page_title: Mama Fatima Singhateh
section_title: Political appointments
hierarchical_section_title: Mama Fatima Singhateh / Political appointments
caption_attribution_description: English: Hon. Minister Singhateh on an Official Visit to the Inspector General of Police, Rwanda
context_page_description: Mama Fatima Singhateh is a Gambian lawyer, judge, and politician. Between 2009 and 2013, she served as a judge first in the High Court and then at the Court of Appeal of the Gambia. She subsequently served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Gambia from 2013 to 2014, and again from 2015 to 2017. She currently serves as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children.
context_section_description: In August 2013 Mama Singhateh was appointed to the Cabinet of the Government of The Gambia to occupy the position of Attorney General and Minister of Justice. This appointment was seen as a very strategic one given her previous vast experience within this Ministry. Her stint as Minister saw the launch of major projects within the justice sector, notably the refurbishment of the Ministry's premises and for the very first time, the launching of the Single Business Window Registry. In 2015 her Ministry spearheaded amendments in the Sexual Offences Act, outlawing the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia. A year later, she led legislative efforts that resulted in the historical outlawing of child marriages in The Gambia. 
  She was relieved of her appointment as Minister of Justice in August 2014. In January 2015 she was re-appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, a position that she held until 17 January 2017.
caption: Minister SInghateh on Official visit to Rwanda
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