Belinda Bidwell

Belinda Bidwell (22 Afrilu 1936 - 28 Afrilu 2007) ita ce mace ta farko mai magana da yawun majalisar dokokin Gambia. A shekara ta 2002, Bidwell, wacce a da ta kasance malama, an zaɓe ta don yin aiki a Majalisar Dokoki ta ƙasa, kuma ta zama mataimakiyar kakakin. A watan Afrilun 2006, bayan yunkurin juyin mulkin da aka yi a watan Maris, an kama kakakin majalisar Sheriff Mustapha Dibba tare da tsige shi daga muƙaminsa bisa zarginsa da hannu, kuma Bidwell ta zama kakakin majalisar.

Bidwell ta mutu sakamakon bugun zuciya a watan Afrilun 2007.Alhagie Jobe, "Gambia: 53 NAMs Sworn-in", The Daily Observer (allafrica.com), February 9, 2007. 

 Rayuwar farko 
Bidwell ita ce 'yar Gabriel ta biyu da Julian Faal Faal Matilde, an haife su a ranar 22 ga watan Afrilu 1936. 'Yar uwarta da mahaifinta suna siyasa a Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party. Ta yi karatun firamare a Saint Joseph Convent, ta yi karatun koleji a Kwalejin Gambia sannan ta sauke karatu a Jami’ar Oxford da ke ƙasar Birtaniya. Bayan ta kammala karatu, ta yi aiki a matsayin malama a St. Joseph Convent, St. Augustine Junior Secondary School da kuma Kwalejin Gambia.  Ta yi digiri daban-daban a fannin Lissafi da kariyar muhalli daga Jami'ar Chicago, Amurka, Jami'ar Karatu a Burtaniya da sauran jami'o'i a Australia, Tarayyar Soviet da Jamus. Ta auri James Ndow kuma ma'auratan sun haifi 'ya'ya maza uku da mata biyu. 

 Rayuwar Siyasa 
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction ta zaɓi Bidwell don yin aiki a Majalisar Dokoki ta Ƙasa a shekarar 2002, kuma ta ci gaba da zama mataimakiyar kakakin. A watan Afrilun 2006, bayan yunkurin juyin mulkin da aka yi a watan Maris, an kama kakakin majalisar Sheriff Mustapha Dibba tare da tsige shi daga muƙaminsa bisa zarginsa da hannu, kuma Bidwell ce ta zama kakakin majalisar.  Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay ta maye gurbin Bidwell a matsayin mai magana a cikin watan Fabrairu 2007,Alhagie Jobe, "Gambia: 53 NAMs Sworn-in", The Daily Observer (allafrica.com), February 9, 2007.    Bidwell ta mutu sakamakon bugun zuciya a cikin watan Afrilu 2007.

 Manazarta 

Rukuni:Matattun 2007
Rukuni:Haifaffun 1936