[3] Among the appointments were UDP treasurer & Professional Accountant Amadou Sanneh, women's rights activist Isatou Touray, UN prosecutor & Lawyer Ba Tambadou, Main Opposition Party leader (UDP) & Senior Barrister Ousainou Darboe, NRP leader Hamat Bah, former Agriculture minister Omar A. Jallow, and GMC leader & lawyer Mai Fatty.

[3] Following the swearing-in ceremony, Barrow promised to appoint the remaining cabinet members by the end of the week.

[4] There were no members of the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) appointed to the cabinet because they decline positions offered to them, though both Sidia Jatta and Halifa Sallah were to be part of Barrow's new think tank, Agency For Sustainable Socio-Economic Development (ASSED).

[5] Five further appointments to the cabinet were made on 22 February, with Fatoumata Tambajang becoming Minister of Women's Affairs overseeing the Office of Vice-President.

[6] Tambajang was formally sworn-in as Vice-President on 9 November 2017, after Barrow passed a constitutional amendment regarding the age limit.