List of heads of state of the

This is a list of the heads of state of the Gambia, from the independence of the Gambia in 1965 to the present day.

From 1965 to 1970 the head of state under the Gambia Independence Act 1964 was the queen of the Gambia, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The queen was represented in the Gambia by a governor-general. The Gambia became a republic in 1970 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by an executive president.