Senate (Trinidad and Tobago)

Senate
Senate
	11th Republican Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Leadership
President of the Senate	Christine Kangaloo
Vice President of the Senate	Nigel DeFreitas, PNM
Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate	Wade Mark, UNC
Structure
Seats	31
Political groups	Government People's National Movement (16); Opposition United National; Congress (6); Independent (9);
Elections
Voting system	Appointment by the president on advice of the prime minister (16), at her discretion (9) and opposition leader (6)
Meeting place
	The Red House, Abercromby Street, Downtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Website
	www.ttparliament.org
Constitution
	Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago

The Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate currently sits at the Red House. The Senate has 31 members all appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed on the discretion of the President from outstanding persons who represent other sectors of civil society. The presiding officer, the President of the Senate, is elected from among the Senators who are not Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries. A senator must be at least 25 years old and a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. The current President of the Senate is Senator Christine Kangaloo who is at present the only woman of Indian origin in the world to currently hold this position.^[2]

Senators

President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

Senator the Honourable Christine Kangaloo

Independent Senators

Sen. Paul Richards
Sen. Evans Welch
Sen. Charrise Seepersad
Sen. Deoroop Teemal
Sen. Hazel Thompson-Ahye
Sen. Dr. Maria Dillon-Remy
Sen. Amrita Deonarine
Sen. Dr. Varma Deyalsingh
Sen. Anthony Viera

Government Senators

Sen. Nigel de Freitas (Senate Vice-President)
Sen. the Hon. Franklin Khan (Leader of Government Business in the Senate & Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs)
Sen. the Hon. Clarence Rambharat (Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries)
Sen. the Hon. Dennis Moses (Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs)
Sen. the Hon. Jennifer Baptiste-Primus (Minister of Labour & Small Enterprise Development)
Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon (Minister of Trade and Industry)
Sen. Avinash Singh (Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries)
Sen. Dr. Lester Henry
Sen. Daniel Dookie
Sen. Foster Cummings
Sen. Garvin Simmonette
Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan (Minister of Works and Transport)
Sen. the Hon. Kazim Hosein (Minister of Local Government)
Sen. Jason Williams
Sen. the Hon. Allyson West (Minister in the Ministry of Finance)

Opposition Senators

Sen. Wade Mark (Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate)
Sen. Jearlean John
Sen. Jayanti Lutchmedial
Sen. Damian Lyder
Sen. Anil Roberts
Sen. David Nakhid

References

^ http://www.ttparliament.org/members.php?mid=55&id=CKA01
^ "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

Notes

^ Kangaloo was elected President of the Senate under the nomination of the PNM. However, the position of Senate President is officially one without political affiliation.^[1]

External links

Official website

[1] ttp://www.ttparliament.org/members.php?mid=55&id=CKA01

[3] "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

[2] Kangaloo was elected President of the Senate under the nomination of the PNM. However, the position of Senate President is officially one without political affiliation.^[1]

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