Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
- Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
The Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate sits in the Red House in Port of Spain. The Senate has 31 members: 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 by the President to represent other sectors of civil society. The presiding officer, the President of the Senate, is usually elected from the Government benches. A senator must be at least 25 years old.
enators
Government Senators
* Sen. the Hon. Danny Montano - President of the Senate
* Sen. the Hon. Dr. Lenny Saith - Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
* Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace - Minister of Health
* Sen. the Hon. Bridgid Anisette-George - Attorney General
* Sen. the Hon. Martin Joseph - Minister of National Security
* Sen. the Hon. Dr. Emily Gaynor Dick-Ford - Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment
* Sen. the Hon. Arnold Piggott - Minister of Agriculture
* Sen. the Hon. Hazel Manning - Minister of Local Government
* Sen. the Hon. Mariano Browne - Minister in the Ministry of Finance
* Sen. the Hon. Conrad Enill - Minister of Energy
* Sen. George Hadad -Vice-President of the Senate
* Sen. the Hon. Tina Gronlund-Nunez - Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, Housing and the Environment
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Opposition Senators
* Sen. Wade Mark
* Sen. Carson Charles
* Sen. Dr. Jennifer Kernahan
* Sen. Adesh Nanan
* Sen. Mohammed Faisal Rahman
* Sen. Cindy Devika Sharma
Independent Senators
* Sen. Dr. Eastlyn McKenzie
* Sen. Prof. Kenneth Ramchand
* Sen. Prof. Ramesh Deosaran
* Sen. Mary King
* Sen. Dana Seetahal, SC
* Sen. Parvatee Anmolsingh-Mahabir
* Sen. Brother Noble Khan
* Sen. Basharat Ali
* Sen. Angela Cropper
ee also
*President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
*Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
*House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
*Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
*List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
*Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
External links
* [http://www.ttparliament.org Website of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago]
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