President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

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Incumbent Nigel de Freitas since 18 January 2023
Style	The Honourable (formal) Mr. President (informal)
Appointer	Members of the Senate
Term length	During the life of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago (five years maximum)
Inaugural holder	J. Hamilton Maurice (1961-1971)
Formation	29 December 1961
Deputy	Vice President of the Senate
Salary	TT$29,590 (per month) (President) TT$18,280 (per month) (Vice President)
Website	ttparliament.org

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The president of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is generally elected from the government benches. The president chairs debates in the chamber of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago and stands in for the country's president during periods of absence or illness (Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago, section 27). A vice-president of the Senate is also elected from among the senators. The current president of the Senate is Senator Nigel de Freitas.

Presidents of the Senate

	Served	Elected
J. Hamilton Maurice	1961 – 1971	29 December 1961
Wahid Ali	1971 – 1986	18 June 1971
Michael Williams	1987 – 1990	12 January 1987
Emmanuel Carter	1990 – 1995	12 March 1990
Ganace Ramdial	1995 – 2002	27 November 1995
Linda Baboolal	2002 – 2007	5 April 2002
Danny Montano	2007 – 2010	17 December 2007
Timothy Hamel-Smith	2010 – 2015	18 June 2010
Raziah Ahmed	2015	3 February 2015
Christine Kangaloo	2015 – 2023	23 September 2015
Nigel de Freitas	2023 –	18 January 2023

Vice-presidents of the Senate

	Served	Appointed
Lancelot Beckles	1961 – 1970	29 December 1961
A. Date Camps	1970 – 1971	21 May 1970
Canute E. Spencer	1971 – 1976	18 June 1971
J. Hamilton-Holder	1976 – 1981	24 September 1976
Emru Millette	1981 – 1986	27 November 1981
Carlyle Walters	1987 – 1988	12 January 1987
Leonard Bradshaw	1988 – 1991	12 April 1988
Ainsley Mark	1992 – 1995	13 January 1992
Philip Hamel-Smith	1995 – 2000	27 November 1995
Wade Mark	2001	12 January 2001
Christine Kangaloo	2002	5 April 2002
Rawle Titus	2002 – 2007	17 October 2002
George Hadeed	2007 – 2010	17 December 2007
Lyndira Oudit	2010 – 2013	18 June 2010
James Lambert	2013 – 2015	10 September 2013
Nigel De Freitas	2015 – 2022	23 September 2015
Muhammad Yunus Ibrahim	2022 –	22 March 2022

References

"Draft Estimates" (PDF). www.finance.gov.tt. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago – Updated to 2003 Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
"Trinidad and Tobago Parliament".
^ "Presidents of the Senate (1961 – Present)". www.ttparliament.org. Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 4 June 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023.

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