The Government of The Gambia has appointed Mr. Baboucarr A. Suwareh as new chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) replacing, Mr. Lamin Samateh who went on retirement after serving the position for 6 years. Mr. Suwareh served as PSC Commission member under outgoing PSC Chairman, Mr. Samateh for three years.
Mr. Suwareh’s appointment was last week confirmed to the Information Officer, Lamin B. Darboe at the Ministry of Public Service (MoPS) by the secretary to the Public Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Abdoulie Jafunneh.
The outgoing PSC chairman, Mr. Samateh was appointed by the Government of The Gambia as the Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman in January 25, 2018.
Prior to his PSC appointment in 2018, the outgoing PSC chairman Mr. Lamin Samateh held key positions in the Public Service during the first Republic which includes Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information and Tourism in 1984, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Local Government and Lands, Permanent Secretary Personnel Management Office (PMO), Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, International appointment with WHO offices based in Brazzaville and Harare in Zimbabwe and retired at WHO at the end of 1998.
While Mr. Baboucarr A. Suwareh was appointed on January 31, 2024 as new Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman. Mr. Suwareh is a retired educationist where he served for 38 years of administrative responsibility at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE). He served as The Gambia’s deputy ambassador in China from 2016 to 2018.
By: Lamin B. Darboe
Information Office, MoPS