboe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ousainou Darboe

Gambian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1948

Place of Birth: Dobbo, Central River Division, Gambia

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Gambia

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Ousainou Darboe

  • Ousainou Darboe (born 8 August 1948) is a Gambian politician and lawyer who has served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs since June 2018, under President Adama Barrow.
  • Darboe formerly served as Barrow's Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018. Darboe is a human rights lawyer, and worked for the Attorney General's Chambers before entering private practice.
  • He has served as advisor to several companies and government agencies, and was also for a time the vice president of the Gambia Bar Association.
  • He founded the United Democratic Party (UDP) in 1996.
  • It was the main opposition party under the rule of Yahya Jammeh, and Darboe himself stood in the 1996, 2001, and 2006 presidential elections.
  • He was imprisoned in 2016, but released after Barrow's victory.

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