President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
- President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
The President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is generally elected from the government benches. He or she chairs debates in the chamber and stands in for the country's president during periods of absence or illness (Constitution, section 27). [ [http://www.ttparliament.org/Docs/constitution/ttconst.pdf Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago - Updated to 2003 ] ] A Vice-President of the Senate is also elected from among the senators. The current President of the Senate is Danny Montano, who replaced Linda Baboolal in November 2007. [ [http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,71220.html Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt : ] ]
Presidents of the Senate
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*http://www.ttparliament.org/html/Pstpres.htm
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