Nancy Njie
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October 7, 1965
Nancy Njie | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Tourism and Culture of The Gambia | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Angela Colley |
| Succeeded by | Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie |
| Deputy mayor of Banjul City Council | |
| In office 2008–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nancy Seedy Njie October 7, 1965 |
| Died | August 22, 2025 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | Gambia High School |
Nancy Seedy Njie (7 November 1965 – 22 August 2025) was a Gambian politician who served as the Secretary of State for Tourism and Culture from 2008 to 2010 under the presidency of Yahya Jammeh.
Njie studied at Gambia High School. Between 1984 to 1991, she worked at Gambia Airways.[1] She began and worked at Gambia Ports Authority Canteen before her appointment to the Banjul City Council (BCC) in November 2007.[2] Njie was elected deputy mayor of the council in February 2008.[3]
Political career
On March 19, 2008, President Yahya Jammeh sacked his two ministers: the Secretary of State for Information, Communication and Technology, Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, and the Secretary of State for Tourism, Angela Colley. Njie replaced Colley as the Secretary of State for Tourism and Culture of The Gambia, a post she held until 2010.[4][5]
On 27 January 2009, Njie visited the Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool as part of her tourism activities.[6] On August 7, 2009, she laid the foundation stone for the newly built Gambia Hotel School in Kanifing North.[7]