<page_title> List of heads of state of the Gambia </page_title> <section_title> Governor-General </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> № </col_header> <col_header> Took office </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sir John Paul (1916–2004) <col_header> Governor-General (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 18 February 1965 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> <row_header> Sir John Paul (1916–2004) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 9 February 1966 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> <row_header> Sir John Paul (1916–2004) </row_header> </cell> </table>
Paul served as the first Governor-General of Gambia from 1965 to 1966.